Colorado Sunset
28th Oct 2005, 08:43 PM
So, I had the opportunity of schooling Barney again and tryed to put into play your suggestions.
For those who didnt see my last thread its here: (http://www.newrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65486)
I was in.. well, not the greatest of moods, and had to ride him quickly, I know not the best circumstances and it all may have ended more happily if I had chilled out a bit :rolleyes:
Anyways, I started on a longer rein, tryed to get him to loosen up, take a longer stride and reach down. He needed a lot of encouragement and was extreemely lazy, but I felt there was a slight improvement in the end. I felt I was pulling his mouth around quite a lot; I fear my hands have hardened a lot with demanding more from RS horses and am greatly worried by this. I think I needed to strengthen my back and send him forward from behind, although I think the photos show his hind end being more active than last time which can only be good :D
So here are the photos: followed by my commentary and then the disaster that happened next! Feel free to critique any more than I have!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/Jo_525/Kingston/2ndBarney3.jpg
Photo 1- hmm, where is that heel!!! He looks slightly on the forehand, but i think it might be that pic, thats one thing that pony is not!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/Jo_525/Kingston/2ndBarney2.jpg
Photo 2- well im rather infront of the vertical!! Hands need to come up, which will cause shoulders to come back and legs need to come forwards and under me. I quite like the action with his hind leg though, and hes reaching forwards himself, although not down and he doesnt look quite so tense through his neck.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/Jo_525/Kingston/2ndBarney1.jpg
Photo 3- Sorry for the fuzziness! Well he looks ok, could do with relaxing down a bit more, but not awful. Again, I am leaning forwards, my legs are a tad too far back and my wrist is twisted downwards.
Anything I have missed PLEASE tell me :D
Now, for the not so good :rolleyes: there were people watching me :eek: Im not so good with this, and being in a rush I wanted him to go nicely straight away :( bless, poor pony. I know I can ride him short and tense, which would look nicer and more correct to those watching, but I knew I shouldnt. Through all of this, he was being very lazy, I smacked him into canter and completely unawares, the next minute I was on the floor :rolleyes: I guess he did the right thing, I wasnt concentrating on my position as I should have, just on getting the final result and I got punished for it!
For those who didnt see my last thread its here: (http://www.newrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65486)
I was in.. well, not the greatest of moods, and had to ride him quickly, I know not the best circumstances and it all may have ended more happily if I had chilled out a bit :rolleyes:
Anyways, I started on a longer rein, tryed to get him to loosen up, take a longer stride and reach down. He needed a lot of encouragement and was extreemely lazy, but I felt there was a slight improvement in the end. I felt I was pulling his mouth around quite a lot; I fear my hands have hardened a lot with demanding more from RS horses and am greatly worried by this. I think I needed to strengthen my back and send him forward from behind, although I think the photos show his hind end being more active than last time which can only be good :D
So here are the photos: followed by my commentary and then the disaster that happened next! Feel free to critique any more than I have!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/Jo_525/Kingston/2ndBarney3.jpg
Photo 1- hmm, where is that heel!!! He looks slightly on the forehand, but i think it might be that pic, thats one thing that pony is not!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/Jo_525/Kingston/2ndBarney2.jpg
Photo 2- well im rather infront of the vertical!! Hands need to come up, which will cause shoulders to come back and legs need to come forwards and under me. I quite like the action with his hind leg though, and hes reaching forwards himself, although not down and he doesnt look quite so tense through his neck.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/Jo_525/Kingston/2ndBarney1.jpg
Photo 3- Sorry for the fuzziness! Well he looks ok, could do with relaxing down a bit more, but not awful. Again, I am leaning forwards, my legs are a tad too far back and my wrist is twisted downwards.
Anything I have missed PLEASE tell me :D
Now, for the not so good :rolleyes: there were people watching me :eek: Im not so good with this, and being in a rush I wanted him to go nicely straight away :( bless, poor pony. I know I can ride him short and tense, which would look nicer and more correct to those watching, but I knew I shouldnt. Through all of this, he was being very lazy, I smacked him into canter and completely unawares, the next minute I was on the floor :rolleyes: I guess he did the right thing, I wasnt concentrating on my position as I should have, just on getting the final result and I got punished for it!