Hey everyone!! Just a quick post today, on june 18, I was in ahorse show and I came away with two first place ribbons from both of my classes.
Bye!!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Three Day Eventing
Hello again!
Today I will be talking to you about tree day eventing. The three phases are Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross-Country.
Dressage:
Dressage is the french word for training and is the "ballet" of the horse world. It has many "moves" like the Piaffe that is when a horse trots on the spot. Secondly, we have the Pirouette and that's when the horse plants his hind hoofs on the ground and spins around. Next is the Rein Back which is when the horse walks backwards. Another one is the leg yield where the horse moves sideways. There are many more but those are the top four.
When you are preforming a Dressage test, the bell goes and you have 45 seconds to enter the arena or you are disqualified. When you have entered the arena, you go to "X"(middle of the arena) halt ant salute the judge. After that, you go on and do your test while including and three paces (walk, trot, canter). There are various paces for each pace. Shorten walk, lengthen walk, free walk, working walk, collected walk, shorten trot, working trot, lengthen trot, collected trot, shorten canter, collected canter, working canter, lengthen canter. After you are done your test, you come back to "X" and salute the judge then breathe because your test is over. I've seen many people over practice a dressage test then when they go to a show, their horse seems almost robotic. That's all for Dressage, on to Show Jumping...!
Show Jumping:
Show Jumping is when you go into a HUGE grass arena and memorize coarse of jumps. Basically, you enter the ring, they announce your name and you horse's name, a bell goes and you start your round. When your approaching a jump, you want to make sure that the white flag is on your left and that the red flag is on your right. The rails on a jump hollow, therefore making them light and easy to knock down. Every time you knock down a rail, you get four faults, if your horse refuses a jump, you get one fault and if you go over time, you get one fault for each window of five seconds. Say you jump a clear round and another horse jumps a clear round it goes to jump-off. A jump of is basically a race against the clock. If both horses jump a clear round, than the horse with the fastest time wins. There are lots of different types of jumps. Here I will list three of the most common. The ever difficult triple-combination is a row of three jumps spaced one, two or three strides apart. Next we have the faux-stone wall which is a stack of hollow plastic blocks made to look like well, a stone wall. Then the 4 foot double oxer which is two jumps placed one in front of the other increasing in hight. These are often painted with spirals, stripes and other dizzying patters with wing and flower boxes on the side to scare the horse into refusing the jump. That's it that's all... to the cross-country course!!!
Cross-Country:
Cross-Country is the most exiting of them all. The jumps are solid so if you run into one, chances are, your horse is going to break it's legs and you are going to end up in the hospital. There are twelve jumps on a course that include a log, a creek, the hogs back, stairs, drops, log piles, hay bails, liver pools, jumps in the liver pools fences, rocks, park benches, brush fences, ect... You start in a box, the starter bell goes and you take off at a gallop towards the first jump. ALWAYS SLOW YOUR HORSE BEFOR A JUMP!!!! You've taken your first jump and enter the woods and you see a creek looming ahead of you. Chances are, the banks are going to be muddy on both sides so you slow your horse and clear the jump. Two minutes later, you exit the woods and you see the finish line so you start galloping and you win the class and take home the blue ribbon.
Thank you for reading,
Laurel
Today I will be talking to you about tree day eventing. The three phases are Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross-Country.
Dressage:
Dressage is the french word for training and is the "ballet" of the horse world. It has many "moves" like the Piaffe that is when a horse trots on the spot. Secondly, we have the Pirouette and that's when the horse plants his hind hoofs on the ground and spins around. Next is the Rein Back which is when the horse walks backwards. Another one is the leg yield where the horse moves sideways. There are many more but those are the top four.
When you are preforming a Dressage test, the bell goes and you have 45 seconds to enter the arena or you are disqualified. When you have entered the arena, you go to "X"(middle of the arena) halt ant salute the judge. After that, you go on and do your test while including and three paces (walk, trot, canter). There are various paces for each pace. Shorten walk, lengthen walk, free walk, working walk, collected walk, shorten trot, working trot, lengthen trot, collected trot, shorten canter, collected canter, working canter, lengthen canter. After you are done your test, you come back to "X" and salute the judge then breathe because your test is over. I've seen many people over practice a dressage test then when they go to a show, their horse seems almost robotic. That's all for Dressage, on to Show Jumping...!
Show Jumping:
Show Jumping is when you go into a HUGE grass arena and memorize coarse of jumps. Basically, you enter the ring, they announce your name and you horse's name, a bell goes and you start your round. When your approaching a jump, you want to make sure that the white flag is on your left and that the red flag is on your right. The rails on a jump hollow, therefore making them light and easy to knock down. Every time you knock down a rail, you get four faults, if your horse refuses a jump, you get one fault and if you go over time, you get one fault for each window of five seconds. Say you jump a clear round and another horse jumps a clear round it goes to jump-off. A jump of is basically a race against the clock. If both horses jump a clear round, than the horse with the fastest time wins. There are lots of different types of jumps. Here I will list three of the most common. The ever difficult triple-combination is a row of three jumps spaced one, two or three strides apart. Next we have the faux-stone wall which is a stack of hollow plastic blocks made to look like well, a stone wall. Then the 4 foot double oxer which is two jumps placed one in front of the other increasing in hight. These are often painted with spirals, stripes and other dizzying patters with wing and flower boxes on the side to scare the horse into refusing the jump. That's it that's all... to the cross-country course!!!
Cross-Country:
Cross-Country is the most exiting of them all. The jumps are solid so if you run into one, chances are, your horse is going to break it's legs and you are going to end up in the hospital. There are twelve jumps on a course that include a log, a creek, the hogs back, stairs, drops, log piles, hay bails, liver pools, jumps in the liver pools fences, rocks, park benches, brush fences, ect... You start in a box, the starter bell goes and you take off at a gallop towards the first jump. ALWAYS SLOW YOUR HORSE BEFOR A JUMP!!!! You've taken your first jump and enter the woods and you see a creek looming ahead of you. Chances are, the banks are going to be muddy on both sides so you slow your horse and clear the jump. Two minutes later, you exit the woods and you see the finish line so you start galloping and you win the class and take home the blue ribbon.
Thank you for reading,
Laurel
Thursday, March 3, 2011
I Challenge You!!
There are seven horses in this picture.
Warning: You will need glasses after this!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
The Paso Fino! (breed of the week)
Hello once again!
Today I will posting about the Paso Fino!
About the Paso Fino:
Temperament: Warm Blooded, Lively, Responsive
Uses: Trail Riding, Shows and Pleasure Riding
Land of Origin: Central and South America
Colours: All solid colours
The Paso Fino is a very graceful horse and it's name means "fine walk."
Some Paso Finos:
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.
-Laurel
Today I will posting about the Paso Fino!
About the Paso Fino:
Temperament: Warm Blooded, Lively, Responsive
Uses: Trail Riding, Shows and Pleasure Riding
Land of Origin: Central and South America
Colours: All solid colours
The Paso Fino is a very graceful horse and it's name means "fine walk."
Some Paso Finos:
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.
-Laurel
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Question box
If any body has any questions about riding, the horse in general, or any thing you can think of, drop it in the question box. (comment box.) Please feel free to ask your questions so nobody is confused.
forgot to say that you will find the answer in the comment box.
Good bye!
-Laurel
forgot to say that you will find the answer in the comment box.
Good bye!
-Laurel
Friday, November 26, 2010
Exclusive Post #2
Anyone who can solve this is really observant! You are looking for seven horses hidden in the picture. So far, I have found 4/7! Tell me in the comment box how many you found.
Good luck!
CRAZY HORSE JUMPING!! OMG MUST SEE!! (exclusive post)
When I first saw the video, I thought I would be bored.
Take a look at these cool videos. You won't be bored!
Ever wondered if horses can jump over cars? watch the videos to find out!!
I did this post for the people how think riding is this:
You get on the horse and it will know what to do. IT IS NOT LIKE THAT!!
You will notice that in some parts of the video, the horse will start to move sideways. This is called "running out". This happens when the horse is unsure of itself.
One last thing: a question.
Q:Why is riding an Olympic sport if it is not a challenge?
Please leave your thoughts on these videos in the comments box.
Please watch,
-Laurel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwFFZj6zICI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx9vPfUi7hk&feature=related
Take a look at these cool videos. You won't be bored!
Ever wondered if horses can jump over cars? watch the videos to find out!!
I did this post for the people how think riding is this:
You get on the horse and it will know what to do. IT IS NOT LIKE THAT!!
You will notice that in some parts of the video, the horse will start to move sideways. This is called "running out". This happens when the horse is unsure of itself.
One last thing: a question.
Q:Why is riding an Olympic sport if it is not a challenge?
Please leave your thoughts on these videos in the comments box.
Please watch,
-Laurel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwFFZj6zICI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx9vPfUi7hk&feature=related
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Silly Stable Stories
Hey guys!
Just a funny (ish) post. I will post a video, 'cause with this story, you need to see it to believe it.
Ok, here we go...
It all started when I found a box of sugar cubes on kitchen counter. I asked my mom if I could have them to take to the stable for horses. She said "yes". Please note that these are BROWN SUGAR sugar cubes. Ok, back to the story. At the barn there is horse named Revel*. When I walked by Revel with the sugar, he put his head over the door. Normal, I thought. He just wants treats. Than he started to bob his head up and down. Whatever, I told my self. He's only desperate. Just than, I herd a huge "SPLAT". I turned around to find a HUGE puddle of spit in front of his stall door, and worst of all, a whole bunch more hanging from his mouth!!!!! Is that disgusting or what?!
That's all for now, folks!!!
~Laurel =)
*Will include a photo*
Saturday, November 13, 2010
News...
GUESS WHAT???????????????????
GOT KICKED BY A HORSE!!!!!!!!!! AND I KICKED IT BACK!!!!!!!!!! (LIGHTLY;)
MWAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAD THE BEST RIDE OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!
-Laurel
GOT KICKED BY A HORSE!!!!!!!!!! AND I KICKED IT BACK!!!!!!!!!! (LIGHTLY;)
MWAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAD THE BEST RIDE OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!
-Laurel
Friday, November 12, 2010
Future Posting...
Soon enough there will be some videos of me riding, some videos from YouTube and other fun stuff like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Laurel
=)
-Laurel
=)
What's Happening?
Hey guys, just a quick post for now!
Just putting it out there that there is a schooling show on December 4th! They are LOTS of fun!
See you later,
~Laurel
Just putting it out there that there is a schooling show on December 4th! They are LOTS of fun!
See you later,
~Laurel
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Horse Tails...
Hey! Whoa there! You are way too close my friend. This lesson is from school horse Shady's point of view of the lesson on nov. 6, 2010. Okay, here we go...! (she kicks...)
Could this warm-up possibly go any slower? I mean it's just walking in circles while some random person yanks on my mouth! Ah, yes, finally trotting. Oh, wait. Did she just pull on my mouth? Okay, back to walk. Hey! How dare you hit me with your whip!! It just keeps repeating: I get kicked to trot, so I trot. Then, they pull on my mouth, so I walk. Then they whip me!! Grrr! I HATE beginners!
Ten minutes later, we've changed direction twice, and for three times in a row, Norman got to close! I was about to kick him when the person in middle of the ring yells at the person to find her own space in the arena. We where called to the middle of the ring while the person told the other people what to do next. I kind of zoned out until I hear "go back on the rail*." No one moved, so niether did I. Then someone came and led to the rail. About fifteen minutes later, she told every one to get off.
As I was led to my stall, I got happier. When she finished brushing me, she took of my halter** and let me loose in my cozy stall. Then guess what?? I got a carrot!!!!! Yay!
*rail: the "track" in the arena
**halter: a nylon headstall (Shady is wearing one in the photo!)
~Shady Shady Norman
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
What's Happening??
Hi again. Guys, this is Sassy. Sassy, this my class. Oh I know. You hate them just like you hate every body else. Sassy is an 1994 bay* arabian mare. Yes she lives up to her name. She's bitten my friend arm three times in a row in the same spot exactly!! No, I don't like her and no, she doesn't like me. She can be a real pain sometimes! This photo has something rare about it, can you guess?? Post your guess on my blog and I will post the answer on yours.
*Bay: a horse or pony that is brown and that has a black mane and tail.
I got the photo from "wecreateriders.com"
-Laurel
*Bay: a horse or pony that is brown and that has a black mane and tail.
I got the photo from "wecreateriders.com"
-Laurel
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