tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195881028568972532.post1064786397643575850..comments2024-03-20T13:31:35.386-04:00Comments on Lyrical Equine: Saddle timeKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11446230051948762357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195881028568972532.post-20276158147828361392021-03-29T14:13:37.937-04:002021-03-29T14:13:37.937-04:00Ha, so true. I am a weirdo and don't really di...Ha, so true. I am a weirdo and don't really distinguish my right from left when leading and tacking up so it seems strange to me, but you are totally right. The shaping post was really interesting to me. I have not successfully done TOH from the ground with any horse, I'm excited to try with those aids. Yoshi actually backs super well from the palm towards chest without even touching (interesting, the same exact aid that did not work for Charlie). My TOF aid has not been on the hip but has been where a leg would be at the girth. Which is close to the line at the shoulder indicating forward vs. backward movement, so maybe not as clear to him that there is a very small amount of forward movement - crossing the inside hind in front of the outside vs. behind/stepping directly in line with the outside and not crossing. I am curious to try from a bit further back and see if that improves the understanding. And I will definitely try the sequence - like you I've been doing work all from one side and then switching to the other side. Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446230051948762357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195881028568972532.post-82712099778339322082021-03-29T12:21:56.097-04:002021-03-29T12:21:56.097-04:00i think most horses are a little 'worse' o...i think most horses are a little 'worse' on their right sides just bc the VAST amount of experience they have being handled is done from the left. honestly it's kinda just a numbers game, more than anything else. <br /><br />when i first got my horse, a horsemanship pro got me started with ground work using an exercise he called "hip hip shoulder shoulder back forward" which.... is exactly what it sounds like haha. "hip" means turn on forehand; "shoulder" is turn on haunches, and the repetition reflects moving back and forth to each side of the horse (i would have guessed to do one full side of the horse first then move to the other, but he suggested constantly switching side to side). it was an interesting exercise for getting a feel for the lightest possible aids i could apply from the ground to get the reaction. <br /><br />https://fraidycateventing.blogspot.com/2017/01/shaping.htmlemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com