tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post8702016624743761105..comments2024-02-24T01:52:05.892-07:00Comments on BrownEyedCowgirl: It Doesn't WorkBrownEyed Cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-11204186929211840692013-05-08T15:41:51.661-06:002013-05-08T15:41:51.661-06:00lmao love kestrel's comment!!
I've been t...lmao love kestrel's comment!!<br /><br />I've been thinking about this some more, it's probably hard for you because it's the first time in awhile that you've had an "easy" horse that you don't have to ride every stride. <br />Not to mention it seems the popular thing in barrel racing training/tips/advice the last little while is to beat it into us that you ride with your body & mind all.the.time. <br />Just not the case with a horse like Moon. I wonder how many other horses are getting frustrated for the same reason?<br />cdncowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055181472294995601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-23727283286753984892013-05-07T23:16:20.362-06:002013-05-07T23:16:20.362-06:00holy crap! you are a brave gal, taking all the wh...holy crap! you are a brave gal, taking all the whoa out a horse with all that go!!! Love Kestrels analogy too!Sherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-47414799150315999292013-05-07T15:54:24.218-06:002013-05-07T15:54:24.218-06:00You'll get it. Made me laugh about the snaffl...You'll get it. Made me laugh about the snaffle, good plan! He's inside an arena, so it's not like he can get to Mexico, but dang it sure feels like it when you're sitting on a mach speed mountain being deafened by your cheeks flapping on your eardrums!kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253025366100154732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-68441431928835722092013-05-06T11:59:01.013-06:002013-05-06T11:59:01.013-06:00Yep. I think this will be something that will re-o...Yep. I think this will be something that will re-occur every so often for awhile. The whole 'panic attack' thing started last summer when Moon actually started smoothing out and running. I remember the first one...at Salida...when he was running perfectly to 2nd and I panicked because I didn't know what to do. <br /><br />Learning to just leave him alone when he is running right is tougher than I thought it would be because it just feels like I should be doing 'something'....<br /><br />In reality, I don't need to do much of anything. Just keep my inside hand forward and tap on the outside rein if I feel him starting to lean too early. That's it. It's so ridiculously easy that I have a hard time slowing my brain and hands down and just letting it happen. <br /><br />But it's coming. We got 3 good runs in a row in before I reverted back. Now I'm mad at myself again and will be focused on NOT pulling on him. I was just reassuring myself that what I was doing before really didn't work. LOLBrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-43848072578269212282013-05-06T10:34:34.021-06:002013-05-06T10:34:34.021-06:00Old habits die hard. I know this and I have one th...Old habits die hard. I know this and I have one that I will admit to on some days. Riding and driving it shows up now and then to blow everything to crap. Biggest thing is catching yourself doing it and telling yourself to STOP IT! NOW!<br /><br />I like the tizzy fit in the trailer. I'm sure if anyone heard it from the outside, they probably wondered what the ruckus was all about.<br /><br />Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-90950667237525486002013-05-05T14:11:49.578-06:002013-05-05T14:11:49.578-06:00In my head I keep going over and over why I keep r...In my head I keep going over and over why I keep reverting back to the sitting up and pulling and I think I figured it out...<br /><br />I'm trying to make Moon rate and turn like a rear-wheel drive horse, one that runs into their rate spot, rocks back onto their hocks and give you the opportunity to move that shoulder around. Moon is an all-wheel driver...When he rates he drops his whole body down and leans into the turn. As long as I don't start pulling on that inside rein, he doesn't drop his shoulder. But the instant I think I need to try to lift him up...he just bears down with his inside shoulder and I panic and start heaving on him. <br /><br />What works is to just get his nose a little bit and then tap on the outside rein once or twice to keep him straight and his hip under him until he is in his pocket and then let him turn. <br /><br />I have just been trying to make too much happen with my inside rein and Moon doesn't need it. <br /><br />It all goes wrong when I start worrying about 'the turn' and think I need to 'help' him. Mentally, I have to completely block out 'the turn' and just focus on riding Moon to the right spot in the pocket...and then let him do his job. Which he does, without fail.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-40607143174741829732013-05-04T20:33:39.192-06:002013-05-04T20:33:39.192-06:00Crap. Crappity crap crap :(
BUT at least it was ...Crap. Crappity crap crap :( <br />BUT at least it was pilot error, it seems more frustrating trying to figure out what's wrong when you need to fix your horse.<br />Then again, and I know from my own experience, it's just as frustrating knowing what YOU'RE doing wrong and not being able to stop yourself.cdncowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055181472294995601noreply@blogger.com