tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post8335401337162800669..comments2024-03-11T21:51:38.696-04:00Comments on The Dressage Curmudgeon: Oh, the humanity. Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00862983598055228855noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-39783757813047853522014-10-26T21:31:02.613-04:002014-10-26T21:31:02.613-04:00There's a fascinating thread on UDBB right now...There's a fascinating thread on UDBB right now in which a "purist" decries modern competitive dressage at the international level, but cites a pony walk-trot test performed by a 5 year old as a test that she admires. With video. I can't tell if she is actively insane or not, but it makes for hilarious reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-75082493584174963312014-10-08T13:28:59.378-04:002014-10-08T13:28:59.378-04:00Seriously loving this post for so many reasonsSeriously loving this post for so many reasonsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170276194808251103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-5238466297682559222014-10-08T11:57:57.207-04:002014-10-08T11:57:57.207-04:00Ermigerd. I actually read that thread on UDBB (up ...Ermigerd. I actually read that thread on UDBB (up to around page 8 I think) in hopes of finding some good tips on canter transitions. Instead my head exploded. Chelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639814653547488575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-47934870714663067202014-10-04T11:09:35.821-04:002014-10-04T11:09:35.821-04:00LMAO! I love this! I have actually never competed ...LMAO! I love this! I have actually never competed at 2nd Level, because I have never ridden a horse that could properly execute a simple change until after they had learned a flying change, and why would you show 2nd Level if you've got a good change? I'm sure the Bulletin Board Riders would all be desperately clutching their pearls in horror at that revelation. A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-38073238084475978342014-10-03T13:28:47.022-04:002014-10-03T13:28:47.022-04:00I spent a lot of the summer riding a PSG horse tha...I spent a lot of the summer riding a PSG horse that my trainer brought up through the levels herself and got her silver medal on. I love him but he rears if you take one too many half halts in the right rein. So you can imagine how well it went when jumper rider me started working on canter walk canter transitions on him. But hey, I'm still alive. More dangerous than any jumper I've ever ridden, that one.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275971301824881125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-86115847656930573752014-10-03T10:32:15.033-04:002014-10-03T10:32:15.033-04:00a very, uh, *spirited* recounting of working on a ...a very, uh, *spirited* recounting of working on a transition that i'm now deciding will NOT be a part of my schooling for a verrrrry long time. thanks for the heads up lol!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com