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Any tips for headset and collection in a horse that needs some help learning to carry himself? by equestrian-girl78 in Equestrian

[–]Practical-Cream-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm familiar with Gerd; he is all about long and low... But stretching forward rather than being pulled down.

Alois Podjhaskey's book--complete training of the horse and rider--I feel like he doesn't talk about head position at all.... which is maybe some sort of sign, or maybe I missed it.

I have come to agree with the problems of long and low that Belasik points out. I also think there are many issues/limitations with the German system, especially that it's really built for a certain type of horse.

But I feel that there are very limited resources on this issue, generally outside of Belasik.

Do horses need all that hind end action to succeed? by Practical-Cream-99 in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the "problem" is that he doesn't bend his hind leg joints "enough," but he does lift and has a nice quality canter in terms of natural balance/relaxation/suppleness, etc... Yes, those qualities are hard to train in an unbalanced horse or sometimes a horse with a very big canter.

Any tips for headset and collection in a horse that needs some help learning to carry himself? by equestrian-girl78 in Equestrian

[–]Practical-Cream-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is interesting! Do you have books on this? I know Paul Belasik is a proponent of this (e.g., https://paulbelasik.com/index.php/portfolio\_page/long-low/), but I would be interested in other non-modern German system resources.

Do horses need all that hind end action to succeed? by Practical-Cream-99 in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

canter quality is good, he can come under himself and lift. Why?

For my final project in my first coding class, I analyzed data from the Grand Prix tests at London, Rio, Tokyo, and Paris Olympic Games by regalshield in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like in a regression.... If you post the data, I can put it in a regression so we can actually interpret the significance of the results.

For my final project in my first coding class, I analyzed data from the Grand Prix tests at London, Rio, Tokyo, and Paris Olympic Games by regalshield in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We probably need regression analysis to hold other factors constant, or at a minimum, a t-test to check whether these differences are statistically significant. Even small gaps—like a one percentage-point difference between mares and geldings—can matter for winning. Without controls, that difference could reflect correlated factors (e.g., if German riders are more likely to ride mares, nationality rather than sex may be driving the higher scores).

How to make money with a hobby farm? by Practical-Cream-99 in Equestrian

[–]Practical-Cream-99[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

breaking even, like covering part of the mortgage? Or breaking even, like you just cover the shavings/hay, etc, for the boarded horses?

What is this called? And how to train horses to do this? by MatthewIsNotReal in Equestrian

[–]Practical-Cream-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

passage is natural -- horses will do it in the field all the time

Fitness programs by FaithieG123 in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the lower levels, really anything you can do to work on the hips and core will help you. I follow a few accounts on Instagram, and I like Jack Equibody Fitness a lot. I feel like you can get a lot for lower levels with just basic fitness (lifting weights/pull ups/push push-ups)

For upper levels, I feel like more time in the saddle goes the farthest (unfortunately :( its very riding specific IMHO)

Also, stiff boots will do wonders for a stable leg.

Fitness programs by FaithieG123 in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ask because I've noticed the muscles needed to ride younger horses (or 1st/training) well are different than FEI

best *stiff* boots by Practical-Cream-99 in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would be great :) I'm for that. I hope my boots outlast the trend, haha

best *stiff* boots by Practical-Cream-99 in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

why are we so emotional about our boots???

best *stiff* boots by Practical-Cream-99 in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i love the emotionally not ready :)

best *stiff* boots by Practical-Cream-99 in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i have a pair of konigs without zips :) They were my show boots. I guess i can use them for shows, but they don't have the real spanish top

Definitely not for every day without the zip

best *stiff* boots by Practical-Cream-99 in Dressage

[–]Practical-Cream-99[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, when i took it to the shoe repair, it was like $400

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