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Arachnid
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 Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 4:37:31 PM
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You know when you do all that practising at home and then they simply lose the plot when you get to the venue? This time we actually got the same quality work at the competition as at home so scored a decent 62 in our prelim and 62.5 in the novice (and came 3rd in each which doesnt really matter but its nice to get a ribbon once in a while). And we qualified for something or other (SE region championships, well lets see how we feel by then, dont want to get too confident) I am over the moon as its only our second novice test and we hadnt really mastered counter canter until yesterday afternoon  I use 'mastered' quite loosely here.
Sorry I dont have any photos to share - I went on my own to this one so no photographer and no witnesses. Typical!
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shah
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England
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 4:46:51 PM
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Massive well done and congratulations - I know how hard you've worked to get there    |
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pat ww
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 6:03:25 PM
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| More and more Arabs doing well in dressage, congrats. |
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Kirsty5278
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England
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Evie
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England
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Songbird
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England
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 6:52:05 PM
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| Well done . I always believe that what you achieve at home will be possible for you to achieve at a show eventually when you are ready. Just put in the hard work and it will happen . |
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jillandlomond
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Scotland
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Posted - 02 Nov 2008 : 7:10:07 PM
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| Great result for you & your boy! Really well done! |
    
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vjc
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United Kingdom
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Arachnid
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 03 Nov 2008 : 08:04:05 AM
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| Thanks people for congratulating us and apologise for shameless bragging, but we have had a bad month up until now (managed to fall off on my head three weeks ago) and I feel the need to share good news. |
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Centaur
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Nov 2008 : 08:43:45 AM
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Many congratulations. The downs make the ups all the more satisfying!
Continue sharing the good news |
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Pasha
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England
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Posted - 03 Nov 2008 : 09:06:03 AM
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| Well done Julia - what a fantastic result!!! Might see you at the SE Champs |
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Kash
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England
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Posted - 03 Nov 2008 : 09:47:04 AM
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Well done Julia, that's just fantastic
Don't apologise for sharing the good news - its always lovely to hear happy stories!
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Emma B
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Nov 2008 : 10:08:10 AM
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| well done and congratulations they are good scores and you must be so proud of yourself keep going... |
     
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Merlot
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England
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Posted - 03 Nov 2008 : 2:47:29 PM
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| Well done and continued success - oh and no more falling on your head would help !! |
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Judith S
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karitaz
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 04 Nov 2008 : 11:50:17 AM
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Well done
Things like this inspire me to have a go. I know that certainly to start with Taher will think it's very exciting and he has an innate fear of white boards... and flowers... so no hope of working beautifully and/or sensibly like he can at home. I think it would be good for him (and me) but it's just a case of getting over the initial embarrassment if he won't go near the sides of the arena (and we've practiced with poles at home but, of course, that's different ) |
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joan
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Posted - 04 Nov 2008 : 12:09:04 PM
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Well done! I'm aiming for unaffiliated Novice next year.
In the meantime can you experienced dressage riders let me know at Prelim level when you have to canter across the diagonal, would I loose les marks for trotting early with a nice transition, (as we're cant yet c. couanter a few strides), or would I loose less marks for cantering to the qtr marker, but then falling / running into trot?
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Pasha
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Pasha
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Posted - 04 Nov 2008 : 12:28:05 PM
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| Originally posted by joan
Well done! I'm aiming for unaffiliated Novice next year.
In the meantime can you experienced dressage riders let me know at Prelim level when you have to canter across the diagonal, would I loose les marks for trotting early with a nice transition, (as we're cant yet c. couanter a few strides), or would I loose less marks for cantering to the qtr marker, but then falling / running into trot?
thanks
J
Cantering accross the diagonal isn't c.canter - it's just a straight line so you should really try and ride it as you would a straight line round the edge of the arena - easier said than done I know all too well - we are 'fence huggers' and used to lose balance and fall on our face on the diagonal!!
Cantering up the long side on the 3/4 line rather than on the fence helps with this, but also what I used to do was push on, desperate to get to the marker and push Pasha out of his rhythm.... as soon as I learnt to sit and wait, letting the marker come to me, we got it!!
Back to your qu though.... for training purposes, yes bringing them back early for a good transition is the best way to go BUT you will lose marks for it - if you break early it's usually a 4 (3 if the judge is particuarly harsh or 5 if they're being kind), whereas if you get there but land in a heap, you're probably looking at a 5 or a 6, depending if it's unaff or aff and the judge's opinion.... |
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Bev Parker
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Posted - 04 Nov 2008 : 12:38:29 PM
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Well done! Keep up all the good work!
As to the question about cantering across the diagonal I think Pasha's advice to Joan about waiting for the transition is spot on. Try not to think too much about the fact that you are cantering across the diagonal - it's really no different to cantering down the long side. What tends to happen is that the rider anticipates the transition, tenses up and either freezes and "drops" the horse totally or over rides the transition. The best advice I can give is to think of keeping the rhythm and balance as you ride across the diagonal and keep the contact consistent, particularly on what will become the new outside rein. Keep your leg on through the transition and support the horse with the outside rein through the corner. You may feel like you are holding him up through the turn but with a novice horse sometimes you will need to do this until he learns sufficient self carriage to hold himself up.
Good luck with your dressage!
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