tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004597800120575437.post3709685584960747849..comments2023-10-22T10:34:11.296-05:00Comments on G is for Greta: S.O.S. Sing Or SpeakDressagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849960430806754249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004597800120575437.post-74538432437345621402009-08-23T14:27:53.625-05:002009-08-23T14:27:53.625-05:00Something along the lines of letting the horse tot...Something along the lines of letting the horse totally have thier head and holding onto the saddle or mane when you get into deep water that way you don't float away, if you don't just end up swimming beside your horse (so long as your careful of their legs). I don't know if we have that deep of water nearby, but I'm sure I'd figure it out. Can't wait to see what kind of "water" they have lol!Dressagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849960430806754249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004597800120575437.post-45013570796410334802009-08-22T21:38:27.316-05:002009-08-22T21:38:27.316-05:00Holding on to the saddle? Not too sure why that...Holding on to the saddle? Not too sure why that'd be necessary... I'd love to hear what your trainer told you :)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604844042029464909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004597800120575437.post-8688634634116959972009-08-19T21:02:18.278-05:002009-08-19T21:02:18.278-05:00Tone, no kidding! I could scream "you're ...Tone, no kidding! I could scream "you're such a sweet girl" and it'd mean the same thing as if I had screamed "stop it!" lol.<br /><br />I've never asked how I sing... cuz nobody's been around to hear it! Don't want them to either!<br /><br />Yeah, the tree was really nice... but the wind also blew right towards us and it drove Greta crazy, so we moved to tacking up in the barn with the cross-ties (I'm the only person there who uses them anyway lol) and I really miss the tree since the barn fan's cord needs to be replaced! But either way we get shade. That's really nice :D<br /><br />I asked my instructor on swimming, and she gave me all the "guidelines" like how to hold on to the saddle and what-not. She can turn anything into a science. I love it. But I do look forward to trying it out, so long as there's still water in this drought lol! And thank goodness I'm in a synthetic! Though bareback would make more sense....... <i>whaaaaateverrrrr</i>.<br /><br />Yeah, we'll be moving on the 29th. Very exciting!Dressagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849960430806754249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004597800120575437.post-86250710217458487452009-08-19T20:08:56.112-05:002009-08-19T20:08:56.112-05:00I really think horses are very keyed in to voices,...I really think horses are very keyed in to voices, especially tone. Val learned his voice cues for lunging so fast, and I've even started using them on our conditioning trots so that I hardly ever have to touch his face. Very neat! I also like to sing, but my barn always has so many people in it that I usually don't get to, unless I'm in the indoor and it's raining really loud so no one can hear me! (Not the greatest singing voice in the world.)<br /><br />Sounds like that's a great place you're moving to! I thought it was really neat that you had a tree to tack up under, though. That's pretty cool :)<br /><br />And definitely take advantage of swimming; it is so incredibly fun! We have a nice pond at our barn that's perfect for swimming, and we go a lot. It's awesome for cooling down in the summer.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604844042029464909noreply@blogger.com