Liz call, md's Blog – February 2010 Archive (5)

February 28

weight 145

 

Conditions: nice day. good hacking. overall quiet ring until boogaloo

 

Caddymaster Great ride. Hacked before and after schooling in ring. rode in double

 

started with Kyra's ABC's much better than yesterday!! Then a bit of heather blitz's walk exercise

 

Approached warm up differently

 

1) if he is not good don't go on. i'e if the neck…

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Saturday February 27th

Weight 145 - goal 135

 

Conditions: fun hacking with fresh slushy snow on the ground.

 

Caddy: Worked in ring with snaffle. Great hack through the woods before the ride. snow was close to knee deep in places and Caddy was excited and trotted a lot of the way.

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February 26th

Horses day off. Spent quiet evening with dogs, fire and wine - trying to find good instructional video on starting passage piaffe. I watched the Hubertis Schmidt NEDA clinic on dressage clinic the intermediare II rider and didn't find any help for the pi/pa :(

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February 24th

conditions: snowy rainy so no turnout and no hacking before and after rides

Caddymaster "Caddy" My 12 yo swedish gelding by Master out of an Indus mare (same mare line as Minna Tinde's Don Charly) has shown PSG. I've earned both my bronze and silver medal on him. Presently he is coming back after a month of with a mystery illness (Lyme?)

Worked in snaffle still focusing on the connection, straightness and speed…

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February 25th

Conditions: still raining all day so horses with no turn out. Rode after work. Ring very crowded with Caddy one other horse with Tia.

 

Caddy: rode in snaffle. Focused on speed control. Suppleness in neck and connection. Worked with lots of transitions. Needs to be rounder and more through, but I think I am on the right track. Difficult ride as jumping lesson going on in…

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