tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post4929435616118072715..comments2024-03-14T05:53:40.598-07:00Comments on A Work In Progress: One Middle-Aged Broad's Descent Back Into Horse Madness!: I Can't Find A $!%#ing Distance!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01301980452160190844noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-79401950095566199602013-01-17T12:15:25.596-08:002013-01-17T12:15:25.596-08:00When you find your rhythm you'll find your spo...When you find your rhythm you'll find your spot. Sing out loud...Mary Had a Little Lamb and the ABC song are both excellent at finding canter rhythm. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283334035989645291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-59603269855181277132013-01-17T09:31:40.258-08:002013-01-17T09:31:40.258-08:00Denny Emmerson did a video with how to train yours...Denny Emmerson did a video with how to train yourself to see a distance with an easy and effective exercise to practice practice practice. You should look into it!Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-78825260712724731722013-01-17T07:47:55.133-08:002013-01-17T07:47:55.133-08:00Haha, love it. Haha, love it. SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-90578721760418254052013-01-17T06:07:49.763-08:002013-01-17T06:07:49.763-08:00Thanks, everyone, for sharing your thoughts and ex...Thanks, everyone, for sharing your thoughts and experiences and advice -- it's really nice to know that others struggle with the same issues.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301980452160190844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-82515261516829388722013-01-16T20:07:15.459-08:002013-01-16T20:07:15.459-08:00'deranged refugee from Sesame Street' made...'deranged refugee from Sesame Street' made me laugh out loud! <br /><br />I SO enjoy your blogs Amy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-87328966706075307292013-01-16T13:54:18.359-08:002013-01-16T13:54:18.359-08:00I have the same issue. My trainer tells me to leav...I have the same issue. My trainer tells me to leave it be and focus on rhythm but that is easier said than done! You are not alone! Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884053627728391449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-18749422778220478482013-01-16T12:24:17.366-08:002013-01-16T12:24:17.366-08:00Oh, you're bringing back a baaaaaaad memory. I...Oh, you're bringing back a baaaaaaad memory. I almost quit the entire H/J thing (there's a Saddlebred barn down the street and I was ready to call them) after a lesson where I Simply. Could. Not. find a distance to the in-element of a four-stride line. Small jumps, like 2'. Didn't matter - I hit the first one wrong EVERY time, which then of course loused up the second. My instructor was disgusted. *I* was disgusted and embarrassed. The saintly horse kept on trying, bless her. She wasn't really the "trust the horse" type, either - I had to provide input.<br /><br />Then I remember the lesson on another horse when I could do no wrong: EVERY fence I jumped, more than usual, came up perfectly. That memory is the one I try to focus on. Just think, "I CAN do it, I CAN do it..."<br /><br />I like the idea of a cone where the takeoff point should be a lot , though; that way you'll feel it happening correctly. Good input!RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-22604427922012618522013-01-16T10:48:00.322-08:002013-01-16T10:48:00.322-08:00I am laughing at work... love this post!
I am qu...I am laughing at work... love this post! <br /><br />I am queen of "SORRY" over the jump when it's a bad spot... not sure if I am saying that to Henry or my trainer but I guess I am apologizing to both? :)Karleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196824979284472867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-73685883589089934642013-01-16T09:37:47.682-08:002013-01-16T09:37:47.682-08:00Ooooh, thanks for sharing! That's a pretty goo...Ooooh, thanks for sharing! That's a pretty good idea. Good one, Miranda!! Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301980452160190844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-24957110119202405302013-01-16T09:37:03.423-08:002013-01-16T09:37:03.423-08:00Glad to hear it, Dom! And no worries, feel free t...Glad to hear it, Dom! And no worries, feel free to laugh with me or at me. It's all good. If I was thin-skinned I'd have no business putting this up for all to see, now would I? And yes, much easier said than done, especially for a card-carrying control freak. :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301980452160190844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-32658146533511939962013-01-16T09:23:50.981-08:002013-01-16T09:23:50.981-08:00This cracked me up. Not that I'm laughing at y...This cracked me up. Not that I'm laughing at you ;) I tell my lesson kids to just leave JR alone (or, in my words, "Eyes up, heels down, don't jump til the pony jumps.") It's easier said than done though.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561355549554649764.post-27528881514362764762013-01-16T09:05:40.173-08:002013-01-16T09:05:40.173-08:00Miranda put cones at the "right" distanc...Miranda put cones at the "right" distance to train her eye and Pippis. She still counted her strides, but was able to set herself up better this way. But what the $%&* do I know. LOLMalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632559647246867762noreply@blogger.com