tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post4242669553875048119..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: New Adventures, Part the SecondSprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-45698250597021152892017-04-15T18:23:02.630-06:002017-04-15T18:23:02.630-06:00I love all the effort you put into teaching C the ...I love all the effort you put into teaching C the way he learns -- my hat is perpetually off to you 😀 really fun to watch his progression! TrainwreckInTealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557554448624901955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-10986861261295391942017-04-13T20:01:12.701-06:002017-04-13T20:01:12.701-06:00Tik talked about thinking laterally--if one approa...Tik talked about thinking laterally--if one approach to a problem doesn't work, we have to come up with a new way to explain it. It's a fascinating mental exercise.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-75521286910101458502017-04-13T19:58:50.324-06:002017-04-13T19:58:50.324-06:00I've never had a horse that did this well with...I've never had a horse that did this well with ground work, but it's definitely game changing for him.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-62869123654419654832017-04-13T19:58:22.389-06:002017-04-13T19:58:22.389-06:00I shudder to think what he'd say if he could t...I shudder to think what he'd say if he could talk, haha.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-40722126249446734432017-04-13T18:55:56.323-06:002017-04-13T18:55:56.323-06:00I love to over think and over analyze everything. ...I love to over think and over analyze everything. But sometimes it's simpler than I think. Sometimes it's just a matter of doing a thing bc it works. Glad you're finding those things for C!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-49605759971330924162017-04-13T18:02:17.474-06:002017-04-13T18:02:17.474-06:00Go C! Figuring out how they learn is so hard when ...Go C! Figuring out how they learn is so hard when they can't talkEventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-74171618971500457032017-04-13T11:43:00.478-06:002017-04-13T11:43:00.478-06:00My boy doesn't have the conformation for dress...My boy doesn't have the conformation for dressage either, but he enjoys it mentally so we plod along. <br /><br />I just really appreciate you taking your time and trying to make your boy happy. He's lucky to have found someone willing to do that.<br />Burn the Mortgagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914753764844797433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-35854098174547302662017-04-13T11:09:33.121-06:002017-04-13T11:09:33.121-06:00You are doing really great work with him. I'm ...You are doing really great work with him. I'm impressed by how much you have taught him and how much he has learned from just the groundwork sessions. Kudos.Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624374504547832814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-14302518695963425742017-04-13T10:56:20.489-06:002017-04-13T10:56:20.489-06:00He has eventer-type conformation, so straight dres...He has eventer-type conformation, so straight dressage is more challenging for him than it would be with a dressage-type horse. <br /><br />Obviously, eventing was not for him so here we are.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-54471795064376036822017-04-13T10:55:15.086-06:002017-04-13T10:55:15.086-06:00He definitely pushes me as a horseman, that's ...He definitely pushes me as a horseman, that's for sure.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-33383496903026129402017-04-13T10:54:58.158-06:002017-04-13T10:54:58.158-06:00It's fun when it's successful, lol.It's fun when it's successful, lol. SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-79394254690489335292017-04-13T10:54:43.561-06:002017-04-13T10:54:43.561-06:00It's definitely a different way to frame quest...It's definitely a different way to frame questions and helps me more fully understand what I'm asking him for.<br /><br />Next challenge: lateral work. Stay posted!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-75842290329156636362017-04-13T10:53:52.460-06:002017-04-13T10:53:52.460-06:00He's always a puzzle, that's for sure.He's always a puzzle, that's for sure.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-84733661397728156862017-04-13T09:55:50.373-06:002017-04-13T09:55:50.373-06:00This was a really interesting post for me. I thin...This was a really interesting post for me. I think that I do the opposite with my boy--figure it out under saddle then watch his ground work transform. For us that's easier, but for you guys this works. It's so cool how horses are all induvidual--that's what makes them fun and challenging to work with! <br /><br />It's exciting to watch him lower his hind-end for you. That's so hard to teach any horse, but especially a TB. Burn the Mortgagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914753764844797433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-71394638404622657912017-04-13T09:42:36.068-06:002017-04-13T09:42:36.068-06:00I really love all the things you do with him on th...I really love all the things you do with him on the ground and how you're able to be so methodical about it all. Your persistence and patience is quite amazing to me (bravo)roothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670446457829193892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-15774845935113341732017-04-13T09:24:53.161-06:002017-04-13T09:24:53.161-06:00So fun to work through stuff!So fun to work through stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-30953375172810497692017-04-13T08:57:39.226-06:002017-04-13T08:57:39.226-06:00I find this fascinating and cannot wait to read mo...I find this fascinating and cannot wait to read more. I love how you break down a problem into building blocks #inspirationalAoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324156483692821044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-34699706120608330992017-04-13T07:50:44.133-06:002017-04-13T07:50:44.133-06:00I sincerely admire your patient, thinking way of w...I sincerely admire your patient, thinking way of working with Courage. This is an awesome post, and I hope he continues to understand and progress!TheFoxRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291735157875155200noreply@blogger.com