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I promise I'll be good if you buy me a new shadbellie from Hayward's!
Replied Dec. 18, 2009
Online Classes: Add your Opinion!
Great Idea, I'd like to learn about equine massage. January is better for me. It would depend on the which day of the week, as to whether days or evenings are better. Laura Coffey
Replied Dec. 8, 2009
Great Deal on Ariat Bromont tall boots
Ariat Bromont tall boots available from Boot bay.com for 164.95 as opposed to the usual 264.95. Lots of sizes. Laura
Started Nov. 30, 2009
cold weather blues
Hi Tiffany, I have also decided to include some new and less chilling items in my horse routine over the winter such as; learning equine massage. This will help keep my horse flexible, promote relaxa…
Replied Nov. 24, 2009
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Years ago before there was a USDF there was an organization called the American Dressage Institute founded by Migi Serrell. For a month each summer she had two sessions in Saratoga Springts, NY with instructors all connected to the Spanish Riding Sc…
I have found that when you begin to post to the tempo, your horse ultimately will begin to follow your rhythm..This is important for you horse to learn as well. I WANT my horse to learn to follow my tempo as opposed to me attempting to ride to his..…
I agree with Pablo (for myself). That said, I have seen music work indredibly well for other people. Ruth Hogan Paulson, who is a member of this site, is incredibly knowedgeable about riding with music, and has a subscription site dedicated to ridin…
Once you know what your horse's working rhythm is, you are the one who will set the rhythm Although I am sure your horse would appreciate hearing it too. If you have ever conducted a drill team you can see how this works. In that case you come up wi…
That is a challenge at any level because horses vary so much. Usually I ride with music playing in the arena on a CD player with speakers so that the horse can hear the music, but with their excellent hearing I would be willing to bet they are able…
There is a metronome app available from equiapps.com that looks useful. I haven't used it (don't have an ipod) but have used an electronic metronome before and found it useful to keep rhythm.
i don´t know what other people think, but personally I don´t like to train with music or other noise that not let me be focused on my mare, and my mare on me, jejeje.
Does anyone ride with an Ipod? If so how have you worked with it? I just purchased an Ipod with the intention of using it for riding. With the help of my partner, who is a DMA (Phd in music)I have been assembling riding music. However now I wonder i…
Brrr and I thought I had it bad, our New York climate is practically Florida by comparison. We have yet to get down to the sub-zero weather. On the down side, the ring is frozen solid (our winters are not at all dry) so I have not been able to ride.…
Hi, Laura:
I'm coping fine, thank you! My husband, however, finds the holidays stressful, and gets very tense about all the visiting etc. This year I put our tree up early, and took it down today. That made him feel much better, and our daughter an…
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- At 4:47pm on February 4, 2010,
Jan Jollymour said…
- Hi, Laura!
How did the trail ride(s) go? Propanolol can help a lot with jitters, it's illegal for us to use it in competition (although no one tests riders at the national level, but the horses get tested right from schooling on up, and I have a Para rider who rides internationally for Canada and he's been tested).
We still have unseasonably warm weather here - my driveway's showing through the snow on it, and it's only the beginning of February! Some years that doesn't happen until Easter.
I'm off to Calgary tomorrow morning to teach for 3 days, and the temperature there's supposed to be -20 by Sunday. At least the arena's heated, thank goodness.I was teaching for 4 days on the BC coast (right near the US border) and it was +12 a week ago, which was awesome.
I've arranged for my three Airedales to get haircuts next week, but we're only doing modified clips, as the weather could easily drop to -20 or -30 any day, and I don't want them to freeze. The horses are shedding like crazy here too, so if we get a deep freeze they'll have to be double blanketed.
Drop me a line when you can and let me know how things are going...
- At 11:24am on January 24, 2010,
Jan Jollymour said…
- Wow, Laura! Awesome temperatures! Head out on the trail in a jumping saddle, a running martingale, with a jumping bat. Once you're "armed and ready", think only positive thoughts. At least a part of the reason Connemaras are so challenging is that they're brave, and I think she's actually likely to better out on a trail ride than within the confines of the ring. Most of the Connemaras which whom I work are really fabulous on x-country, where their bravery, courage and willingness to make honest decisions shines.
I'm thrilled that this morning it's only -1! I have two lessons to teach this morning and then I can ride this afternoon. We've had the most incredibly warm winter so far, only a week of real cold near Christmas, the rest has been just below 0 at night and maybe +2 during the day. Enough to keep some snow around (but not much, which is also very strange for us) and keep things clean for the horses, but no so much that chores are hard.
Let me know how the trail ride(s) go! I'm off ot the Coast to teach a 4 day clinic on Friday, and then off again the following Friday to Calgary to teach another one, so if I don't catch up for a while I'm not ignoring you!
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- At 10:24am on December 25, 2009, Jan Melchior gave Laura Coffey a gift…
I rode yesterday! Slipped and slid our way out and back on the rail trail. Yikes. And I gave carrots to my favorite kids (including Diesel):-) Merry Christmas!
- At 1:18pm on December 2, 2009,
Jan Jollymour said…
- Hi, Laura:
The fall's been very late finishing, which means that everyone's been riding hard much later this year. I was away teaching a clinic for 4 days, and I leave again on Friday morning to teach another. After that I'm home for a little while, with probably fewer lessons at home. Things have just been super busy - good, but really busy.
I'm also supposed to be writing a coaching workbook for Para Equestrian coaches, which I'd planned on finishing by December 1. Needless to say, it's not yet done, but we're in for a cold snap so I may get it done early next week if I'm not riding due to the cold.
Whenever I'm offline for a period of time it's because I'm away, and I often don't have access to a computer - it's never because I'm ignoring Barnmice!
I'm hoping one of my clients gets on the Canadian Para Team for WEG (I've got 4 - 5 of them trying for it), in which case I'll get to Lexington in October - how about you?
- At 9:52am on November 30, 2009,
Jan Melchior said…
- redo of link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKDYMkcXCZI
- At 9:50am on November 30, 2009,
Jan Melchior said…
- Visit a really stupid movie I made of Jacque talking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKDYMkcXCZI
- At 8:58pm on November 27, 2009,
Jan Melchior said…
- Hi Laura, I'm here!
Jan
- At 3:22pm on November 25, 2009, Jan Jollymour gave Laura Coffey a gift…
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