Friday, October 16, 2020

Foto Friday

I finally got my Pivo out to check our progress.  It’s been a while!  After bitching to my husband about how much it doesn’t follow me, and how irritated I get, the entire 20 minutes that the Pivo was turned on was perfectly zoomed and clear.  Gotta love those software updates!  


Besides my reluctance to be disappointed by Pivo, I also was afraid that even though things are feeling good, that the video would tell the ugly truth.  These are just a trio of pictures that I thought represented how we are looking right now.




Stretched out to the contact at the working walk


Right after an energizing half-halt


A beautiful uphill canter stride


I didn’t really cherry pic these photos, I just choose examples that were at the best point of stride.  I’m so pleased with where we are right now.  By adding stretching to the contact, in the frame I want, and also adding in various types of half-halts for different situations, Jet is feeling engaged, balanced and uphill.  And he is not tense.  

More thoughts next week on how we got here.

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  2. You guys are looking really good! Yay you!

    I need to get a Pivo. Definitely a good tool to have. I like to dissect my own videos frame by frame and screenshot the nice pics. Recently had a ride a couple weeks ago- felt like a white hot mess but didn't look half bad on film. Usually the way it goes for us.

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    1. Thank you! The Pivot can be hit and miss but overall I am getting a ton of info from using it. I'm really liking the frame by frame analysis to look at biomechanics as well.

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  3. Nice photos. I’ve been thinking of getting a Pivo.

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    1. Thank you! Despite some frustrations, I have found it super helpful. I highly recommend the Pivo Horse Facebook page for faq, tips on setup, and the most compatible phones.

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