tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466005644305586407.post2440361286116983227..comments2023-08-16T05:59:55.393-04:00Comments on Adventures with Shyloh: silence is goldenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02168070368360018750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466005644305586407.post-24107421695927972252011-11-06T09:46:17.868-05:002011-11-06T09:46:17.868-05:00I laughed at your response about the lunge whip. O...I laughed at your response about the lunge whip. One thing I know, for sure, is that throughout my life with horses (and just about anything else, I guess) I get mixed messages, with one person telling me one thing and another person telling me the exact opposite! Examples: Sit up in the saddle pushing your belly button forward; suck your belly button into your spine. Ride with contact on the mouth; ride with a loose rein. Release immediately when the horse yields to the pressure; don't release, make the horse stretch. <br />So... I try everything and my horses think I'm nuts... or... I go with what seems to make sense and works for me!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466005644305586407.post-85682299989600957262011-11-05T19:48:36.217-04:002011-11-05T19:48:36.217-04:00Megan, thanks! She does lunge well. . .unfortunate...Megan, thanks! She does lunge well. . .unfortunately, I cannot take credit for that. She came like that :)<br /><br />Dreaming, Funny that you mention the position of the lunge whip. . . I was doing it the way that you do it, until a friend told me otherwise. . .but I really do like your way better. It makes more sense!<br /><br />Sand, Thanks! Yeah, that video was not the best. I got another one today that shows it a little more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168070368360018750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466005644305586407.post-43614601594850020742011-11-05T10:28:51.974-04:002011-11-05T10:28:51.974-04:00: ) Great job! Shy's looking really good on th...: ) Great job! Shy's looking really good on the lunge.<br /><br />Don't worry too much about the head toss (it's almost unnoticable in the video...I watched 4 times!). Moon's always done that (the kind you describe shy did BEFORE you turned the video on!), and has been progressively getting better (over 6 months!). He still does it even under saddle when something I'm asking is either contrary to how he thinks it should be done, or else is difficult for him to do (usually because it's difficult to balance yourself on a circle until you've gained certain muscle). : )Sand.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04371583910189754998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466005644305586407.post-52542739526249742872011-11-05T10:17:24.984-04:002011-11-05T10:17:24.984-04:00Shy's looking good! Isn't it awesome when ...Shy's looking good! Isn't it awesome when you discover that you are making your horse move by your body and energy? This was brought home to me when a friend tried to work Doc in the round pen. She could hardly get him to move. Her body language was just not 'speaking' to Doc. She didn't know the subtleties of focusing on the rump, or focusing on the shoulder, or standing up taller! <br />I notice that you keep your lunge whip up, at Shy's point of hip. One of my instructors said to keep the tip on the ground, in the same location, and only raise it when you want more energy. I've started doing that and it gives me another gear, so to speak. Now when I want a little more impulsion, I can simply lift the whip a bit. I was originally taught to keep the horse between the line and the whip, just like you are doing, but I like the change, now that I've gotten used to it.Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466005644305586407.post-49298766205202336832011-11-04T22:34:07.117-04:002011-11-04T22:34:07.117-04:00Shyloh looks like she is lunging pretty well. I lo...Shyloh looks like she is lunging pretty well. I love your photo captions!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892171126205170882noreply@blogger.com