tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post124579630017723881..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: Pictures!!SprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-84047383612410301392010-09-19T18:13:33.194-06:002010-09-19T18:13:33.194-06:00Those are some beautiful pictures! She has gorgeou...Those are some beautiful pictures! She has gorgeous gaits. <br /><br />You could try putting a neck strap midway up her neck - a rope or an old stirrup leather. If you grab it over every fence, it'll help remind you to release AND it will keep you from whacking her in the mouth if she gets extra..um...exuberant ;)<br /><br />I hear you on the turnout issue, though. Before we moved to our current barn, our mares were cooped up all winter and they were like smoldering firecrackers waiting to explode.manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-12630060093652688652010-09-17T09:59:38.422-06:002010-09-17T09:59:38.422-06:00Izzy is certainly a looker. She is gorgeous. I&#...Izzy is certainly a looker. She is gorgeous. I'm not so sure that raising your stirrups is the answer, but bringing your leg more underneath of you and your hips forward in the saddle. Several of the pics make you look like you are sitting in a chair. Remember, shoulders, hips, and heels should all be in a line to give you the best balance. This will also help you stay with her over fences, minimizing being left behind or coming too far forward. My philosophy on a greenie over fences, stay off their back and out of their face so they can figure out how to use themselves over a fence. Keep up the hard work, it will pay off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-51587420623464474942010-09-17T07:34:36.440-06:002010-09-17T07:34:36.440-06:00Great pictures! Probably need to go up a hole or 2...Great pictures! Probably need to go up a hole or 2 on those stirrup leathers and do tons of 2 point. Although.... I'm pretty darn sure you knew that already !! LOL! Nice to see some pics. You guys look good together :)Stephanie - Siouxzeegirl Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118363027417990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-79697786979776337592010-09-17T05:40:45.498-06:002010-09-17T05:40:45.498-06:00She really is beautiful!She really is beautiful!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632143091614116055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-72758156586981152422010-09-16T21:09:04.597-06:002010-09-16T21:09:04.597-06:00Aha!! There they are!! Love that forward trot pho...Aha!! There they are!! Love that forward trot photo she looks beautiful in that one. <br /><br />Rushing those fences is a problem. Not much to suggest at this point as I'm pretty sure too many of your training issues are that lack of turnout. Being in a stall does nothing to let her learn to use her body on her own. <br /><br />I know in one clinic I went to years ago, the trainer set a pole on the ground in between the fences to get the horse to adjust its stride and "look" before he leapt, so to speak. <br /><br />And lots of trotting back and forth over a low crossrail until it becomes "boring" helps sometimes too. I think I've forgotten too much from my jumper days to help too much.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-18027877694770434532010-09-16T18:26:58.741-06:002010-09-16T18:26:58.741-06:00LOOOOOVE the pics!! She looks great!!LOOOOOVE the pics!! She looks great!!ehardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286803536873962316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-80512217147499663492010-09-16T17:27:59.535-06:002010-09-16T17:27:59.535-06:00Nice to see some pictures - some really nice ones!...Nice to see some pictures - some really nice ones!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-86871875968282920782010-09-16T17:04:27.439-06:002010-09-16T17:04:27.439-06:00You guys look so great! I am glad to see you guys ...You guys look so great! I am glad to see you guys are doing so well right now. :)Golden the Pony Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230832980797448174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-24551503205215606532010-09-16T14:39:47.775-06:002010-09-16T14:39:47.775-06:00It is soooo nice having a friend armed with a came...It is soooo nice having a friend armed with a camera... Being a visual type person, if I can see myself doing it right or wrong, I can improve, fix or keep doing it that way. <br /><br />Lovely pictures and you guys really look like you are coming together well. Super!Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603347619547454296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-6587764838943669092010-09-16T14:20:41.732-06:002010-09-16T14:20:41.732-06:00She's so pretty!!! That trot is gorgeous. Yo...She's so pretty!!! That trot is gorgeous. You guys will figure out the jumping. Your position is pretty good given you long break. With greenies the best thing is to do exactly what you said, strengthen you base of support (legs and core muscles) so you can stay out of their way as they figure it all out :)Nicku Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006911603623063201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-67383094045679656782010-09-16T13:41:01.922-06:002010-09-16T13:41:01.922-06:00Uhm....Where? *G*Uhm....Where? *G*Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com