Saturday, February 26, 2011

Trainer phrases: Some new ones

Trainer phrases and quotes as a topic are getting a bit overdone, but here is one that always tickles me.  When Riley gets behind the leg, there is a pause, and then:

"He's going nowhere. [pause] And now you're going backwards. [pause] He's flying backwards, Stacey."


8 comments:

  1. Bakersfield DressageFebruary 26, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    funny!

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  2. Bakersfield DressageFebruary 26, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    funny

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  3. JeanFebruary 26, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Good one. I guess the exaggeration is intended to make the point when you don't instantly react. *LOL*

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  4. ScarlettFebruary 26, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Yes. My favorite one was, "You're on a horse, not a bicycle. If you have to pedal to make him go, you're doing it wrong. That's why you carry a whip."

    And one I got a few weeks ago - "When you let him do that at the free walk he's so far on his forehand he looks like a slide at the playground. "

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    I love it when trainers get creative with their explanations! It may seem strange but they always work.
    I've had a trainer tell me to relax my seat by relaxing the same muscles you would use to go to the bathroom. Right before entering the ring at a show, she told me to "Go out there and pee all over that arena!"

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  6. ValFebruary 27, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Flying backwards? Sounds like a new air above the ground. ;)

    My horse can get behind the leg by going too fast. He will transfer his power to carrying if he slows down, so our warm up is often in a slower tempo than one might want for a different horse. The last clinician that I rode with told me to just "think walk" for the half halt. This was challenging, since my horse wanted to obediently walk even just from my thoughts, but amazingly effective!

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  7. BizFebruary 27, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    One of my favorites is "You'd think that you, being a person and all, would have an intellectual edge over your horse."

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  8. Heather in FLFebruary 28, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    My trainer says quite a few things. One inparticular with Antarius...once he gets round and starts USING his back end is "Gee...look in the mirror - YOU HAVE A HORSE inbetween your legs!"

    Others...

    "Ride like you are doing a Grand Prix test" (side note...yeah - Training Level and Grand Prix are complete opposites...LOL)

    For shoulder-in...
    "Remember how it was to hold your kids on your hip? Ride like your kids are on your hip"

    When I do something right...
    "ROCK ON!!"

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