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2. Not boring to me :)

Reply to riderinthestorm (Original post)

Wed Jun 24, 2015, 01:14 AM

Jun 2015

I was paying attention mostly to the change in gaits (though I can't remember the names of all of them at the moment.) Plus, your husband was quite good. As someone was saying in the video, you can hardly see his hands move at all. As for the other subtle movements and such you stated, I don't know what to look for there, and just enjoy dressage in general.

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Ginger the horse's dressage test at her first big recognized competition last weekend [View all] riderinthestorm Jun 2015 OP

She looks like she's been doing this all her life, and very well too! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #1

Yes, exciting is baaad for this phase... We want boring, steady and calm riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #6

Not boring to me :) kentauros Jun 2015 #2

Yes, my husband is very good at what he does. riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #7

You do quite well in picking them kentauros Jun 2015 #19

It's a small part. We also board. My husband teaches, trains and competes others' horses riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #22

Very nice. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #3

Thanks!! She is cute! riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #8

Love it. lovemydog Jun 2015 #4

Thanks! It's a small part of our operation but very fun. riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #9

Wow! Beautiful horse! And beautifully done! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2015 #5

Thanks!! She's firmly "stamped" with Secretariat's good looks and his red color riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #10

I'm a huge fan of Secretariat, grew up in Saratoga Springs, New York Rhiannon12866 Jun 2015 #38

I don't know much at all about this fancy stuff Kali Jun 2015 #11

Reining v dressage pairs are now ubiquitous at most of the bigger competitions riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #13

wooops! you beat me to it... magical thyme Jun 2015 #15

HA! Kali Jun 2015 #17

Oh love that video! And yeah, add in a snakey Mexican steer and all bets are off! riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #31

That announcer has been doing that FOREVER u4ic Jun 2015 #24

you probably know more than you realize, lol magical thyme Jun 2015 #14

yeah especially for modern show horses Kali Jun 2015 #18

Super girl! magical thyme Jun 2015 #12

She's actually in a western bit for this test. The thinnest we own and she's still fretting riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #16

it's rare to get schwung in a tb or arab. they're all too tightly wound magical thyme Jun 2015 #20

Oh geez, we have HUNDREDS of bits. Tell me the size and type you want lol riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #26

I got a 5" "happy mouth" bit for her. the same I use for Dahli. magical thyme Jun 2015 #28

That's the bit Gingers wearing in the first pictures I posted about her riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #36

ha! I didn't even notice... magical thyme Jun 2015 #39

Have you tried her in a French link snaffle? csziggy Jun 2015 #21

Yes! Great suggestion. We've tried a couple different ones but the arms seem too thick riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #25

Yes, a lot of the English bits seem to be really fat csziggy Jun 2015 #29

Fellow boarding barn owners! Yup TONS of abandoned gear riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #33

She's lovely! Nice rhythm and wonderful transitions u4ic Jun 2015 #23

Ikr? She's got an excellent mind. Super obedient and calm riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #27

I used to ride 2 OTTB u4ic Jun 2015 #30

Yes, it's what led me to ask DU to help re-name her, poor thing. JC name "Devils Hole" riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #34

Good grief, what an awful name! u4ic Jun 2015 #37

Pardon me Ginger seveneyes Jun 2015 #32

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