So I will just give you a rundown on this week, kind just
whatever popes in my head!!
My lessons this week have been great! I feel like everything
is coming together in my head, and in Leos strength, and it’s all “clicking”!!!
So existing to finely feel like a “dressage RIDER!”…ok I’ll tell you about yesterday’s
lesson now, cuz it was so awesome!!!
Yesterday we FINLY had everything click. We warmed up and
then started in on the canter work, and while cantering across the diagonal is
still messy, we no long want to swap leads at X! After that we played with some
lateral work and THEN, when we went back to trot Leo was coming round, and
through, he wanted to stretch down when I offered it! he was using his topline
and I could SEE ( ok I looked down….) his shoulders being lose and free
swinging! And we got a “he is almost too
deep!!!” ( that has been the goal the entire time, to have Leondn be able to
say he is to deep) By the end of the
ride Ledon looked at me as asked where THAT came from! It was so cool, like all
the pieces of everything I have been learning ( about how a horse muscles move
and work, riders position plays a big part, all my lessons, as well as watching
great riders) came together and clicked!
:D
Ok now back to telling you about my week!
This week I was the barn manger, which means that I was the first
to the barn in the mornings ( at the barn by 6:00), and often the last to leave!!
Let me tell you, it’s been a LONG week!!
But its been a good week! We got to sit in on a Jan Blinks
clinic, and as I said last week, I LOVE the way he teaches!
We had a lecture by Dr. Does on KT Taping, as well as chiropractic.
We pulled out one of the horses and ALL evaluated him, and how he moved, and
then Dr. Does adjusted him and taped him
with kinesiology tape. KT tape is an adhesive tape applied to the skin. It provides
support for muscles, aiding in pain relief, as well as “showing” the muscles
the correct poster and alignment for them to move. It was so cool to have her point out the muscles
in a horse and how they work for what job, as well as when they are tight how it
effects how the horse works. After our demo horse got adjusted and taped we all
watched him move and saw a huge improvement!
Dr. does also was kind enough to tape all of us!!! I got my neck and shoulders
taped for pain, as well as a “shoulders back” training tape. Loved it! All my
pain went away, and I could tell ( and others commented) on my poster in the
saddle!!!! So cool
This weekend was the Youth Dressage Championships at gobble.
We had three pepole from the program riding in it and it was so fun to go watch
and support them! ( they all did well!) there were also lectures, and a party (
with a DJ!!!) that us WITies got to attend! On top of that there was a show at White
Fences that two of our riders were in, so we went to watch them, and also volunteered
at the show! What a weekend Hu??
Well, those are some of the “cool points” from this week!!! I
WILL be more diligent in my posting!
J
OH! something else that is cool, the WIT program, (and
sometimes me) have been mentioned in several articles around the web!!! So cool
to see this awesome program being put out there and getting noticed! I hope
that other young riders hear about it, and apply!
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