tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post4679808063816969627..comments2024-03-26T14:58:03.223-07:00Comments on EXPLORING DRESSAGE BIOMECHANICS : Knowing the Purpose of the Exercise and Having Intention Exploring Dressage Biomechanicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14859580820686218207noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-38825535057634303582019-11-08T05:57:30.552-08:002019-11-08T05:57:30.552-08:00I agree about it being extra important with the se...I agree about it being extra important with the sensitive horse. It's amazing too, that the same exercise can be used for totally different purposes. Take walk trot transitions being used for engagement or being used to settle the horse. Same exercise except for intent and the rider knowing the purpose.Exploring Dressage Biomechanicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859580820686218207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-17928293590980267282019-11-07T14:33:09.583-08:002019-11-07T14:33:09.583-08:00I really like this. I try to clear in my intent. W...I really like this. I try to clear in my intent. With a sensitive horse fuzziness creates uncertainty and stress. It probably does on all horses. But the really sensitive ones are more likely to react in ways we don’t want. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-36451038206874443602019-11-07T11:26:48.607-08:002019-11-07T11:26:48.607-08:00Exactly! If you can't have everything, pick t...Exactly! If you can't have everything, pick the thing or things that are most important in the movement. You are using this idea teaching the building blocks of the movement and I am talking about the next stage of having a movement but not having it "perfect". This way of thinking also doesn't worry about perfect so much and instead focuses on having the qualities you need for your intended purpose. That could be teaching the steps of the movement or using a movement to improve something else.Exploring Dressage Biomechanicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859580820686218207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116347719167321852.post-16200996044111026442019-11-07T10:57:03.606-08:002019-11-07T10:57:03.606-08:00I've been thinking about this a lot too, but f...I've been thinking about this a lot too, but from a different perspective. It's been important for me working with a young horse because for just about any exercise, I have to be careful & decide ahead of time what the important elements are that I want to focus on. Because he's still learning, he's not going to get all the pieces right at once.<br /><br />For example, he can't yet leg yield down a side while holding a consistent body shape & staying in a connected balance the whole time. But I'm introducing the concept of the leg yield by just asking him to shift his hindquarters away from my leg with my focus on successfully getting a step or two or three from that hind leg. I don't really care right now about all the other pieces, I just want to mobilize the HQ. It's not necessarily about performing the perfect leg yield, it's about gaining independent control of each of his legs. <br /><br />We're making progress & once I have that mobility at a finer tuned level, then I can build on it to teach things like haunches in/out which then become additional tools to build engagement & suppleness. Breaking things down for him has really helped me to be more methodical about my thought process. I have something that I want to do but I have to figure out how to get there in incremental steps so he really understands what we are doing, which in turn makes it easier for him to succeed in giving it to me. eventer79https://www.blogger.com/profile/03160817772061132147noreply@blogger.com