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Photos of Hattie's dressage debut.

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You rescued this horse too, didn't you? Good for you! What a wonderful accomplishment. Hattie is lovely.

Yes, she came as a bag of bones with her foal (the foal being my intended purchase), but she has turned out to be an amazing bonus :D .

We scored 59% in Intro B and 57% in Prelim 4 (but 2nd place was only 60% and it was a huge class) , I was just delighted how she behave for our first tests (couldn't stop grinning:)) and chuffed that she managed to canter on the correct leads in the prelim test as we have done very little schooling canter work.
 
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The photographer did a great job, I just see a few pics there that remind you that it was her first outing, she frames up really nicely, then there is a couple where her head has shot up and she looks like the green bean she is Bless Her. When she can stay in shape through a whole test she is going to kick ***!

Being as this is the photo section, and not a critique section, I hope you don't mind if I ask a couple of questions?

I see you have her tail plaited, my trainer advises not to plait a tail for dressage because you run the risk of losing the softness through the back, by restricting the end of the spine, and a nice soft shows off the movement. I'm never sure if that is gospel, but seeing as my braiding skills are like zero I jumped on the excuse at once:lol:

Is dressage your usual discipline? You look to have a more forward seat, like a jumper doing dressage, than a dressage rider:wink:
 
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The photographer did a great job, I just see a few pics there that remind you that it was her first outing, she frames up really nicely, then there is a couple where her head has shot up and she looks like the green bean she is Bless Her. When she can stay in shape through a whole test she is going to kick ***!

Being as this is the photo section, and not a critique section, I hope you don't mind if I ask a couple of questions?

I see you have her tail plaited, my trainer advises not to plait a tail for dressage because you run the risk of losing the softness through the back, by restricting the end of the spine, and a nice soft shows off the movement. I'm never sure if that is gospel, but seeing as my braiding skills are like zero I jumped on the excuse at once:lol:

Is dressage your usual discipline? You look to have a more forward seat, like a jumper doing dressage, than a dressage rider:wink:
Yes the other photos do show the whole story:lol: lots of pics with resistance! I am more than happy for critiques as I have found that forums are an excellent source of very knowledgable folk and who wouldn't want to learn more.:)

If my seat is slightly forward it is sadly just my nerves:oops: I do tend to tilt slightly when my trainer isn't there to remind me to engage core muscles and sort myself out, but as it was her first outing I decided to ride lightly and not worry too much (she can maintain a deeper outline but I didn't want her over bending). I do like doing small jumos and a little xc but nothing huge and hattie has only just started learning that too.

Plaiting generally is pretty much a standard thing (or at least it was with my TB) and I plaited her mane for the judge could see her movement (make it easier for them) and so it seemed appropriate to do her tail as well, but tehnically it would be correct for me to compete au naturel with long flowing locks. I sometimes plait for my lessons and have never found any difference in movement but having her mane plaited certainly helps me to see what her neck is doing!
 
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