tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post5247008539276021265..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: "hacking" SprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-62661550122089495832012-08-23T20:05:28.767-06:002012-08-23T20:05:28.767-06:00Cuna is awesome!!! I'm glad the panic is star...Cuna is awesome!!! I'm glad the panic is starting to go away. I don't know a lot about jumping, but it sounds like you're making awesome progress. :DAchieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-40778153144289781512012-08-22T17:08:27.597-06:002012-08-22T17:08:27.597-06:00Can this be the same SB? Hee hee, good on you! A...Can this be the same SB? Hee hee, good on you! And you are doing the right thing. Eventing is not about "placing" your horse, it's about building a good canter and then letting the horse do his job. As long as you have a soft hand and leg on, he can sort it out and do a better job than we can.eventer79https://www.blogger.com/profile/03160817772061132147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-82201771954696264052012-08-21T19:03:56.400-06:002012-08-21T19:03:56.400-06:00I used to have good days at seeing the distance an...I used to have good days at seeing the distance and bad days. Not sure why. My horse was an awesome jumper--and I trained him myself from a 3 year old, so you'd think I'd know what I was doing. But, sometimes I had it and sometimes I didn't. Bless my horse for always figuring out how to get us over on the days I didn't. *G*<br /><br />Sounds as if your head is in the right place about it all. Keep up the good work and the nice forward canter. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-8184135562116172682012-08-21T17:00:25.305-06:002012-08-21T17:00:25.305-06:00I pretty much came here to say what Frizzle and Sa...I pretty much came here to say what Frizzle and Sarah said, only they said it better than I would have. You give me hope that I can get to where entering a 3' jumper class or sizing up some jumps some random day and deciding to pop over a few before a trail ride is no big deal too. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-89193987297531142932012-08-21T16:18:49.793-06:002012-08-21T16:18:49.793-06:00I'm so impressed by how quickly your confidenc...I'm so impressed by how quickly your confidence and recognition of your own skills has come back! Seriously, it wasn't that long ago that you'd have laughed at the idea of a hack turning into an impromptu jump sesh with *higher* than lesson-sized jumps. Good thing you stuck it out and gave yourself time to relax and hit the groove with Cuna. =DSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-16392059076525297862012-08-21T15:53:18.089-06:002012-08-21T15:53:18.089-06:00Agree with the above. As long as the canter is th...Agree with the above. As long as the canter is there, the jump will work itself out. For me, that's easier said then done...<br /><br />So happy you found Cuna! Having the right one makes all the difference in the world so yay for finding "The One".Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344393643918078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-55539367797095475382012-08-21T14:23:46.626-06:002012-08-21T14:23:46.626-06:00Agree with Frizzle, I think that "finding&quo...Agree with Frizzle, I think that "finding" or "seeing" a distance is kind of a misnomer. You and Cuna are a great team :)L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-37569406667655931652012-08-21T13:20:26.196-06:002012-08-21T13:20:26.196-06:00I think that whole "you must find the perfect...I think that whole "you must find the perfect distance" mentality of teaching kinda fried a lot of us. I know I used to be SO focused on always seeing the distance. Then I learned that it's all about the rhythm and the quality of the canter. I haven't done any real jumping in years (*sniff*), but I know letting go of focusing so hard on the distance is going to be so hard to do. Although, man, when you come around a corner and see your distance seven strides out and nail it, it does feel awesome!Frizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084225669041286128noreply@blogger.com