tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post9182667796924101250..comments2023-05-27T11:53:06.487-04:00Comments on Memoirs of a Horse Girl: Permission For Lift Off: Flying Change TipsValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-21679824379389196052011-08-13T20:31:21.696-04:002011-08-13T20:31:21.696-04:00You will get there! And some cooler weather will ...You will get there! And some cooler weather will definitely help. :) <br /><br />Harley and I have been learning together for going on five years. Time is an essential ingredient.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-59167703854674963332011-08-13T20:12:32.746-04:002011-08-13T20:12:32.746-04:00Very informative post - thanks! I dream of the day...Very informative post - thanks! I dream of the day we do flying changes... seems far away at the moment :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-57575936616593451892011-08-12T18:28:22.888-04:002011-08-12T18:28:22.888-04:00I bet Speedy will do them undersaddle sooner than ...I bet Speedy will do them undersaddle sooner than you might expect if he does them on the trail and in turnout. I agree about cultivating talents and it can be very un-fun to constantly work on weaknesses. Horses need to feel good about themselves by practicing what they are good at, like people. ;)<br /><br />I have some video of some rough changes from November, but I would like to have some examples of nice ones in hand, too. I was thinking about trying to get some more video before the school year begins.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-73603571515897287132011-08-12T15:06:32.936-04:002011-08-12T15:06:32.936-04:00Flying changes ... someday. Although Speedy G wil...Flying changes ... someday. Although Speedy G will do them on his own on the trail, so I know he can do them. I've also seen him do some pretty spectacular ones during turn-out. <br /><br />I certainly agree with the idea that there doesn't have to be a prescribed set of steps that a horse must master before doing the next skill. I think some horses are more talented at certain things and if we can cultivate those talents, it might help the horse to be better in his weaker areas. <br /><br />And I can't see the benefits of teaching a dressage horse to make the change over poles (not that my opinion on that subject has any weight. I am a bit timid over poles anyway!). Yikes! That would make Speedy G very anxious. As it is, we're working on relaxing the canter transition.<br /><br />Any way you can post some video of Harley's changes?Bakersfield Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571487914424695283noreply@blogger.com