tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post3835786892719157632..comments2023-09-09T05:35:11.672-07:00Comments on Boots and Saddles: The Tig plan and why blogging is better than studyingMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-10430695134676477292014-01-23T09:25:06.369-08:002014-01-23T09:25:06.369-08:00LOVE this post, Mel. It leads me to further though...LOVE this post, Mel. It leads me to further thought as I move forward with Griffin.Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-60673707130370517382014-01-21T17:20:09.232-08:002014-01-21T17:20:09.232-08:00Im on my phone trying to comment. Ib think you ca...Im on my phone trying to comment. Ib think you can figure it out!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-84225482702178749672014-01-21T17:18:13.924-08:002014-01-21T17:18:13.924-08:00Aarene that is very reassuring thank you. I didnt ...Aarene that is very reassuring thank you. I didnt canter on farley on the trail probably at least a year or longer because both of us Werent confortable at the canter. Until Farley so much of my riding was standardbreds that didnt canter. I won't say no right away if horse offers a nice relaxed cancer because at some point I want them to know its okay. But I certainly won't ask for it on the trail for a while. On a young horse that two year mark sounds about right for cantering as anything but teaching the skill. tig is a little different from the generic endurance prospect for me because I know that she's going to be used this summer for speed and I feel like it's my responsibility to get some canter work on her to prepare for thst effort. <br /><br />And iI totally agree. Plans are for measuring progress again reassessing and changing as we go along :-) you guys can see what's in my head unless i write it down I thought it would be fun see what I thought would happen compared to what I actually end up doing in the three months. Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-39116763846515411542014-01-21T14:56:07.841-08:002014-01-21T14:56:07.841-08:00It's good to have a plan. Having a plan gives...It's good to have a plan. Having a plan gives you something to crumple up and throw away! <br /><br />But seriously, your plan is good--and I know that you aren't likely to "tunnel vision" the plan and will customize it to the horse.<br /><br />My own trainer advocates not letting horses canter on trails until they've been under saddle (and on trails) for two full years. They canter in the arena, and if they're in a hurry outside, they trot faster. <br /><br />And of course, Fee and I are living proof that a canter is completely unnecessary :-) We both suck at it, and while my body is completely borked, I'm not even going to ask. If she offers it on the trail and the terrain supports it, I'll say yes (she's been under saddle on trails since 2009, so we certainly aren't rushing it). Otherwise, we can outrun the Zombie Apocalypse at a trot just fine. AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072169739345465380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-39261154278584059032014-01-21T10:52:27.287-08:002014-01-21T10:52:27.287-08:00Cantering: 2 reasons.
The first is I'm being...Cantering: 2 reasons. <br /><br />The first is I'm being conservative because has NEVER cantered under saddle. So there's going to be a transition period where she's going to developing new muscle to both my body/tack weight, AND muscle for BALANCE during that gait. I think that it would be premature to ask for any sort of "working canter" as part of our regular conditioning this soon after learning how to canter with a rider - She needs to develop the strength and balance of the gait before I start asking for it on the trail with variable footing. <br /><br />The second reason is because beyond "teaching the canter" as part of a balanced training program, I don't need the increased effort to do an LD effort - especially in the first 3 months of training. It's totally possible to get the amount of conditioning needed to complete an LD without any sort of intervals. It's only when I start doing 50's that I think intervals start to be really necessary so that you can keep overall mileage down. Right now, I'm on the side of the teeter totter that I'll be getting enough conditioning in a reasonable amount of miles. At a certain point, I will have to increase mileage past a point I feel is reasonable (high volume) and I will add intensity/intervals/cantering instead. Does this make sense? <br /><br />So the canter work I'll be doing in these first 3 months is to teach balance in the canter and start developign the necessary muscles, to teach the cue for the gait, and to teach the horse that cantering isn't an "exciting" event - it's just one more "thing" we do together. Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-69972644787362340642014-01-21T10:43:58.547-08:002014-01-21T10:43:58.547-08:00Vascular accident: As far as I can find out.....it...Vascular accident: As far as I can find out.....it's bascially ischemia, or a lack of blood flow because of some event like a clot etc. It's not a term I've heard used here - usually we talk about "ischemia". Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-32298013419514525732014-01-21T06:11:03.971-08:002014-01-21T06:11:03.971-08:00What the heck _is_ a "vascular accident"...What the heck _is_ a "vascular accident"?<br /><br />And what's your thinking on the relationship between minimal cantering and longevity? I can see wanting to keep the overall program one of balanced movement and sanity, both of which can be tricky on a baby who finds cantering very exciting, and the keep the average MPH down -- is there more to it than that?Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237668899993749427noreply@blogger.com