Buck & Canter
Dr Corinne B Leek
Jen has said before that the rider needs to get tough with him before
he'll actually do decent work. I've experienced that.
So, today, didn't even think about it but put on the spurs (have used
them on him in the past).
Anyway.
We went out to the outside ring so Jen and I could ride together as it
was nice weather. She was on Beau who is a lovely big boy with nice
trot.
I let Axle know right away that I had some "encouragers" on and he
perked up his walk! LOL! Very humourous.
I worked on simple w/t transitions to get him more aware of the leg
and stuff. Anyway, I was getting some nice trot work and transitions
and Jen suggested I try a canter and re-emphasised that I'd need to
get after him.
Well.
Yup.
He didn't want to canter. So after a few tries, I got PO'd and used
the whip after he ignored the spurs.
He kicked up a couple or 3 times and I yelled "I don't CARE! You're
gonna canter!"
And he did. <VBG>
Of course, I was holding on to my chicken bar the whole time, but I
didn't leave the seat.
That was going on the right lead. So we cantered a few times (short
ones). Then we trotted and walked a bit and turned onto the other
lead.
Again he tried to resist moving his butt, and kicked up, although not
as, um, forcefully. ;-)
We cantered a few times on that lead, too.
I was happy.
Had a good day, I think.
Oh! And no booze or drugs were used in preparation for the ride. LOL!
Corinne & Contented Crazy Canuck Crew....
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*** Conserve Energy: Laughter is easier than Anger!
*** cl...@ns.sympatico.ca
MA Sandy
APPLAUSE from the Brown family peanut gallery!!!!
You survived the buck AND the canter! YOU GO GIRL!!!
Sandy
Carl
Eileen Morgan
The Mare's Nest
http://www.themaresnest.com
Emily Brooks
"Dr Corinne B Leek" <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>
> I was happy.
>
> Had a good day, I think.
>
> Oh! And no booze or drugs were used in preparation for the ride. LOL!
>
> Corinne & Contented Crazy Canuck Crew....
>
Emily
Dawn J-L
> On Axle, aka Mr Lazybones or Mr FattyBum, today.(snip)
> He didn't want to canter. So after a few tries, I got PO'd and used
> the whip after he ignored the spurs.
> He kicked up a couple or 3 times and I yelled "I don't CARE! You're
> gonna canter!"
> And he did. <VBG>
> Of course, I was holding on to my chicken bar the whole time, but I
> didn't leave the seat.
> That was going on the right lead. So we cantered a few times (short
> ones). Then we trotted and walked a bit and turned onto the other
> lead.
> Again he tried to resist moving his butt, and kicked up, although not
> as, um, forcefully. ;-)
> We cantered a few times on that lead, too.
> I was happy.
>
> Had a good day, I think.
>
> Oh! And no booze or drugs were used in preparation for the ride. LOL!
Fantastic!!!!! You CAN canter! :-) And sit a buck!
Dawn JL
Chrissy
Congrats!
Cricket
"Dr Corinne B Leek" <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> He didn't want to canter. So after a few tries, I got PO'd and used
> the whip after he ignored the spurs.
> He kicked up a couple or 3 times and I yelled "I don't CARE! You're
> gonna canter!"
> And he did. <VBG>
> Of course, I was holding on to my chicken bar the whole time, but I
> didn't leave the seat.
Around here we refer to that as the "Oh, Shit!" handle...
;>)
Cricket
JJ
<snippage>
> Had a good day, I think.
YeeHaw! You sure did!
> Oh! And no booze or drugs were used in preparation for the ride. LOL!
What about after? ;-) Congrats! JJ
Jane Saranac
"Dr Corinne B Leek" <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> On Axle, aka Mr Lazybones or Mr FattyBum, today.
Mary Healey
> Had a good day, I think.
I think you had an "Axle"lent day!
--
Mary H. and the restored Ames National Zoo:
The Right Reverand Sir Edgar "Lucky" Pan-Waffles;
U-CD ANZ Babylon Ranger, CD, RE; ANZ Pas de Duke, RN;
Caris and rotund Rhia
Nancy DeMarco
I've noticed that, for the most part, I still ride bucks well - better
than good behavior. I think maybe it's because I didn't ride much
misbehavior while my balance was really off. So I didn't layer as
many bad habits over that sort of riding, and the old reflexes are
still there.
Lucy is such a peach. :) On the days when I'm riding well, she'll
throw a few bucks. On the days when I'm all over the place, she never
leaves the ground. I bought her back for her sake, but I'm very lucky
to have her.
I love your updates. :)
Nancy
Ruth Baltopoulos
[..]
> I love your updates. :)
Me, too! Keep 'em coming. I love it that you are riding regularly again.
I haven't been able to ride since Columbus Day. My back was a wee bit
more achy than usual after the hunt, but by the end of the week I could
barely stand to sit or lay down, or get up, or roll over, or....
Still not right, but I'm going to ride tomorrow to see how crippled I
end up. Litmus test to see if I can ride next Wednesday in the
Veteran's Day hunt.
--
Ruth B
Mary
> Nancy DeMarco wrote:
>
> [..]
>
> > I love your updates. :)
>
> Me, too! Keep 'em coming. I love it that you are riding regularly again.
Me three! I don't have much time these days to reply but I am
cheering everyone on as they post small victorys (Mary H/Emily/Win
that means you too!).
> Still not right, but I'm going to ride tomorrow to see how crippled I
> end up. Litmus test to see if I can ride next Wednesday in the
> Veteran's Day hunt.
Um, any idea what it is? I would be concerned about permanent damage
in the absence of a dx.
Good luck.
Mary
Nancy DeMarco
> Um, any idea what it is? I would be concerned about permanent damage
> in the absence of a dx.
And I just want to get her on my table. ;)
Nancy
Ruth Baltopoulos
> Ruth Baltopoulos wrote:
>> Still not right, but I'm going to ride tomorrow to see how crippled I
>> end up. Litmus test to see if I can ride next Wednesday in the
>> Veteran's Day hunt.
> Um, any idea what it is? I would be concerned about permanent damage
> in the absence of a dx.
Well, I'm guessing it's a disc issue in my lower back. Seems to be the
popular problem with most everyone in my family. Out of the nine of us
(including my parents), I would say 7 have significant back issues.
Three have had surgery, and all continued to have mentionable pain and
limitations afterward. One thing is certain: the more I move around the
better I feel. And standing is my most comfortable position.
I've decided to ignore it for the time being.
> Good luck.
Thanks! I'll see how it rolls after tomorrow...
--
Ruth B
Ruth Baltopoulos
> Mary wrote:
>> Um, any idea what it is? I would be concerned about permanent damage
>> in the absence of a dx.
> And I just want to get her on my table. ;)
And I just want to get on your table!
Seriously, if we can set something up on a weekend (do you do that?) I
would be completely interested in being pummeled and prodded. I simply
cannot shut down my business to see a Doc, and other than business
hours, they can't be seen.
The only time I close is on complete collapse (ie cancer and bleeding
ulcer). Clients in this biz will drop you like a hot potatey if you
shut doors much at all. And almost impossible to keep a sub in the
wings since I would use them so rarely.
--
Ruth B
AKogler
Ruth, try the Back on Track products. They have reduced the pain from
my "advanced" low back degeneration and arthritis about 85%. I rarely
need ibuprofen and never anything stronger. It has helped so much. I
sleep in the boxers and tshirt and I wear the back thing most days.
Its helped so much.
Abby
Ruth Baltopoulos
> Ruth, try the Back on Track products. They have reduced the pain from
> my "advanced" low back degeneration and arthritis about 85%. I rarely
> need ibuprofen and never anything stronger. It has helped so much. I
> sleep in the boxers and tshirt and I wear the back thing most days.
> Its helped so much.
Ab, what's the theory behind this stuff? (so I don't have to hunt
around the site)
--
Ruth B
Cricket
"Ruth Baltopoulos" <rud...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Bah - backs are a pain - as it were.
Mine was playing hob with me all summer, and it takes the fun out of
everything. Finally got my butt in gear and lost fifteen of the twenty-five
pounds I wanted to take off, and it's pretty much all better now, but every
time I get a little twinge I tense up expecting it to get worse - which of
course doesn't help the shining hour one bit.
It *will* teach me to keep on top of the pudge, though.
Cricket
Ruth Baltopoulos
> Bah - backs are a pain - as it were.
Yes, they can be! I had three days of excrutiatingness. Thankfully,
two of them were the weekend. Oddly, standing and working around the
farm didn't bother me. It was sitting, or moving from a seated or lying
down position. Awful. And anytime I was still too long, it was like
everything locked up. Old age is not for the faint of heart.
[...]
> It *will* teach me to keep on top of the pudge, though.
If I hadn't lost a bunch of weight earlier this year, I'd be holding
weight as a partial culprit.
--
Ruth B
jmc
Actually, one of the best things for my inherited back problem (thanks
Mom!) is a therapy I'm sure you'll be all in for: riding. Mostly,
riding at a walk, but once I'm properly warmed up, I can do anything and
I get off the horse feeling great. When I was riding regular, my chiro
appointments were once every two months. Now that I'm not riding, I
need it once a month or more :(
jmc
Who went to the chiro this morning, so her back actually don't hurt!
Cricket
I'm sure it was only a partial culprit - it has to share with 26 years of
shoeing horses!
But I was up to 148#, and that's a good 20# over what I should be, no matter
how I try to tweak the BMI numbers. So while I could blame a fair amount of
it on the job, the adipose tissue was still a guilty party.
I once saw a picture of a woman my height, with a BMI of something like 19,
who weighed 144#, but it looked like a lot of work to me... ;>D
Cricket
AKogler
It sounds totally woowoo. Supposedly, this ceramic stuff, that radiats
infrared heat back in to the body and facilitates cell transfer and
healing, is woven in to fabric. Wear the fabric, radiate your heat
back in to your tissues. I only tried it cause the tack store gave me
some free stuff for the horses. It worked. The ones I used it on
responded. I bought some. Still worked. Hmm. Bought some for me, the
little boxers and tshirts. It WORKED. Now, I have the horse pads,
blankets, wraps, hock boots, and polos. For me, I have the back thing,
the neck thing, the little panties, and the long sleeve and short
sleeve tshirts, the socks, the little blanket thing that I sit on in
the car, and the mattress pad. I love the stuff. It has reduced my
pain measurably. I never go to the chiro any more. I feel great. I am
doing all my own trimming and some days at the end of the day I an
really really beat. Sleep in my little BonT clothes and the next day I
am great. When the old guys wear their hock boots they work better and
are less stiff. I rarely take ibuprofen any more. Strangely, it isnt
like a heating fabric or a heating pad at all. You dont feel 'warm'.
Just feels like regular clothes.
Between this stuff and the Revitavet, I have more flexibility,
mobility, and less pain than I have had in years and years. Yippee!
Abby
Susan
>
> Had a good day, I think.
>
> Oh! And no booze or drugs were used in preparation for the ride. LOL!
>
> Corinne & Contented Crazy Canuck Crew....
>
> --
> *** Conserve Energy: Laughter is easier than Anger!
> *** cl...@ns.sympatico.ca
Yippee! It sounds like it was wonderful! I kind of enjoy the "I don't
wanna, too lazy to go so too lazy to put any real effort into 'em" kicks. :)
Susan
Dr Corinne B Leek
wrote:
Long, hot shower. LOL!
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew....
Dr Corinne B Leek
<nancy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Awesome, Corinne!
....
>I love your updates. :)
Thanks.
It helps to cement the good stuff in my head.
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew...
Dr Corinne B Leek
<rud...@comcast.net> wrote:
>Nancy DeMarco wrote:
>
>[..]
>> I love your updates. :)
>
>Me, too! Keep 'em coming. I love it that you are riding regularly again.
So do I!
>I haven't been able to ride since Columbus Day. My back was a wee bit
>more achy than usual after the hunt, but by the end of the week I could
>barely stand to sit or lay down, or get up, or roll over, or....
Ouch.
>Still not right, but I'm going to ride tomorrow to see how crippled I
>end up. Litmus test to see if I can ride next Wednesday in the
>Veteran's Day hunt.
Careful with that back. Don't push it.
Dr Corinne B Leek
<amesn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> Had a good day, I think.
>
>I think you had an "Axle"lent day!
<<major groan>>
I did.
Dr Corinne B Leek
I'd love to get on the table, too, after Ruth!
Dr Corinne B Leek
>Dr Corinne B Leek wrote:
>> Had a good day, I think.
>Yippee! It sounds like it was wonderful! I kind of enjoy the "I don't
>wanna, too lazy to go so too lazy to put any real effort into 'em" kicks. :)
Yeah.
That's part of why I had "no fear" of getting after him. Although the
first kicks *were* a little more than I thought he'd do!
Lazybones is not always a bad thing to be riding. ;-)
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew...
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Dr Corinne B Leek
wrote:
>
>"Dr Corinne B Leek" <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>> He didn't want to canter. So after a few tries, I got PO'd and used
>> the whip after he ignored the spurs.
>> He kicked up a couple or 3 times and I yelled "I don't CARE! You're
>> gonna canter!"
>> And he did. <VBG>
>> Of course, I was holding on to my chicken bar the whole time, but I
>> didn't leave the seat.
>
>Around here we refer to that as the "Oh, Shit!" handle...
>
>;>)
Yeah, but I'm a chicken. ;-)
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew...
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Dr Corinne B Leek
wrote:
>On Nov 6, 9:35�am, Ruth Baltopoulos <rudy...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Nancy DeMarco wrote:
>>
>> [..]
>>
>> > I love your updates. :)
>>
>> Me, too! �Keep 'em coming. �I love it that you are riding regularly again.
>
>Me three! I don't have much time these days to reply but I am
>cheering everyone on as they post small victorys (Mary H/Emily/Win
>that means you too!).
Thanks, Mary, *and* all the rest of you guys!
amesnatlzoo
news:8dtbf5l503qqjbe56...@4ax.com:
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:57:04 +0000 (UTC), Mary Healey
> <amesn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>> Had a good day, I think.
>>
>>I think you had an "Axle"lent day!
> <<major groan>>
>
> I did.
I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
--
Mary H. and the restored Ames National Zoo:
The Right Reverand Sir Edgar "Lucky" Pan-Waffles (retired);
U-CD ANZ Babylon Ranger, CD, RA; ANZ Pas de Duke; and rotund Rhia
Dawn J-L
> Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote innews:8dtbf5l503qqjbe56...@4ax.com:
>
> > On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:57:04 +0000 (UTC), Mary Healey
> > <amesnatl...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >>Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >>> Had a good day, I think.
>
> >>I think you had an "Axle"lent day!
> > <<major groan>>
>
> > I did.
>
> I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
> came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
> fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
>
> --
> Mary H. and the restored Ames National Zoo
Oh no! Ouch. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Dawn JL
Mary McHugh
> Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in
> news:8dtbf5l503qqjbe56...@4ax.com:
>
>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:57:04 +0000 (UTC), Mary Healey
>> <amesn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>> Had a good day, I think.
>>> I think you had an "Axle"lent day!
>> <<major groan>>
>>
>> I did.
>
> I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
> came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
> fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
>
>
possible.
Mary
Ocean of Nuance
> Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in
> news:8dtbf5l503qqjbe56...@4ax.com:
>
>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:57:04 +0000 (UTC), Mary Healey
>> <amesn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>> Had a good day, I think.
>>> I think you had an "Axle"lent day!
>> <<major groan>>
>>
>> I did.
>
> I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
> came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
> fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
Geez that's terrible!
Take care.
sharon
Emily Brooks
"amesnatlzoo" <amesn...@zoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
> came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
> fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
> --
> Mary H. and the restored Ames National Zoo:
Oh, dear, Mary, and after all that bragging on him too! Healing vibes to
you.
Emily
Dr Corinne B Leek
<amesn...@zoo.com> wrote:
>Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in
>news:8dtbf5l503qqjbe56...@4ax.com:
>
>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:57:04 +0000 (UTC), Mary Healey
>> <amesn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>> Had a good day, I think.
>>>
>>>I think you had an "Axle"lent day!
>> <<major groan>>
>>
>> I did.
>
>I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
>came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
>fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
Oh, no!
You poor thing!
Arm in a cast, I presume? How will that limit your equine activities?
Glad it wasn't worse.
Coirnne & Crazy Canuck Crew, sending the medicinal Fizz and doing the
COE Healing Dance...
Susan
> Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in
> news:8dtbf5l503qqjbe56...@4ax.com:
>
>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:57:04 +0000 (UTC), Mary Healey
>> <amesn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dr Corinne B Leek <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>> Had a good day, I think.
>>> I think you had an "Axle"lent day!
>> <<major groan>>
>>
>> I did.
>
> I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
> came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
> fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
>
>
event or was it horsie serendipity?
Susan
Ruth Baltopoulos
> I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
> came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
> fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
Oh, yikes! That is NOT good news! Speedy healing.
Charlotte's rapid 180, reverse, 180, reverse, 360 (upon sighting her
dogs in the woods Saturday) had me heading for a tree. I'm extra happy
that my butt was in a western saddle...
--
Ruth B
Tom & Win
>
> I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
> came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
> fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
Ouch!! That's too bad, Mary. Darn, it was going well there, too.
Heal fast and well.
Winnie
Nancy DeMarco
> I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
> came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
> fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
Ack! I do not want to hear this! I did manage to fall off a ladder
with nothing more than a very bruised butt and minor wrist sprain.
But one neighbor's fall from her little paso resulted in a fractured
scapula, clavicle and three ribs. Lu is significantly taller and
occasionally more airborne, and my bones aren't as dense as my grey
matter (reaching for my vitamin D).
Aw well - out for a trail ride between clients - I'll probably longe
Miss Louise and hop on for some ring work and cavaletti. I haven't
ridden her around the yard since we set the guineas free. That may be
very *interesting*.
Heal well and quickly!! And when you're ready to get back on, try to
get some longe lessons first, and if possible, practice falling. I
swear, the falling lessons I had when I was nine years old still kick
in and save me. We had to vault off at all gaits. The goal was
usually to land on our feet, but we also practiced tumbling and
rolling - anything to dissipate the force of the landing. And I still
tuck and roll without thinking about it - it just happens.
Some form of Martial Arts where we have to fall and slap out, or
tumbling, where we fall and roll, can really help to protect us as our
bones get more brittle, our reflexes get less reliable, and our horses
remain horses. For anyone going to Equine Affaire this Sunday, Mark
Rashid will be doing his Aikido for Riders class. I am told that in
the past he has focused on falling. I'm planning to go and get
dirty. :)
So sorry you got hurt!!! Feel better.
Nancy
amesnatlzoo
> Arm in a cast, I presume?
Nope, just a sling.
> How will that limit your equine activities?
The BO and others will be doing the mucking ou for awhile. I haven't
seen the orthopedist yet, but I figure 6 weeks to heal - I probably won't
be riing again until 2010.
> Glad it wasn't worse.
You and me both.
amesnatlzoo
> Heal well and quickly!! And when you're ready to get back on, try to
> get some longe lessons first, and if possible, practice falling.
Heh. Right now, falling (on purpose or otherwise) is the last thing I
want to do!
Pan didn't really do anything too awful. A little shy that shook me out
of the tack, then some straight-line bucking. I might have stuck with
him, but decided I was coming off anyway and tried to bail. I won't be
doing THAT again, short of heading over a cliff.
The bucking was possbly in reaction to me being off-balance, or he forgot
his manners, or it's possible he got a twinge somewhere and wanted to
shake it off. We'll be doing more work on being cool when the human does
peculiar stuff, too.
redbranch
>
> I, OTOH, did not. Pan bucked (for the first time under saddle!) and I
> came off. Broken left arm, high up near the shoulder, and a prize-
> fighter's nose. We will both recover to ride another day.
>
> --
Ouch!! Hope you heal up soon....naughty Pan. Perhaps revoking his
reverendship would be in order?
Sharon Potter
Red Branch