tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post3672023108613044505..comments2024-03-28T00:16:36.539-07:00Comments on Thoughtful Equestrian: Round peg, square holeCatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04116622774529856827noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-49870343532847449052016-05-09T12:22:55.171-07:002016-05-09T12:22:55.171-07:00In the end, you ride the horse you have under you....In the end, you ride the horse you have under you. Either that, or sell him and move on. If you can be happy riding Dressage and jumping stadium, then that's what you should do for your horse and yourself. Life is too short for either of you to be miserable.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834640625999522559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-38349622484076824312016-05-09T09:56:26.763-07:002016-05-09T09:56:26.763-07:00I always love how people know your horse better th...I always love how people know your horse better than you. The truth is that horses have no real ambition other grazing and hanging out with their buddies (humans included). TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-37988904160464755052016-05-09T08:46:00.582-07:002016-05-09T08:46:00.582-07:00That gif is so great. Good for you, knowing what y...That gif is so great. Good for you, knowing what your horse wants to do, and playing to his strengths. It's easy to ask a horse to do a job he doesn't like when he's willing to do it anyway, but I think you're right in saying that's it's not fair to the horse.Heather - The Graduated Equestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681676187300620940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-19703374452175241052016-05-09T08:06:26.425-07:002016-05-09T08:06:26.425-07:00ha that's such a typical horse person attitude...ha that's such a typical horse person attitude - "well of course your horse would do such and such - you just have to try harder!" I said similar things to my friend about her gelding right up until she exasperatedly threw the reins at me saying "go for it". And. Well. I obviously majorly failed haha. You know your horse best, but furthermore he is YOURS. You get to choose whatever you do with him anyway, other opinions be damned. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-65504929678364897342016-05-09T05:12:23.635-07:002016-05-09T05:12:23.635-07:00Good for you for really listening to your horse! T...Good for you for really listening to your horse! There are so many factors that get in the way of truly listening and accepting a horse's preferred specialties - money, personal dreams, and just plain old uncertainty of our own feelings and abilities. For me, listening to my horses was heartbreaking in one instance (a really beautiful jumper who actually hated to jump) and a complete blessing (a horse so obviously a dressage-loving beast that I had to hire and dressage coach and start learning about a whole new discipline!). At the end of the day, it should be all about the horse and helping them have just as much fun as we do right? ;)LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-31096651945362197402016-05-09T04:55:32.459-07:002016-05-09T04:55:32.459-07:00I so get where you're coming from. I've he...I so get where you're coming from. I've heard lots of opinions and what I should and shouldn't be doing with my horse. Until they've ridden them on a regular basis, no one should be spouting riding--especially competition--advice to that horse's owner. Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-44413751433903279932016-05-08T20:08:08.582-07:002016-05-08T20:08:08.582-07:00Kudos to you for sticking up for your horse! Hors...Kudos to you for sticking up for your horse! Horse people always have opinions and they may or may not be useful but they will tell you anyway. Let them think what they want you will have a happier and better horse for it.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.com