Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Training level here we come

This Sunday -- Training level 1 and 2! I hope we can pick up our canter promptly, and I hope it goes well. I love the Digital Horse video of the training levels, this is just want I want when practicing the tests in my head. The only thing missing is my own voice over...




Thanks Jane Savoie for your "perfect practice makes perfect" concept. Now when I practice my test I put in everything I need to remember, in the places it matters. My own list:
  • Half halt (before and after every movement)
  • Look up and around (corners, circles)
  • Open thigh, relax leg, sit around the horse (throughout)
  • Tighten core (throughout), control posting (throughout)
  • Inside seatbone, outside leg (circles, corners)
  • Hands down, apart (circles, corners)
  • Swoopy hips, inside thigh, outside leg (canter depart)
  • Shoulders back, open thigh, sit deep (canter trot transition)


9 comments:

  1. Color-coding, classical music, and a red horse icon for double coefficients. How adorably left-brained! I want it.

    Good luck!

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  2. I love the phrase "swoopy hips" - perfect!

    Good luck!

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  3. The Digital Horse stuff is great. Not sure what happened to mine when I had my computer fixed.

    You are going to have a grand time showing your boy.

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  4. Good Luck !! Rosie and I are doing Intro's and equitation this weekend. Her first ever show - so keeping it easy.

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  5. The Youtube video is great, but sounds like one of my old ballet classes! We look forward to hearing how you two do.

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  6. I think it would be better if the narrator said in his monotone voice, "Don't panic" directly before the canter transitions.

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  7. You and Ri are going to be GREAT! Can't wait to hear how it goes:)

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  8. Garden that is such a great comment! In my interior monologue I when come up to the canter I would definitely add that.

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