tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post1303099910816923830..comments2023-09-30T09:36:58.950-07:00Comments on Eight horses - One winter.: Jack and C1Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910638296158895501noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-8020587519152315532010-03-21T15:23:32.668-07:002010-03-21T15:23:32.668-07:00I'm having a lot of fun playing with bend at t...I'm having a lot of fun playing with bend at the moment but I'm not sure I've come to any conclusions yet other than most horses (or maybe its only polo ponies) don't know how to give to one rein until you teach them, but when you teach them they seem to find it quite helpful for balance, which I guess shouldn't come as much of a surprise to me but for some reason it did! <br /><br />Lol, hope Dave doesn't read your blog.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07872443707032639341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-80734541414440156022010-03-18T08:39:50.680-07:002010-03-18T08:39:50.680-07:00I'm sure it's the greats being in sync wit...I'm sure it's the greats being in sync with you Tom. Probably that's how we can tell they're the greats - they know which way the wind is blowing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-61493207711093811292010-03-18T00:15:53.242-07:002010-03-18T00:15:53.242-07:00Kate(1) - Dave is good, but boy, can he be a bit a...Kate(1) - Dave is good, but boy, can he be a bit annoying.<br /><br />Glenatron - wow, it's good to be in synch with the 'greats'.<br /><br />Sharon - Glad you liked the article and thanks for the link. I visited your site too.<br /><br />Kate(2) - C1 is not a hugely popular topic and for a minute there I thought I wasn't going to get any comments. I began to wonder whether a) I should shut up and go away, or b) I should shut up and go away.<br />I am completely with you on the anxiety and balance thing - link that in with the mouth and maybe we are starting to get a glimpse of how Baucher trained horses in next to no time.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910638296158895501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-25308427243084812362010-03-17T13:47:51.302-07:002010-03-17T13:47:51.302-07:00What I like seeing, is how my horse is so much mor...What I like seeing, is how my horse is so much more mentally relaxed on the side which he finds easier to bend. <br /><br />I know it's really obvious, but my new horse shows me really clearly how anxious he is on the side that he can't bend, and therefore has no balance, compared to his flexible balanced side. He is a cool customer on the bendy rein, ready to spook at anything on the other. Oh, and what I meant to say was, the sticking point is C1.<br /><br />I didn't even know what that joint was until recently, but it seems my horses knew it was pretty important!Kate Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015002335507145716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-1763049406752404452010-03-17T06:45:25.184-07:002010-03-17T06:45:25.184-07:00Hi Tom,
I enjoyed your article, especially the pho...Hi Tom,<br />I enjoyed your article, especially the photos. Nice job! I liked it so much I wrote about it on my site. You see the post here: http://tinyurl.com/yg7uh4x<br />Best wishes,<br />SharonSharon Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988521308345409458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-5431650016064065912010-03-16T04:04:35.917-07:002010-03-16T04:04:35.917-07:00The January issue of Eclectic Horseman - which I j...The January issue of Eclectic Horseman - which I just got cos my original copy got lost, probably in the snow at the start of the year - has an article by Dr Deb on precisely this flexion and it's importance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-32642570912549581002010-03-15T18:58:01.295-07:002010-03-15T18:58:01.295-07:00Dr. Dave is the best - he's worked on my horse...Dr. Dave is the best - he's worked on my horses. The pictures are very good - they really show what you're talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com