tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post9070716147568719498..comments2024-03-27T08:06:53.882-07:00Comments on Raincoast Rider: Getting Some ConfidenceThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post-49273665329867648942016-02-25T06:23:26.338-08:002016-02-25T06:23:26.338-08:00I'm no help. I've never ridden a dressage ...I'm no help. I've never ridden a dressage test. Good luck!!! And remember to have fun. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post-41339312336814533452016-02-24T12:26:37.828-08:002016-02-24T12:26:37.828-08:00Ohhh, I like that. Particularly coming from an eve...Ohhh, I like that. Particularly coming from an eventing angle where the dressage tests I'm riding don't halt and salute until the end. Makes it so much easier to forget!Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post-69644130905595370492016-02-24T12:24:25.590-08:002016-02-24T12:24:25.590-08:00I may still resort to having it called on the day!...I may still resort to having it called on the day!Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post-9231990820544353972016-02-24T12:22:11.365-08:002016-02-24T12:22:11.365-08:00Now that I've ridden it a few times, I think v...Now that I've ridden it a few times, I think visualizing it will be my go to. That, and consoling myself with the fact it's the 2015 test and if I can remember it now I can use it for a few more years! :)Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post-65730447313939515782016-02-24T12:19:48.408-08:002016-02-24T12:19:48.408-08:00I get nervous and then my inner rabid squirrel com...I get nervous and then my inner rabid squirrel comes out no matter how hard I try to control it!Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post-58254330515533181602016-02-23T22:44:30.721-08:002016-02-23T22:44:30.721-08:00I read in my horse magazine this month that the Ro...I read in my horse magazine this month that the Royal Dutch Riding Association (KNHS) has eliminated the halt & salute from dressage until you're at level Z1, which is German level M, or 3rd level USA. Can you imagine!lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post-38683950205192863492016-02-23T22:30:30.614-08:002016-02-23T22:30:30.614-08:00I could never ride a dressage test without it bein...I could never ride a dressage test without it being called for me. I might be able to remember the salute part, but I was way too nervous for anything else.lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post-38311514396869193092016-02-23T18:01:54.825-08:002016-02-23T18:01:54.825-08:00I always found it easier to memorize the test by v...I always found it easier to memorize the test by visualizing riding it rather then memorizing a series of movements. That helps with the flow for me. And remember it's fun. :)TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359915651309786241.post-20950218692031827302016-02-23T17:29:49.497-08:002016-02-23T17:29:49.497-08:00aw i love the pictures of your girls! great takeaw...aw i love the pictures of your girls! great takeaways too - those are pretty much all the same things i'm constantly having to remind myself too, esp that bit about going slower and taking my time hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com