tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post3725784408998365313..comments2024-03-14T08:07:15.045-05:00Comments on Equestrian Journey: Ride 92 - Perspective - How green is my horse?Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-17540249152826123822014-12-27T18:29:04.968-06:002014-12-27T18:29:04.968-06:00Aww thank you! You're so sweet! :DAww thank you! You're so sweet! :DAchieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-60055427731771158222014-12-27T18:27:12.268-06:002014-12-27T18:27:12.268-06:00I am always in awe of your superb achievements wit...I am always in awe of your superb achievements with Chrome. Keep up the fab work, he is going to be such a well rounded unflappable individual - the while world will want to come visit you guys!Aoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324156483692821044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-84949193019421567002014-12-16T17:59:14.571-06:002014-12-16T17:59:14.571-06:00Yes very true! Every interaction we have with the...Yes very true! Every interaction we have with them, even on the ground, is teaching them something. :) I've done a lot with him, but he's just so sheltered. He will eventually learn that the rest of the world isn't so scary and that there are millions of other horses so there is no reason to get so excited every time he sees one hehe.Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-84409041536298647812014-12-16T10:32:38.715-06:002014-12-16T10:32:38.715-06:00it's so awesome that you keep such a close rec...it's so awesome that you keep such a close record of his training! and yea this perspective is awesome too. 47 hours might not seem like much in the grand scheme of things, but even those quick sessions for pictures or whatever are still educational for him. he's learning how to be a solid citizen, and the bit about being broke under saddle is happening in time :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-84842743709312318452014-12-15T23:31:27.476-06:002014-12-15T23:31:27.476-06:00Yeah I've been slacking off on his quad streng...Yeah I've been slacking off on his quad strengthening... and it's showing... oops. I need to get back to it. I'm glad to hear yours was fine. How long did it take to strengthen him enough to stop locking? Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-44173438259917950992014-12-15T23:20:07.732-06:002014-12-15T23:20:07.732-06:00This is interesting, because my young 5 year old g...This is interesting, because my young 5 year old got locking stifles about four months into his training also. I'm sure it's just coincidence, but he was fine after a few days of rest (stall in day and gentle turnout at night) so he could move it around on his own. I worked a lot on strengthening his quads after that -- lots of stepping over big things slowly as we have no hills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-85481896845250099362014-12-15T21:27:35.697-06:002014-12-15T21:27:35.697-06:00Wow... I seriously ramble too much... I have no id...Wow... I seriously ramble too much... I have no idea if that made sense. I guess the gist of it is that I added the hours up just for perspective, not because I'm worried I'm not riding him enough or whatever. If I was working on something like contact, lateral work, brain work, etc. I would totally do shorter sessions so that I don't lose his attention, but right now I'm concentrating on building his distance and frequency so that he gets stronger. He has to get stronger in his stifles before we do circles or arena work. I'm probably being overly cautious on how slowly I'm building his fitness, but I'm terrified of injuring his stifles or something. Once we start concentrating on arena work I will definitely be doing shorter more frequent sessions. Right now I'm more worried about fitness and also just getting him out more so he doesn't think every horse is a reason to lose his sanity over lol. Thanks for the comment!!!Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-88075693865507714262014-12-15T21:22:59.111-06:002014-12-15T21:22:59.111-06:00I'm not worried about total ride time. Time i...I'm not worried about total ride time. Time is just the only way I could compare it to sending a horse off to training. The only reason I calculated it up was for perspective. Obviously he's not as far along as a horse sent off to training because the rides have been so sporadic. It feels like I've been riding him forever because it's been over two years so I get impatient with our lack of progress, but calculating up the actual time I spent on his back puts into perspective how green he is so I am more patient. I intentionally didn't ride him too much his three year old year because I wanted him to keep growing and filling out (I really wanted to wait until he was four to start him, but I just couldn't stand it any longer not having a horse to ride). His four year old year was sporadic due to us building our house and I had some health problems. Now that he's grown, my health has improved and our house is done (mostly) I'm going to be a lot more consistent with our rides. When I ride I don't even think about how long I'm riding other than start and stop time (before I started using the app) for tracking purposes. The whole reason I started watching the time is so I wouldn't overdo it. When I ride it's easy to get carried away and ride for hours, especially on the roads or trails and I didn't want to overdo it with his stifles and being young and out of shape. Knowing the times and distances of our rides allows me to not overdo it, but also helps me make sure we continue to progress so he gets stronger instead of backsliding. This was not relevant earlier because I wasn't riding consistently, but it is relevant now. He can easily ride an hour now. The one and a half hour ride today was pushing it a little and he may be sore tomorrow, so he'll have a day or two off. I guess I'm more worried about fitness and him experiencing the world than I really am about dressage training or anything right now. I guess it's also my OCD. I love tracking all the little details which is one reason I love blogging so much. There really is no point to writing down every single ride, but I just love it. So anyway, I'm not worried. I was just gaining a little perspective to keep myself from getting impatient and I thought I would share with you guys. :)Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-9123938220554831802014-12-15T20:24:54.615-06:002014-12-15T20:24:54.615-06:00I wouldn't worry about total ride time. I thin...I wouldn't worry about total ride time. I think frequency of rides is more important than length, at least in regards to green horses. Personally, I think you make more progress with two fifteen minure rides per day than one thirty minute ride.DockStarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166194299966339760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-78499687765332143402014-12-15T19:20:26.257-06:002014-12-15T19:20:26.257-06:00Also my tablet is an Android. I'm pretty sure...Also my tablet is an Android. I'm pretty sure it's available on iPhones too though.Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-67490353364909121872014-12-15T19:18:57.739-06:002014-12-15T19:18:57.739-06:00Yep it's the Endomondo app. I don't have ...Yep it's the Endomondo app. I don't have a smart phone so I thought there was no way I could use it. It turns out that I can use my tablet as long as I turn it on at home where I have wifi and then when I lose signal the GPS keeps tracking. It's awesome!Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044831604914286008.post-70772313257933064042014-12-15T19:17:17.534-06:002014-12-15T19:17:17.534-06:00Are the riding stats an app? That's pretty coo...Are the riding stats an app? That's pretty cool! One time I really put perspective on how much riding time my guy had and it really changed things for us for the better! I had to remember he was learning and there was no need to get upset if things didn't always go our way. :) Hope you are able to put a lot of time on him during the winter! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156312747385484409noreply@blogger.com