Arun is coming!!! Arun is coming!!
Lynn on Gralha M.U.G. Great mare!
Hawke do Summerwind headed home from the back fields.
Guinness meeting Gus.
And the rains came in July too. We appreciate the horses’ efforts at grooming
Almost a selfie! Lynn and Gralha!
Carmen and Bossa Nova reunited too!
Izzy got a person on her back for the first time!
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”
Ready to ride!
Leticia on Gus
Audrey at the San Juan river
Seamus and Gus hanging out.
Guinness, a yearling filly arrived in July. Owned by the Leatherwoods.
Great visit by Kristy, Audrey and Adrienne
Adrienne on Bossa Nova de Miami
Lots of friends came to meet and try riding Marchadors!
Lynn on Caboclo. He was also Leticia’s favorite.
Leticia Ribeiro came and rode with us!
John on Artemis. Hair by Leticia.
Azenha de Maripa, a beautiful Marchador!
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
Lynn and Karen and Izzy. Someone on her back is NEW!
Artemis
Bill and Carmen, Artemis and Bossa Nova
Sarah2 on Artemis
Gus
Karen tries Izzy for the first time!
Laura and Gralha
The LINEUP
Leticia on Gralha
Adrienne on Koyote
Carmen on Bossa Nova, her favorite!
Ned on Koyote
Ned on Koyote
Laura, Gus and John
Bill on Artemis do Summerwind
Randy on Seamus
Randy and Karen, Seamus and Gus
Adrienne
Laura and Carmen
Bill on Artemis
Adrienne on Koyote
Randy on Artemis, Ned on Seamus
Brasilia gets a beauty treatment!
Karen on Gus
Karen on Artemis
Ned on Seamus
How many people does it take to groom a horse?
Randy on Seamus doing poles
Laura, Karen and Artemis, stretching exercise
Randy and Karen – the big winners!
Artemis gets his hair done!
Teaching on horseback
The marcha – triple support
Leticia on Caboclo da Piedade
Karen on Koyote
Randy on Bossa Nova, stretching
Koyote Libertas!
John on Bossa Nova
Randy on Artemis
Sarah on Koyote
Laura on Gralha in the meadow
Leticia and Caboclo
Lynn on Seamus
Lynn on Koyote Libertas
Laura riding Gralha M.U.G.
Leticia on Caboclo
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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