Not-So-Speedy Dressage
From Endurance to Dressage
I just realized I forgot to mention that the Louise Caccese clinic for this past Saturday was cancelled. There weren't details as to the cancellation, but I suspect it had to do with an insufficient number of riders. The whole thing was kind of a bummer because the timing of the clinic worked as a great schooling opportunity for the LAEC show coming up in two weeks. And since I'm taking a couple of weeks off with my trainer, Speedy G and I may not fare as well as I had hoped we would.
But then again, we might! I have been having some really good rides on him. My next lesson is on March 21st and I'll have a another one the 28th, just a few days before the show. I haven't decided whether to focus on Speedy G at the lesson, or resume with Sydney. And on that note, I have also been having some very good rides on him. Yesterday's ride was one of the best we've had in terms of relaxation. We're still not cantering, but it's okay since he is getting more relaxed and he's really listening to me. There hasn't been any bolting or rearing since my last lesson. I also forgot to mention that I purchased my very first ear bonnet. If you would have told me two years ago that I would be using one of those things, I would have burst out laughing. Seriously. Here's my explanation: last summer, the gnats drove Sydney bonkers while we rode. He could barely concentrate and no amount of fly spray would dissuade the gnats from their attack. At the time, I had no idea what else to do. Over the winter, I did a bit of searching and realized those bonnets are pretty cheap and easy to use. The gnats have already started to appear so Sydney got to use his fly bonnet. I think he's kind of cute!
Judy
3/14/2012 12:09:02 am
Oh how cute! Altough he looks slightly Mule'ish.....ha!
Karen
3/14/2012 11:32:43 am
The ears were definitely longer than his own ears. I thought the same thing!
sandy
3/14/2012 06:02:35 am
This might be a dumb question but im such a newbie at dressage that I'm going to ask anyway :). What is white pad called that is directly under his saddle? Is it a therapeutic pad? And how do u decide you need an extra pad?
Karen
3/14/2012 11:44:24 am
Oh, Sandy, you do not know the half of my own idiocy! I had never ridden English before I started my dressage lessons so I spent a HUGE amount of time learning the "vocabulary" of English tack. I didn't know what ANYTHING was called! It was like taking a course at school: I literally studied every book, website, magazine article, or TV show I could find. So your question is NOT dumb. I am happy to answer any tack questions as I spent a LOT of time learning the names of everything! 3/1/2013 06:34:41 pm
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About the Writer and RiderI am a lifelong rider.
I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010. Welcome to my dressage journey. About Speedy GSpeedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.
About IzzyIzzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at Second Level. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.
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3/27-28 SCEC (***) 4/10-11 SCEC (***) 5/16-17 El Sueño (***) 5/23 TMC (*) 6/12-13 SB (***) OR 6/19-20 El Sueño (***) 6/27 TMC (*) 7/3-4 Burbank (***) OR 7/17-18 El Sueño (***) 7/25 TMC (*) 8/14-15 RAAC (Q) (***) 8/29 TMC (*) 2021 Completed … 10/24-25 SCEC (***) 11/7-11/8 SB (***) 2021 Qualifying Scores
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