| Subject: GRRR!!! I wasn't done yet! I hate when that happens! |
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Dana
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Date Posted: 11:43:51 10/09/02 Wed
In reply to:
Dana
's message, "Dressage with Miss Demeanor" on 14:01:28 10/08/02 Tue
>I swung into the black leather dressage saddle & sat
>down.Miss
>Demeanor fidgeted underneath me.I pushed my heels down
>& sat back in the saddle, keeping my shoulders
>straight & up.I picked up my reins & lightly squeezed
>Miss D. so she would walk.The cue was almost
>invisble.The bay Dutch Warmblood was very excited to
>be out, & was side-stepping & prancing around,
>completely not in dressage form.I sponged the reins, &
>got her to come onto the bit.Miss Demeanor was moving
>beautifully, with her neck arched.I walked her another
>lap, & lightly squeezed her into a trot.Miss Demeanor
>went into a elegant, controlled working trot.I sat to
>the smooth movement of her trot.I trotted Miss
>Demeanor around for a while, & then collected her
>trot.Miss Demeanor had great collection, and her trot
>was perfect & smooth.I trotted her another lap, then
>brought my leg behind the girth & lightly
>squeezed.Miss D. instantly went into a long, extended
>trot.Keeping her legs straight without much hock
>movement.She looked & moved perfectly.Then I with my
>led behind the grith(slightly) again, I cued her to
>canter.Miss D. did a perfect transition & went into a
>beautiful canter.I let her canter for a few laps &
>then collected her canter.Next, I did some half-passes
>with her(also called appuyements)
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