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Christine Watanabe
Apr 21, 2012, 9:28:05 PM4/21/12
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Had a good ride today. Kass on Pikasa and me on Westwind started out at the
walk side-by-side to ride a pas-de-deux, but got bored after a couple of
circuits of the arena. So instead, we played follow the leader at the trot.
around the arena, across the diagonal, serpentines - all at posting trot.
tried a little shoulder in, but couldn't get my body right. After a short
break, picked up sitting trot and did some shoulder in and leg yield. Then
Kass stopped to coach me as i tried to get the leg yield correct.
She even had me try to get some piaffe. Poor Westwind. It's hard enough to
do piaffe when you've only done half-steps in hand, but to try and figure
out what your rider is asking you to do when she doesn't even know what
she's doing. . . . He is a saint! It is a measure of how far I've come
that I actually got a couple of nice steps out of him.
Chris
*~*~*
I could do great things, if I weren't so busy doing little things.
Chris Watanabe & Latte the Siamese
renaissa...@yahoo.com
Aiken, SC
walk side-by-side to ride a pas-de-deux, but got bored after a couple of
circuits of the arena. So instead, we played follow the leader at the trot.
around the arena, across the diagonal, serpentines - all at posting trot.
tried a little shoulder in, but couldn't get my body right. After a short
break, picked up sitting trot and did some shoulder in and leg yield. Then
Kass stopped to coach me as i tried to get the leg yield correct.
She even had me try to get some piaffe. Poor Westwind. It's hard enough to
do piaffe when you've only done half-steps in hand, but to try and figure
out what your rider is asking you to do when she doesn't even know what
she's doing. . . . He is a saint! It is a measure of how far I've come
that I actually got a couple of nice steps out of him.
Chris
*~*~*
I could do great things, if I weren't so busy doing little things.
Chris Watanabe & Latte the Siamese
renaissa...@yahoo.com
Aiken, SC
Christine Watanabe
Apr 21, 2012, 9:31:01 PM4/21/12
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Had a good ride today. Kass on Pikasa and me on Westwind started out at the
walk side-by-side to ride a pas-de-deux, but got bored after a couple of
circuits of the arena. So instead, we played follow the leader at the trot.
around the arena, across the diagonal, serpentines - all at posting trot.
tried a little shoulder in, but couldn't get my body right. After a short
break, picked up sitting trot and did some shoulder in and leg yield. Then
Kass stopped to coach me as i tried to get the leg yield correct.
She even had me try to get some piaffe. Poor Westwind. It's hard enough to
do piaffe when you've only done half-steps in hand, but to try and figure
out what your rider is asking you to do when she doesn't even know what
she's doing. . . . He is a saint! It is a measure of how far I've come
that I actually got a couple of nice steps out of him.
Chris
*~*~*
What I need are problems that I can eat my way out of
walk side-by-side to ride a pas-de-deux, but got bored after a couple of
circuits of the arena. So instead, we played follow the leader at the trot.
around the arena, across the diagonal, serpentines - all at posting trot.
tried a little shoulder in, but couldn't get my body right. After a short
break, picked up sitting trot and did some shoulder in and leg yield. Then
Kass stopped to coach me as i tried to get the leg yield correct.
She even had me try to get some piaffe. Poor Westwind. It's hard enough to
do piaffe when you've only done half-steps in hand, but to try and figure
out what your rider is asking you to do when she doesn't even know what
she's doing. . . . He is a saint! It is a measure of how far I've come
that I actually got a couple of nice steps out of him.
Chris
*~*~*
Aiken, South Carolina
Winnie
Apr 21, 2012, 10:42:58 PM4/21/12
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On 4/21/12 9:31 PM, Christine Watanabe wrote:
> Had a good ride today. Kass on Pikasa and me on Westwind started out at the
> walk side-by-side to ride a pas-de-deux, but got bored after a couple of
> circuits of the arena. So instead, we played follow the leader at the trot.
> around the arena, across the diagonal, serpentines - all at posting trot.
> tried a little shoulder in, but couldn't get my body right. After a short
> break, picked up sitting trot and did some shoulder in and leg yield. Then
> Kass stopped to coach me as i tried to get the leg yield correct.
>
> She even had me try to get some piaffe. Poor Westwind. It's hard enough to
> do piaffe when you've only done half-steps in hand, but to try and figure
> out what your rider is asking you to do when she doesn't even know what
> she's doing. . . . He is a saint! It is a measure of how far I've come
> that I actually got a couple of nice steps out of him.
My friend and I do Similar (not paffe) riding. We do a little pas de
deux and following stuff.
I had a nice ride on Reggie yesterday. Kept it light but had some lovely
long working trotting. I did not ride today. I over did some lifting and
had a chiro appt. I felt better after but decided to wait til Mon. to
ride again.
I love reading about your nice steady progress.
Winnie
Christine Watanabe
Apr 22, 2012, 7:28:22 AM4/22/12
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On 4/21/12 10:42 PM, in article jmvr7i$ofl$1...@speranza.aioe.org, "Winnie"
doing.
My chiro used to suggest having an epsom salt soak after an adjustment.
Glad you are feeling better.
Chris
*~*~*
Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just do not have film.
Aiken, SC
<tl...@comporium.net> wrote:
> I had a nice ride on Reggie yesterday. Kept it light but had some lovely
> long working trotting. I did not ride today. I over did some lifting and
> had a chiro appt. I felt better after but decided to wait til Mon. to
> ride again.
> I love reading about your nice steady progress.
> Winnie
Thanks, Winnie. Same here - I enjoy reading about how you and Reggie are
> I had a nice ride on Reggie yesterday. Kept it light but had some lovely
> long working trotting. I did not ride today. I over did some lifting and
> had a chiro appt. I felt better after but decided to wait til Mon. to
> ride again.
> I love reading about your nice steady progress.
> Winnie
doing.
My chiro used to suggest having an epsom salt soak after an adjustment.
Glad you are feeling better.
Chris
*~*~*
Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just do not have film.
Aiken, SC
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