tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post9165970421601656351..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Clinic report: Riley and Felicitas Von Neumann-CosellStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-2076377846105484422011-05-17T12:30:39.576-04:002011-05-17T12:30:39.576-04:00All of your videos with her were really interestin...All of your videos with her were really interesting, she's quite a good clinician.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197789181776030907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-60855133975332211922011-05-16T21:45:54.958-04:002011-05-16T21:45:54.958-04:00Very very nice! Riley is coming along so nice!Very very nice! Riley is coming along so nice!Marnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241962543917686722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-35151425563954961222011-05-16T19:21:02.601-04:002011-05-16T19:21:02.601-04:00Very instructive video - love the clinician. So en...Very instructive video - love the clinician. So encouraging and great timing with her comments.<br /><br />Glad to see your trainer wearing her helmet! ;)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-61458772754354011162011-05-16T13:21:57.206-04:002011-05-16T13:21:57.206-04:00great video, great riding, great instructor.
She ...great video, great riding, great instructor.<br /><br />She has to pedal Riley, eh? Her calves are really having to work on his sides.<br /><br />My guy can be similar - I have to work on FORWARD WHEN I MEAN IT first thing during the warm up, otherwise, I end up pedalling and he ends up getting behind my seat. <br /><br />And then I lose the value of the leg aide. :(<br /><br />Riley is really Scarletthttp://vegasgrits.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-3453783560222536232011-05-15T21:25:10.843-04:002011-05-15T21:25:10.843-04:00Great video audit! And a great comparison between ...Great video audit! And a great comparison between this and the clinic at the Hassler farm. Riley is really growing up! <br /><br />I just learned this lesson (again) with my trainer and Cos, It's amazing how much sensitivity we both gain when taking time for the Forward, Thank you for sharing!V. Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207894774400070699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-3798082262136188992011-05-15T19:25:05.774-04:002011-05-15T19:25:05.774-04:00Good teacher! Very nice footage. You can watch hi...Good teacher! Very nice footage. You can watch his gait becoming more regular and powerful with less playing around with his head even in this short segment.Allienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-61008611537872691522011-05-15T18:46:01.732-04:002011-05-15T18:46:01.732-04:00I've found that I also tend to try to get the ...I've found that I also tend to try to get the horse too forward to fix contact/impulsion issues. Just like FVN, my trainer(s) point out that I need more softness/straightness/suppleness to get power, not leg, leg leg from me. Often, when my horse is moving correctly (to my trainer's eyes)he feels sloooow to me. "He's tracking up, even overtracking," they point out. Power McFawnhttp://thistimedressage.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-55805326310186878932011-05-15T18:35:07.653-04:002011-05-15T18:35:07.653-04:00Ah, yes, the delicate balance between "forwar...Ah, yes, the delicate balance between "forward" and "fast." Rushing the horse off his feet does not do the job. Relaxation so he can step forward will...but it's not the easiest concept to master. <br /><br />Felicitas is an encouraging, positive trainer. What a nice change from that last outing.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-33669306682209638332011-05-15T16:31:07.661-04:002011-05-15T16:31:07.661-04:00I love her! Thanks for posting this lesson. Really...I love her! Thanks for posting this lesson. Really appreciate it. I wonder if she would ever consider doing a clinic in Nova Scotia...Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207626703988850059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-81834513854259550432011-05-15T15:49:27.015-04:002011-05-15T15:49:27.015-04:00Very nice! Good riding, and apropos of your comme...Very nice! Good riding, and apropos of your comment: sounds like you already know that running a horse into the contact will not work; why? because doing so compromises the rhythm and relaxation - and in the end that will only aggravate contact issues and may even cause unsoundness by working in tension. I know this all too well from seeing it in my own horses. It's so complex how all the bossa16https://www.blogger.com/profile/05311650693348806152noreply@blogger.com