tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post1637580918590419415..comments2023-09-16T06:21:35.320-07:00Comments on Pia's (and Prairie!) Parade: Training & Timing - when to make a changeGinghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677667981067220682noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-55105357844120959642016-03-24T17:22:30.560-07:002016-03-24T17:22:30.560-07:00Sigh. Why did I get a mare again? Totally on point...Sigh. Why did I get a mare again? Totally on point there with tack changes on mares.😜FuglyAtHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088630194512977890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-58288552259799517542016-03-17T09:01:44.881-07:002016-03-17T09:01:44.881-07:00I always feel guilty! But good change is good. I d...I always feel guilty! But good change is good. I don't switch much because I'm boring and lazy. I don't really notice quite that much difference howeverMicaylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799043647759779897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-61897581997182867452016-03-15T11:30:41.779-07:002016-03-15T11:30:41.779-07:00i honestly try not to feel too guilty about discov...i honestly try not to feel too guilty about discovering issues like that (tho obvi it's hard) just bc at least i discovered them eventually and made the appropriate changes, and next time maybe i'll see the problems sooner? glad you got him sorted! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-88528268148923288352016-03-15T08:56:42.075-07:002016-03-15T08:56:42.075-07:00I ride in the same thing everytime unless I need a...I ride in the same thing everytime unless I need a reminder ride. As in, flat work in the waterford because asshole and throw on a standing martingale> then I take it off after that ride. Usually only needs to happen once a month, but it happensAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170276194808251103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-40516671786880065452016-03-15T08:09:18.534-07:002016-03-15T08:09:18.534-07:00Last time I changed bits... yesterday? Haha. We tw...Last time I changed bits... yesterday? Haha. We tweak all the things all the time. Not sure if it's making me happy or him, but overall, things are trending upward I think. SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-83341182472651353012016-03-15T06:22:45.320-07:002016-03-15T06:22:45.320-07:00I'd never heard that about not wanting to stay...I'd never heard that about not wanting to stay in a French link... what's the thinking behind that? Dino really doesn't care one way or the other what's in his mouth.. he pretty much goes the same in a single-joint as he does in a french-link, as he does in a low-port western curb... well he maybe salivates more in the french-link but that's the only change I've seen! Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-31833358324586817672016-03-15T06:21:48.073-07:002016-03-15T06:21:48.073-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-41313533806241838672016-03-15T06:02:04.206-07:002016-03-15T06:02:04.206-07:00You touched on this in your post, but what I find ...You touched on this in your post, but what I find that's important to remember is that training is a process -- and that while we'd like to catch issues as quickly as possible to squash them, we also want to fix things and make them better. It's such a fine line! <br /><br />I do believe though that horses (in their own way, of course) tell us how they feel. We might not realize it until after the fact (cue guilt!) but they do tell us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567094702344719852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-52866134883084752652016-03-14T22:31:43.528-07:002016-03-14T22:31:43.528-07:00I got stuck in a loose ring kk (knock off) last ye...I got stuck in a loose ring kk (knock off) last year and didn't think to change for the longest time, then I swapped into a full check single joint for jumping, what a difference! After I about got drug around the show ring warmup when prisoner hooked the full cheek in my number string I swapped to a d bit. I'm still fiddling with bits. Also all last year I jumped in a running martingale, and he certainly hit it during some over his antics and I was thinking it was helping prevent worse terrors, but so far this year I have left it off and I think he is much more confident without the perceived restriction.redheadlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736154763329900177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-38739770253311191442016-03-14T20:05:35.983-07:002016-03-14T20:05:35.983-07:00I don't change a ton around although my favori...I don't change a ton around although my favorite experiment is with saddle pads. Fawkes was so sensitive in the back, finding the right shock absorbing pad made a huge difference. With Odin, we have played with the bits a little (happy mouth, regular french link) but haven't changed much else. So I guess I am pretty stagnant. And honestly, changing gear is usually the last thing I think of, for better or worse. There are so many other things that seem to pop in my brain first!<br /><br />Sorry that it literally never ends with horses and health and bleeding money, but hopefully it remains straight forward and is easily resolved. MostlyHarmlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865756625483953737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-32017224770544592022016-03-14T17:08:02.396-07:002016-03-14T17:08:02.396-07:00I literally change my bit almost every ride. i hav...I literally change my bit almost every ride. i have about three that I keep in constant rotation and two different bridles. I don't really use a martingale only because the section where the two leather pieces go through one another, where the donut is, hits her right where her sarcoidosis scar is. <br /><br />I use draw reins sometimes and used to use a German martingale on and off but then my reins went missing and I haven't been able to find any to replace them. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696541621503810267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-10878872530847854602016-03-14T14:43:56.266-07:002016-03-14T14:43:56.266-07:00interesting. I know some people who would argue a...interesting. I know some people who would argue against staying in a French link, though for me, if the horse is quiet and relaxed in the mouth, I doubt i'd be motivated to swap bits around ever... Ginghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677667981067220682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-50230007739643201312016-03-14T14:42:26.215-07:002016-03-14T14:42:26.215-07:00you make a good point about new pairings since we ...you make a good point about new pairings since we don't actually have a "normal" yet. It's hard to know what's him feeling "stuck" vs stiff vs naughty... trial and error seems to be the only real method at this point... sigh.Ginghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677667981067220682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-25426624703374709962016-03-14T14:40:25.648-07:002016-03-14T14:40:25.648-07:00LOL. Winds is in a loose ring at the moment too, ...LOL. Winds is in a loose ring at the moment too, but I do sorta love the purist approach that if they are crazy one day you just deal with it...Ginghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677667981067220682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-44837293618071398402016-03-14T14:39:37.952-07:002016-03-14T14:39:37.952-07:00Most folks at my barn don't actively ride in t...Most folks at my barn don't actively ride in their martingales, (a few ponies and Windsor being exceptions). but it is really nice to deliberating change something when you can and see if there's any affect at all...Ginghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677667981067220682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-45753638625759220622016-03-14T14:37:34.414-07:002016-03-14T14:37:34.414-07:00true. every day is a new, good day in Gelding lan...true. every day is a new, good day in Gelding land. Whereas Pia is still pissed I used a different girth one day in 2011...Ginghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677667981067220682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-81556101587067130082016-03-14T14:22:21.282-07:002016-03-14T14:22:21.282-07:00Really interesting observations!
I ride in a fre...Really interesting observations! <br /><br />I ride in a french-link eggbutt snaffle, plain cavesson. And that's it. No martingales, other bits, attachments, etc. So... really there isn't much that's prohibiting the pony's performance or could be changed. I did get him a new saddle and girth last year, though! Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-11592128201196355192016-03-14T13:49:38.204-07:002016-03-14T13:49:38.204-07:00That's a super good question, but I don't ...That's a super good question, but I don't have a great answer.<br /><br />My setup is fairly stagnant. However, I do hack western from time to time so I guess if she went really differently then I'd know that something was up with my dressage saddle, bridle or bit.<br /><br />I think it's tough with green horses or new horse/rider pairings, because if things haven't reached a consistent point, it's hard to know if any variation is due to equipment or just due to how the horse is acting that day. AutonomousDressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-67585146832866252112016-03-14T13:44:37.575-07:002016-03-14T13:44:37.575-07:00I've made some subtle tweaks here and there ov...I've made some subtle tweaks here and there over the past year (changed his girth, changed his bit) and found that they've made a big difference. As for gadgets, I find with my horse he's got about a two week maximum before he figures out how to get around them or torture me with them. But since we're all dressag-y now we just go in a loose ring and so he's too wild I pray a lot. LOL.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790278181159401158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-77659924443354499152016-03-14T13:41:51.677-07:002016-03-14T13:41:51.677-07:00I swap things around on the days I hack because I ...I swap things around on the days I hack because I can. Like when I stopped schooling with any sort of attachment to my horses bridles on Thursdays and then when we weren't allowed to have them my trainer was so surprised he was good, and I was like yeah I just use breastplate all the time lady, you just aren't here. L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855187223809114916.post-13785031151689645732016-03-14T13:36:41.371-07:002016-03-14T13:36:41.371-07:00I changed my jumping bit about 6 months ago, but a...I changed my jumping bit about 6 months ago, but also waited way too long. It was harsher (not bad, just not super mild either) and my horse was doing a lot of complaining about it. We started jumping in our mild flat bit, and everything went away. I felt bad about it for a hot second, until I realizes that Simon doesn't give a shit because now he loves his bit and thinks life is awesome again.SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.com