tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post918684195323758927..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Dressage instruction is hard because...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-50160061174712556082012-02-03T04:02:05.434-05:002012-02-03T04:02:05.434-05:00Hi, I thought it was great and used it as a daily ...Hi, I thought it was great and used it as a daily bit on my blog. I hope you don't mind. it is on www.lifeandhorses.com.Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802752805529978992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-35921072935797462442012-02-02T22:32:23.565-05:002012-02-02T22:32:23.565-05:00Some rides I feel like Im not quite there either.....Some rides I feel like Im not quite there either...my trainer will say the same thing over and over and finally at the tenth time its like it finally processed in my head. Its not just you, but for me it isnt all the time that I feel that way. Just like every ride I might not be mentally or physically "there" for my horse either. Its a process, with give and take.paint_horse_milohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549633937628282128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-86946155453958272492012-02-02T19:35:45.439-05:002012-02-02T19:35:45.439-05:00An interesting discussion...
I definitely feel t...An interesting discussion... <br /><br />I definitely feel this at times, when a coach is asking that you execute (insert something here), and you just aren't feeling it at the moment, or are busy trying to address something else that you DO feel<br /><br />For this reason, I consider myself to be hopeless as a coach. I always feel like a fraud - how can *I* decide for someone what will workStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862983598055228855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-85651454088819661622012-01-31T09:29:23.918-05:002012-01-31T09:29:23.918-05:00I couldn't help but think about the horse in t...I couldn't help but think about the horse in these situations also. New surroundings, balancing w/ a saddle and rider on their back, being asked to do new things.....They probably have different learning styles also.Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030621211779302151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-12907357263509872172012-01-31T08:09:39.128-05:002012-01-31T08:09:39.128-05:00I can think of a couple of possible explanations f...I can think of a couple of possible explanations for the delays. One is that you have a little trouble swapping sides of your brain. I have this happen when I create art - after a long day painting, I can barely form words when I try to talk to people. It takes time for my brain to switch modes. Maybe you're the same way and your riding mode is at odds with your listening to language mode. Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642347173603753681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-28321103199354441772012-01-31T07:00:44.111-05:002012-01-31T07:00:44.111-05:00These comments are wonderful to read. I have one t...These comments are wonderful to read. I have one thing to add and it's a book I recently came across. Mindset by Carol Dweck. It explained so much about abilities and talent and how we learn. There is a chapter on how the mindset of a coach is crucial to understand.<br />And, hey, if it was easy everybody would be doing it!epona womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247674694154198046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-50225506905933463292012-01-30T22:09:44.684-05:002012-01-30T22:09:44.684-05:00I have a certification as an instructor for studen...I have a certification as an instructor for students with special needs and then started my certification for "regular" riding. The greatest skill I picked up from my therapeutic training was grilling into my head to say "prepare to ." PAUSE for a second, THEN ask the rider to perform the task. Works great on any student, delayed-processing or not! It gives you a chance to Dancing_Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055824561084416407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-85366310746674086492012-01-30T18:33:46.193-05:002012-01-30T18:33:46.193-05:00I haven't taken a clinic in ages, but I used t...I haven't taken a clinic in ages, but I used to second guess what they said to me because I certainly knew my horse better than they did. I'm not saying that's what you did - mainly what I'm referring to is jumping new things that I didn't think he could do, etc. <br /><br />I don't know if I was too tired by the end of it or just gave up, but once I started numbly Laurenhttp://www.shemovedtotexas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-48842776996983434952012-01-30T17:40:18.228-05:002012-01-30T17:40:18.228-05:00What is so hard is that the instructor is trying t...What is so hard is that the instructor is trying to tell you how to do something in words that you can only learn by feel. I often think what an entertaining video could be made of instructors teaching dressage. They (or mine anyway) canter and side step and bend around and prance and do everything they can to show how the horse is supposed to move and/or how you are supposed to move. That liquidambarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753215160496567475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-1389199700822371772012-01-30T16:59:02.812-05:002012-01-30T16:59:02.812-05:00I agree with Net, adding only that everyone has di...I agree with Net, adding only that everyone has different "speeds" of taking in and processing things. It is the instructor's job to match your processing pace, and the best ones adjust quickly and invisibly.<br /><br />Not saying that your clinician isn't a good one--just agreeing that your slower response time doesn't make you a poor student.<br /><br />I also need a Stilllearninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563077467348752977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-73840435683564091972012-01-30T12:35:08.461-05:002012-01-30T12:35:08.461-05:00To me, that sounds like a failure on the part of t...To me, that sounds like a failure on the part of the clinician to adjust to your learning style.<br /><br />I multitask REALLY well, so have fewer problems with this. It sounds like you don't, and therefore instruction and moments when you need to focus on the feel of your horse need to be properly spaced so you can both hear and feel at the same time.<br /><br />I recently had two rides Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-75515220755231245852012-01-29T17:00:37.784-05:002012-01-29T17:00:37.784-05:00That's why I prefer old-fashioned military-sty...That's why I prefer old-fashioned military-style instructors even though everybody tells me how much they despise this type of instructor and consider me crazy for actually liking them. At times, I simply need to be yelled at to get the point across. Just because that's the easiest way to get my attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-61182793168718734462012-01-29T16:26:45.927-05:002012-01-29T16:26:45.927-05:00I have a bit of a theory here (and no idea whether...I have a bit of a theory here (and no idea whether science would back it up or not!):<br /><br />Every lesson your instructor will point out several things that need attention, e.g. more inside bend, rider's right shoulder back, more impulsion.<br /><br />You're already busy doing your best schooling riding because its a lesson so that takes up, say, 70% of your attention. Each extra &#gemmahttp://www.almostalwaysthinking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-61148535473553274312012-01-29T15:53:16.419-05:002012-01-29T15:53:16.419-05:00I haven't had too many problems with instructo...I haven't had too many problems with instructors/clinicians on that account, but do remember, I started taking really good lessons with a top dressage/event trainer back in 1972 or so and learned to tune in 'way back then. <br /><br />I have, however, had some clinicians whose explanations or directions made absolutely no sense to me whatsoever. One time, after the lesson, I asked my Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-22278153751465268732012-01-29T15:06:20.640-05:002012-01-29T15:06:20.640-05:00I guess I focus on the clinician/instructor solely...I guess I focus on the clinician/instructor solely, because I am paying for their expertise during that small amount of time. I can converse with my horse during the other 98% of the time. (And because I want to look good, and prove myself...some vanity involved, of course.)Netherfieldmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260647159580710835noreply@blogger.com