John on Artemis. Hair by Leticia.
Almost a selfie! Lynn and Gralha!
Audrey at the San Juan river
Carmen and Bossa Nova reunited too!
Seamus and Gus hanging out.
Arun is coming!!! Arun is coming!!
Lots of friends came to meet and try riding Marchadors!
Leticia Ribeiro came and rode with us!
Hawke do Summerwind headed home from the back fields.
Ready to ride!
Izzy got a person on her back for the first time!
Guinness meeting Gus.
Bill on Koyote Libertas! They clicked.
Joia and Beethoven at Laurie’s, SK. “Beethoven has not groomed another horse since I put Mint down 1 year ago”
Azenha de Maripa, a beautiful Marchador!
Lynn on Caboclo. He was also Leticia’s favorite.
Leticia on Gus
Lynn on Gralha M.U.G. Great mare!
Guinness, a yearling filly arrived in July. Owned by the Leatherwoods.
Great visit by Kristy, Audrey and Adrienne
And the rains came in July too. We appreciate the horses’ efforts at grooming
Adrienne on Bossa Nova de Miami
Day 2 and Day 3 of the SW Clinic focused on riding and learning to feel the different gaits and speeds of the Marchador. SW offered:
Artemis do Summerwind – marcha picada
Siglioso do Rav – marcha picada
Seamus da Boa Fe – marcha picada and marcha batida
Bossa Nova de Miami – marcha de centro
Gralha M.U.G. – marcha batida
Koyote Libertas – marcha batida
Caboclo da Piedade – marcha batida
Teaching on horseback
Karen on Artemis
Leticia and Caboclo
Leticia on Caboclo
Adrienne on Koyote
Randy on Seamus doing poles
Randy on Seamus
Leticia on Gralha
Karen on Gus
Ned on Koyote
The marcha – triple support
Laura on Gralha in the meadow
Ned on Seamus
Brasilia gets a beauty treatment!
Sarah on Koyote
Karen tries Izzy for the first time!
Randy on Bossa Nova, stretching
Leticia on Caboclo da Piedade
Randy on Artemis, Ned on Seamus
John on Bossa Nova
Artemis
How many people does it take to groom a horse?
Gus
Adrienne on Koyote
Bill and Carmen, Artemis and Bossa Nova
Laura and Carmen
Ned on Koyote
Bill on Artemis
Randy on Artemis
Laura, Karen and Artemis, stretching exercise
Karen on Koyote
Carmen on Bossa Nova, her favorite!
Artemis gets his hair done!
Randy and Karen, Seamus and Gus
The LINEUP
Koyote Libertas!
Lynn on Koyote Libertas
Sarah2 on Artemis
Laura riding Gralha M.U.G.
Lynn and Karen and Izzy. Someone on her back is NEW!
Lynn on Seamus
Laura and Gralha
Adrienne
Bill on Artemis do Summerwind
Laura, Gus and John
Randy and Karen – the big winners!
Learnings from Laura: (see also clinic post from last year )
Use the land to improve the gait. We left the arena and used a hillside meadow to speed up the footfalls and get more reach when coming down the hill.
We also used the road to listen for the sound of the gait. Excellent feedback to the rider to hear and adjust the speed, collection or himself to get the perfect sound.
Focus on proper posture – no leaning! Tuck your seat under you slightly so your hips can move.
The star exercise used poles in a circle on the ground and a pattern to ask the horse for concentration, bending and stretching.
How to work on the gait when not under saddle – free movement or running with the horse.
Lots of obstacles and patterns on many different horses raised everyone’s confidence level.
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