After two minutes of watching me ride 'round on Delphi,
Jeff Moore said I looked like a "spastic Madame Defarge." (She's the knitting villain in Charles Dickens'
A Tale of Two Cities.) I'm glad to report that since receiving the benefits of
Jeff's clinic, I am now happily allowing my horse to self reward (I still need to make it an extra obvious reward) and thereby accomplishing several strides in relaxation! We've even achieved a relaxed shoulder in at walk. Progress!
Note the elbows down, shoulders wide and low, and stable core:
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Keeping armpit muscles engaged, shoulders wide, and core stable; waiting for Delphi to give:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtOKtQOVj1zb3u_JpOss90lXKCBXyke07sWQa8DCZAX6LYVCUa5tNIUJJuTcQ-QZZFPkM2S6U7Ar7c2sXpgKc92dVg7xxdTjNM17UPKf6QxfT2feIysTAvINqnk0xD6mnroKNN3DiU8A/s400/Delphi1.jpg)
When she gives, I can then encourage her to self reward by uberstreichen:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlKn-28ikiewT32dsqTTu5e54-aEPNUKlkn3HlDaV4GIuGpCse3Csx9BDhGjMaQ3criBQYQTHi04FEJVmHwA6WW4QMjVGTi8MFqWE9suOHfTomWurlzq_OQLyqHUovYM5rDWfclU9eSA/s400/givingtherein.jpg)
Uberstreichen at canter:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVrQ5kicl5QpnqlX1wtU5uU9mzqwaQaTjJka4V_CV4sHUlGMdv6ZqzClj2BGF8PYutkNl_JEEl1WObiWcnmPzIh-4lvQIQ5vl1v5rPWHU97GgQSjYp0XHm4-6cOG6ZPVXyvKNmoF0Yu0/s400/givethereincanter.jpg)
Delphi relaxes her jaw, and I reward with uberstreichen:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrLqaEDvV7EHYIjtl3ppo4QpPT6CIsacxRTKinDbqY2088E0i8LO3S34Z3mrcJ2JAhY0NKZcsGcDeZ5NnMjMhD9nl92icETpxE72WWnRDoQY0NNBlz9pc3JSGbgkv_eJ20GAbFbab6Jo/s400/canterloopyrein.jpg)
"She is positively scurrying!" Note the improved suspension in the canter stride:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNPhAWKsnKbvns7EhflovCQ_299sCYdScbmtnV40OM1_elcbTP4BZLyvOgZC_0nO3vJpEN3B2wXH3-nYwUT5i6STf4h0zlVHRk4uRHGBG84QAx5kFwOtcdpHrZfXupBqdSGGMh-wwCN0/s400/scurryingcanterloopyreinbounding.jpg)
What a feeling! Thank you Jeff!
1 comment:
Awesome, and I love the helmet!
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