tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post9078416216193148326..comments2023-09-05T08:28:07.184-04:00Comments on It's Quarters for Me: Keep on keeping onsmazourekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-7013527693814704182011-06-26T22:31:48.901-04:002011-06-26T22:31:48.901-04:00Thanks GHM- we got a start yesterday and it went w...Thanks GHM- we got a start yesterday and it went well. I have high hopes!<br /><br />Linda- that's it exactly. Get the bucking over with now without me up there. I have my doubts that bucking will ever be a regular thing for her. She seems a bit traumatized about it.<br /><br />twohorses- yes, I do have his new book. The illustrations in it are wonderful. Interesting about the horse jumping out on you. I had an interesting session where I was round penned and almost felt like I needed to jump out at one point because the person was putting on too much pressure. It was an eye opening experience.smazourekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-51783057393027316332011-06-26T18:57:40.141-04:002011-06-26T18:57:40.141-04:00Hempfling is fabulous. Do you have his book "...Hempfling is fabulous. Do you have his book "The horse seeks me"? <br /><br />I rarely longe, but if I do I walk a very big circle inside the horse's circle, so I'm only a few yards away from the horse. Hempfling does a lot of loose longeing in a picadero, that taught me a lot. The first time I tried that with a horse I had a couple of years ago, he jumped out of the picadero, because I put on far too much pressure. It really improved my longeing and driving skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-90255051854338132932011-06-25T14:28:37.370-04:002011-06-25T14:28:37.370-04:00We're doing the same thing, it appears. I als...We're doing the same thing, it appears. I also get dizzy, especially in the smaller circles we have to do right now to keep her going forward. Not so much when she moves out further. What you said about wanting her to buck makes perfect sense. Better she do it now than later. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />Linda<br />Beautiful MustangAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-50176594290314068452011-06-24T20:39:14.874-04:002011-06-24T20:39:14.874-04:00I always get dizzy too, so I basically walk the ci...I always get dizzy too, so I basically walk the circle with the horses now and it helps. I'm not a great lunger anyway so I avoid it when possible. Ground driving is a great tool when done correctly. I think you will enjoy it once you get the hang of it. Good luck.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-59387782917775225542011-06-24T09:53:43.080-04:002011-06-24T09:53:43.080-04:00Thanks Wolfie- that does help. I think I've go...Thanks Wolfie- that does help. I think I've got it now.<br /><br />CFS and in2paints- thanks, it helps to know that I'm not the only one who gets dizzy and nauseous while lungeing. I'll give your recommendations a try.smazourekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-14477802549774550602011-06-23T21:30:47.373-04:002011-06-23T21:30:47.373-04:00(this is in2paints) I used to get really dizzy to...(this is in2paints) I used to get really dizzy too, but I do what Calm, Forward, and Strait does... I will focus on something other than my horse for brief periods to keep from getting really dizzy. I also walk around a lot instead of just spinning around in a small circle.<br /><br />I have a really old surcingle and a pair of driving lines I use on my youngsters, but since Lilly is 10 now, I haven't used them in forever. I think ground driving is awesome for the horse, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-51737933315966640772011-06-23T20:36:41.661-04:002011-06-23T20:36:41.661-04:00To help with dizziness: don't follow the horse...To help with dizziness: don't follow the horse around the circle with your eyes. You have to "spot" like in ballet dancing. Let your eyes rest on things - fencepost, tree branch, mounting block - periodically, and then jump to the next "spot". Don't know if that makes sense to you, but it works for me :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-54092663031298598392011-06-23T20:27:05.529-04:002011-06-23T20:27:05.529-04:00OK, let me try. :-) For example, you are position...OK, let me try. :-) For example, you are positioned behind her left shoulder with your right arm and shoulder next to her hip and the left side of your body slightly tilted in to the centre of the ring. As she starts walking/trotting, you let the line out and start walking with her but sort of driving her from behind. Instead of following her circle, you walk in a square, stopping for a sec when you get to your "corner" to turn your body slightly while Gwen continues trotting. I think it's the slight hesitation at the "corner" that gives you your balance back. I did find that the longer the line, the less dizzy I got. A bit long-winded....clear as mud?? :-)Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743943656869294788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-69253447913121256932011-06-23T16:33:13.793-04:002011-06-23T16:33:13.793-04:00Hmm, I can't quite picture that. Any chance yo...Hmm, I can't quite picture that. Any chance you could describe it slightly differently?<br /><br />Isn't he amazing? I took another look at his work after Racheal suggested I learn how to get into a zen state. Seemed to fit right in with what he teaches.smazourekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-18341971035942782212011-06-23T16:16:24.225-04:002011-06-23T16:16:24.225-04:00My instructor taught me to walk in a small square ...My instructor taught me to walk in a small square sort of behind Gem when lunging. I, too, used to get dizzy, but walking in a square helped. Hempling is amazing, by the way. I watched a number of his short videos a while back...he really does dance with the horse.Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743943656869294788noreply@blogger.com