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Oh, I think that's perfect! You know the SRS instructors take the students out on trail to work on their schooling.

 

I've been working with my young mare on collection. I realized one day when we were out riding that there was a hole in her training. Instead of being soft, she was like a barge to steer when she got antsy about something.

 

So we want back to 'school' and started learning again to give to the bit.  I can collect her now at the walk. We're still working on trot and canter collection. It was so nice one day when she got jiggy over some horses in a pasture cutting up and acting the fools. Instead of straining against the bit, she tucked her head and did a nice collected, albeit somewhate animatedl, trot... It's very nice to have that tool in our toolbag!

 

chris

Cindy Collins <ccollins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thought I'd get back on getting ready for the ride season. I had a
> wonderful day that I thought I'd share. My dressage instructor (who is an
> eventer) does something she calls "dressage outside the box." She does
> group dressage lessons on her cross country jumping course. Wyoming's
> weather cooperated enough today for us to have one of these clinics. It
> was cloudy, but the weather was in the high 30s and low 40s. Most
> importantly, there was no wind (a rare occurrence here). I was able to
> ride for a couple of hours total and it was wonderful training for my
> coming 6 year old gelding. He needs as much work on control, lateral
> movement, etc. as possible. He tends to be a little hot. Anyhow, that's
> part of what I do in the winter to keep my horses in a little shape (me,
> too). Most of the time we have to do our dressage lessons in an indoor
> arena after
>  school, but today was one of those wonderful experiences that
> i wanted to share. I hate arenas, so when I can be outdoors and still be
> working on control issues, it's great. What about the rest of you? Cindy
>
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