Spend the weekend at Werribee with Occy. Saturday went ok being 6th after
dressage (Occy saw the sheep on the way to the arena) and a clear in
Showjumping, putting us in 2nd place at the end of the day by 0.4 points. Saturday evening was the Will Enzinger and Emily Anker Masterclass. This was
divided into two parts with dressage first and jumping second. Was great to
watch with the two standout horses being Emily's 4 year old Speedy (first
outing) and Will's 3 star Pumpkin in my mind. The other horse in the clinic
was being ridden by one of Emily's student, and I didn't catch its name. As I have been coached by both Will and Emily in the past I found it
interesting to see some of the concepts as I have been told and what effect
they have on the ridden horse. For example the term "tuck the hind" while
doing flat work or the act of moving your horse up and them bringing them
back. For jumping on the canter. Both have a similar result of getting your
horse to use or engaging his backend more effectively rather than him just
pulling himself along with his front legs. With Speedy the four year old
being ridden by Emily and Will coaching, there was less emphasis on correct
head carriage but forwardness was being worked on and correct use of back
end. So there was some of the bringing the inside back leg underneath the
horse trough turns, or tucking the hind. He was also asked to take some
quicker steps which had the effect of evening out the length of steps taken
with his front and back legs. Transitions were important and were repeated
if not done correctly. For the jumping it was a matter of start low and
repeat till the horse was comfortable. And Speedy certainly seemed
comfortable, jumping everything he was put at with no visible hesitation,
including the arrowhead made by a drum turned on its side. Poles were used
on the side of the drum to guide Speedy into the jump, so that even if he
wanted to duck out he had to make an effort. The same guide poles and flat work methods were used for the higher level
horse, with Will's Pumpkin showing some great lengthenings and graduating to
jumping 2 upright 44 gallon drums without guide poles. But again you could
see the guidelines of engaging the hind end being used effectively. There were numerous offers to take these two horses home from the
appreciative crowd. Sunday was cross country day for Occy and myself. I walked the course three
times to make absolutely sure of the track I was going to ride so I could
concentrate on how I was going to ride, especially across that Trakhener,
which has caused so much trouble at other courses. After a delayed start it
was all over in 4 minutes 25 seconds, 8 seconds under time. With Occy
receiving appropriate encouragement we had no particular issues at any
jumps, the worst being him slowing down as the footing changed in front of
the water complex from brown dirt to grey gravel. All in all it felt like we
were a partnership out there. Shame the 0.4 gap remained and we stayed in
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dressage (Occy saw the sheep on the way to the arena) and a clear in
Showjumping, putting us in 2nd place at the end of the day by 0.4 points. Saturday evening was the Will Enzinger and Emily Anker Masterclass. This was
divided into two parts with dressage first and jumping second. Was great to
watch with the two standout horses being Emily's 4 year old Speedy (first
outing) and Will's 3 star Pumpkin in my mind. The other horse in the clinic
was being ridden by one of Emily's student, and I didn't catch its name. As I have been coached by both Will and Emily in the past I found it
interesting to see some of the concepts as I have been told and what effect
they have on the ridden horse. For example the term "tuck the hind" while
doing flat work or the act of moving your horse up and them bringing them
back. For jumping on the canter. Both have a similar result of getting your
horse to use or engaging his backend more effectively rather than him just
pulling himself along with his front legs. With Speedy the four year old
being ridden by Emily and Will coaching, there was less emphasis on correct
head carriage but forwardness was being worked on and correct use of back
end. So there was some of the bringing the inside back leg underneath the
horse trough turns, or tucking the hind. He was also asked to take some
quicker steps which had the effect of evening out the length of steps taken
with his front and back legs. Transitions were important and were repeated
if not done correctly. For the jumping it was a matter of start low and
repeat till the horse was comfortable. And Speedy certainly seemed
comfortable, jumping everything he was put at with no visible hesitation,
including the arrowhead made by a drum turned on its side. Poles were used
on the side of the drum to guide Speedy into the jump, so that even if he
wanted to duck out he had to make an effort. The same guide poles and flat work methods were used for the higher level
horse, with Will's Pumpkin showing some great lengthenings and graduating to
jumping 2 upright 44 gallon drums without guide poles. But again you could
see the guidelines of engaging the hind end being used effectively. There were numerous offers to take these two horses home from the
appreciative crowd. Sunday was cross country day for Occy and myself. I walked the course three
times to make absolutely sure of the track I was going to ride so I could
concentrate on how I was going to ride, especially across that Trakhener,
which has caused so much trouble at other courses. After a delayed start it
was all over in 4 minutes 25 seconds, 8 seconds under time. With Occy
receiving appropriate encouragement we had no particular issues at any
jumps, the worst being him slowing down as the footing changed in front of
the water complex from brown dirt to grey gravel. All in all it felt like we
were a partnership out there. Shame the 0.4 gap remained and we stayed in
2nd place. But the run on the Cross-country was a winning ride in my mind. News - Views - Reviews - Free Classifieds HorseOz will donate half of the proceeds from all Premium Video and Business
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