May 2009 Blog Posts (73)

The Odyssey - Sydney CDI 3* Part 1: Departure and Arrival

This year Dressage NZ sent three horses and riders to Australia to compete at the Sydney CDI 3* International Dressage Event. I was lucky enough to be chosen to go, here is my take on the whole experience...

Mr B and I set off from home on the 27th of April headed for our first stop, Brooklands Park where we stayed for a couple of nights and some final tune-up lessons prior to… Continue

Added by Ottilie on May 15, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Riding the Spooky Horse



I know that riding a spooky horse can be challenging and frustrating so here are some tips to help you understand why your horse spooks and to give you some tools to help cope with shying.



*You might be more patient with your spooky horse when you understand that horses have survived in the wild all these years because of their natural flight response. So, when you think your horse is being unreasonable because he's shying from something that seems benign, change your…

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Added by Jane Savoie on May 15, 2009 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Tips for the Ring: Part 2

Continuing with last week’s blog, here are 6 more helpful tips for the ring:



Plan your corners. A typical course builder’s challenge is to place a jump so that you are jumping towards or into a corner. Deliberately designed to test you and the horse, as this naturally stifles the jump and may tempt your horse to jump off centre as he anticipates the turn you will be making. So keep straight, jump the centre of the jump… Continue

Added by Tim Stockdale on May 15, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

May 11/09 - A Filly is Born

Appasianata DS or Apple arrived tonight around 10pm. Black bay filly with what appears to be no white (will have to check more closely as mom tends to hide white on her babies until after the application papers have been sent in requiring photos and money for changes.



Sire: *Rhoson Pasiant - imported Section B Welsh bay stallion

Dam: Clovercroft Lucky Jenny - Hackney Horse black mare



Many thanks to stallion owner Darlene Morton, Morton Welsh & Sport Ponies for the… Continue

Added by Diana on May 14, 2009 at 7:48pm — 2 Comments

Back again

Still waiting on surgery for my gall stones and gall bladder to be removed and have had some health issues tied to that - my iron is rock bottom, as well as a few other things not where they should be- explains the great need I have for naps! LOL Hopefully got that problem straightened out and in a few weeks, have a consult with my surgeon and then hopefully surgery. Until then, I am okay for riding as long as I stop when it hurst (like that will happen) but until my iron is up to specs, I have… Continue

Added by Andrea Hard on May 14, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

"A horse is a thing of beauty...."



Xenophon wrote: "A horse is a thing of beauty ... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor."



Xenophon's life spanned from 430 - 354 BC. It's amazing to think about life over 2,000 years ago when Xenophon a soldier, muse and historian in what is now Greece. Even then, horses were admired for their beauty.



It seems that though the external conveniences and complications of life have… Continue

Added by Karen Brenner on May 14, 2009 at 8:31am — No Comments

Animal Heroes Honoured for Bravery

This is a very nice report from the Purina Animal Hall of Fame Awards.



National Post article May 13, 2009



How three dogs and a 21-pound cat saved their owners’ lives



Last week, Jarod worked his tush on the red carpet. Down he strutted, hairier than Joaquin Phoenix. His tongue, as purple as an eggplant, suggested he’d been hitting the red wine all afternoon.



If this were a Hollywood shindig, that might have been the case, but Jarod is a chow… Continue

Added by Susan on May 13, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Ride Better 1-2-3: Online Rider Fitness Clinic Week 11 What to Do About Tight Upper Thighs/Hips

Hi, Welcome back to the rider fitness blog. We had a great question from a reader last week about tight hips, and tight inner thighs. The fact is, riding causes tightness in the hips and thighs which has to be undone to ride better. As is the case with many sports such as hockey, golf, soccer and the list goes on, practicing your sport uses your muscles within a particular range of motion, in repetition. Failure to bring the muscle out of that range results in a shortening of the muscle,… Continue

Added by Heather Sansom at Equifitt.com on May 12, 2009 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

The Dark Side of a Fjord...

All horses have a dark side, my horses' dark side is just more visible

I Just Love My Horse

Added by Hannah on May 12, 2009 at 6:06pm — No Comments

I did it again ...

... I tried to share with non-horsey people the elation and overwhelming sense of "being" I felt after an "Aha!" moment with my horse.



Picture this ... it's my once-a-quarter dressage lesson with Canadian Olympian Belinda Trussell at her beautiful Oakcrest Farms. The second of a long series of thunderstorms looms on the horizon as I enter the magnificent arena to start warming up for our 45-minute lesson. As the lesson begins, a rumble of thunder introduces the stormy symphony…

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Added by Dorothy McDonall on May 11, 2009 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments

A Matter of Comfort

For the last two years I have been experimenting with various bridles, both bitted and bitless on five different horses. Although I tend to be picky about the fit of my tack, and read and follow directions well I have noticed various degrees of resistance to rein contact with each different piece of gear. Lately I have been riding two mares (Arab and Arab-Welsh), trying out various bitted and bitless systems. I find that mares often express their displeasure a bit more emphatically than…

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Added by Jackie Cochran on May 11, 2009 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

10 Hours as a Donkey - We did the London Marathon!

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Hurrah, hurrah. The nightmare that was the 2009 London Marathon is over. I survived – but only just. In fact the reason it’s taken a few days to write this, is that I’m only just now walking again without sticks.



Blisters. I’m now an expert on blisters – my poor feet – I had blisters on the blisters. But since, if you remember, the whole point of the exercise was to get a worn-out, broken-down old geezer (me) to…

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Added by SPANA on May 11, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

May 9/09 - Competition season looming

Well a couple of weekends later than normal the 2009 competition season is starting to gear up. Tomorrow mother and Loosi head to the Queen's Bush Training Ride where Loosi is used as a demonstration horse for the vetting etc. My dad acts as timer and my mom is planning on riding all 3 loops 15-18 miles as drag rider. My mom will get the last few miles needed to achieve her next mileage milestone with OCTRA - 1500 miles.



I get to stay at the farm on mare stare!!! Spring is due…

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Added by Diana on May 9, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Great Day!

I usually like to write up my blog on the day of my lesson, but I was so tired and in an awful lot of pain that day so I had to go to bed when I got home and rest up. I took a strong painkiller with my afternoon tablets and that knocked me out for a few hours. When I woke up I was still in a lot of pain and I was concerned that the FM would flare up and cause me grief. The last thing I want is a major flare up that would knock me out of the competition on 21st May. You are probably think,…

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Added by Cat on May 8, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Quotation Of The Month - May 2009

"On the back of a horse you will find Paradise."
~ Stella A. Walker

Added by Suzanne on May 8, 2009 at 10:54am — 1 Comment

WHEN STRAIGHTNESS THREATENS THE PYRAMID

Hello friends and greetings from England. After a very rewarding week of work in Ireland last week I now find myself in England enjoying a clinic with the Brit’s and taking time to shoot some new video footage for Riding the Wave 2.



Yesterday I was invited by Roger and Joanna Day to be their guest at the Badminton Horse Trials during the first day, the dressage test, before I drive north… Continue

Added by Chris Irwin on May 8, 2009 at 10:30am — 10 Comments

Tips for the Ring: Part 1

I’ve always believed that rosettes are won at home. You just collect them in the ring. With that in mind, here are five of my top tips to help you put all your schooling to good effect:



1. Be clear in what you ask your horse. You walked the course and your horse didn't, so you need to make it clear to him which fence he has to jump. As you enter the ring, the first jump your horse sees may not be the first on the course and he may get drawn to the wrong fence. This is one of… Continue

Added by Tim Stockdale on May 8, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

7 Steps to Help You Conquer Horse Show Nerves



The following blog was inspired by a rider who told me, "I have a wonderful, talented thoroughbred. We can do Second and Third level work at home, yet when we compete, we can barely get through a First Level test. The missing link seems to be relaxation. My horse is off the track, and we seem to feed off each other's tension. How does a normally tense person learn to relax?"



This rider is right in thinking that relaxation is her priority. When you're tense, your work can't…

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Added by Jane Savoie on May 8, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

My First Blog

Hey Everyone,



China and i had a school at Geoff's (April) and it was HEAPS if fun.I was with Amber, Alyssa, Andrea and Laura. We did show jumping and lots of XC(Cross Country). In Show jumping we jumped, easy stuff like cross rails and straight bars, But then we got to the slightly harder jumps. Like a water box. I think that what it's called. It's like a wooden… Continue

Added by Timika F on May 8, 2009 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

New motivation and a nice horse

Sorry about my lack of blogging lately, but I have been very busy with all kinds of stuff.

I've been feeling very bad since I haven't got all the time for her as I wanted, but I don't think she mind. She's started to stay out all night as well now, so she's just happily grazing with her four other horse friends. Not concerning about if I come or not.



Well, I've felt bad about her for some days now, so I finally kicked my behind into gear and went to the stable (or meadow, as… Continue

Added by Kine R on May 7, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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