abi
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Post by abi on Jun 7, 2008 14:11:47 GMT
last year we went to this lovely little show and came 2nd in the "family pony" class, which was fab because Sox is a family pony, mum, i, brother and sister all ride her!
however, they did a group canter, which we missed because we were in a showjumping round, they were quite happy to let us in after this though.
my problem is that sox has a long canter stride, when shes with any other horse (even a 16.2 tb type) she has to go in front because otherwise she gets frustrated and cant physically shorten her canter stride that much.
i think we'll get marked down if i ask not to go in it, as the family pony is meant to be safe and steady, but if we go in we normally end up overtaking and getting mad because she cant canter properly!
any ideas? x
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Post by lincolstables on Jun 7, 2008 15:35:18 GMT
Could you not slow her down by circling in the corners?? Technically you shouldnt be placed if the judge cant see how your horse behaves whilst in the company of other horses and riders  |
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Post by trojanwarrior on Jun 7, 2008 20:19:44 GMT
Ride her into the corners of the ring to try & gain some space between you & the horse infront. If she's still catching up then you'll need to ride a circle to find a gap. I have always been led to believe that it is bad manners to overtake other riders in the ring.
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Post by Becca on Jun 23, 2008 12:03:59 GMT
I agree, ride deep corners and circle but make your circle behind the judge so you don't block their view of the horse they may be watching, plus they wont see you do it
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Post by aimee on Jun 23, 2008 23:08:20 GMT
Cant you just try to get in the front of the line so you will be leading? If not then I would try what the others said about circling.
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abi
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Post by abi on Jun 26, 2008 21:00:54 GMT
there isnt usally a leader as they try equal gaps between
i didnt enter this year, she was tired as we competed the day before too! but still didnt want to risk it as the showjumping was going so well and i wanted too keep the day as good !
thanks anyway, will have to work on calmness in company x
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slinky
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Post by slinky on Jun 27, 2008 10:15:13 GMT
You don't have to canter straight away. You could wait until everyone else has got going, leave a good gap then start you're canter. It might help her to have a little more space.
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slinky
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Post by slinky on Jun 27, 2008 10:22:32 GMT
You don't have to canter straight away. You could wait until everyone else has got going, leave a good gap then start you're canter. It might help her to have a little more space. After reading the OP properly, that was really stupid advice.  The best thing you can do is ride her in company as much as possible. Why can't she "physically" shorten her canter? If jumpings your thing then you should be able to shorten and lengthen her stride as needed. In return it will help you in the show ring. ;D ;D |
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Post by Becca on Jul 4, 2008 14:46:43 GMT
oooo idea about shortening her stride. set up a line of canter poles at a comfortable length, then when she is going over them nicely shortern the stride a tad and as you aproach the pole, half halt and use your voice so she steady's as she will expect them to be the same. once she has the hang of shortening over poles reduce the number of poles till there are none. Never tested this but in my imagination the smaller canter stides with the poles are enforcing the aids you are giving her to shortern when you ask her Someone please correct me if this is a load of waffle |
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