Ernest Dillon lesson tomorrow

[casey]

Dont know what to expect, have heard he is good. I have his book too. :)

[MeMe]

Must confess having never heard of him :rolleyes: But I hope you have a good lesson, let us know how it goes :D

[casey]

This is his book. I bet you recognise it.

Saying that, I thought this book was witten by Peter Charls.....and I had it for a year :eek: :D

[CityGirl]

He's fantastic Casey! I went to one of his clinics here in NY - didn't ride, just audited. Very practical, focuses on riding the pace. Let me see if I can dig up the thread I posted about it...

ahh - here it is: ernest (http://www.newrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44774&highlight=ernest+dillon) if you're too lazy to click - this is what i posted:

He taught a variety of lessons from fairly novice up to some very experienced riders. It was quite funny but most of the advice stayed the same from lesson to lesson (amazing how basics are the most important thing ) Thought I would pass along some notes

1) Jumping is all about the quality of the canter. It's your job to establish a quality uphill but in control canter. You should have a solid established canter long before you get to the first fence.

2) The best thing you can do over the fence is nothing at all. Stay in balance & get out of your horses way.

3) Your leg needs to be RELAXED. Be soft & forgiving so you can absorb the movements. As soon as you stiffen, you can easily be shifted out of position. A relaxed leg whispers to a horse - a tense leg can't do anything but scream. And no one listens to a screamer for long.

4) Ride the corners - they're there for a reason.

5) RIDE FORWARD. The jumps will come to you, you won't have to look for them. Don't pick at your horse - you'll screw him up. If you ride the pace, the strides will come.

6) Half-halts are useful. Use them




can't wait to hear about the clinic.

[casey]

Thanks CG. Thats great info. :)

[drookitsheep]

A friend of mine had a lesson from Ernest a while back and said he was great. Sorry I can't remember much of the specifics of the lesson, but she really enjoyed it and felt like she got a lot out of it... even though she was completely exhausted by the end!

Have fun!
x

[casey]

Just got back and WOW. He is briliant. I got so much out of it. That i'm going to train with him in November. A true horsemaster. :)

P.s got another lesson tomorrow. ;)

[drookitsheep]

Excellent! Glad to hear it went so well! :D What kind of things did he have you do?

Hope you enjoy your lesson today too - look forward to hearing how it goes!

[casey]

We done alot of straightening excercises, and only popped a few jumps. But he is all for the horse, which is great.

He had a sit on her, and said she had a lot of potential :D So very happy.
He just made so much sense, and blames the horse for nothing. He said the only problem with the horse, is that between the hat and boots. :D

[MeMe]

Sounds excellent Casey, I will have to try and read that book, will look out for it on Ebay :D

[CityGirl]

Oh no my friend - you're not getting off as lightly as that!!! More details please:) What types of straightening exercises? How was your 2nd lesson?

I really, really liked him. You're right - true horseman indeed. A friend of mine trains with him whenever he's here in the States. And he's got quite the dry sense of humor too...;)

[eventerbabe]

he's fantastic, theres an article about him in this months Scottish Equestrian. he does a lot of clinics at farraway RC up my way. this is his official website www.ernest-showjumping.co.uk maybe i should get my butt along to farraway for his next clinic??!! :D

[casey]

Oh no my friend - you're not getting off as lightly as that!!! More details please:) What types of straightening exercises? How was your 2nd lesson?


Lol, well I didn't get the 2nd lesson as it was pouring of rain. :(

But he told me to ride Tiff in squares rather than circles to help the hind leg come underneath. (Using more outside aids)
He discovered Tiff, pushed off on the right hind more than the left. Which made her jump slightly to the left.

She has not been a happy bunny, as has been made to work straight :rolleyes:

I am off to a 5 day show in Wales, and he said I can go stay with him for a few days before. (At his ex's home) For lessons.

CG, I did mention you, I said "my friend has been to one of your clinics in NY" He said "whats her name" I was like erm.............. Andrea??? :D :D