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Posted on February 14, 2019February 19, 2019

Let go

"Inside leg to outside rein, dammit!"

Posted on February 7, 2019February 14, 2019

Ten Year Challenge

A little over a week ago I was given a chance to look through some old Tattersalls auction booklets...

Posted on February 3, 2019February 14, 2019

Culture Shock

Nautica has officially entered his third month of dressage training! We have thrown an insane amount of new concepts at him and so far he is taking everything in stride...

Posted on January 30, 2019February 14, 2019

Nautica’s Chiropractic Update

"It turns out Nautica was trying to tell us something."

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Happy Birthday Lacy! 🎂 She's 9 this year! Lacy has been the best little OTTB restart project; a little challenging at times but always super safe with a good attitude and obvious talent for the job I was asking of her. Getting an off-track horse is always a gamble, especially the method by which I got her, and I'm very lucky with how she turned out. We we were a little delayed in our start as we tried to DIY our training while I was finishing up school. I believe I put a good start on her with the resources and knowledge I had at the time, but I'm so thankful to have a job now that allows me to "afford" to get the real instruction and coaching needed to advance at a little quicker pace. "The more you know, the less you think you know" is entirely true statement and I'm surprised we got as far as we did at the time while remaining relatively safe. On a contrasting note, sometimes I look back and realize this horse didn't know how to canter in a three-beat, civilized manner or even lunge on a line when I got her. She had no mouth, no brakes and that was a huge issue in itself. We worked through those things and patched a few holes in our training the best we knew how at the time. I was the one who took her over her first ground pole, her first crossrail, and eventually, I awkwardly navigated her around her first combined schooling show pre-trainer era. It was as you'd expect somewhat of a rough trip, but I'm glad we did it. We now have a little more knowledge to know exactly what we expect out of our rides and the people and resources to help us reach our goals. That's worth a lot. Happy birthday to my 9-year-old supermare! #eventhorseinthemaking #ottbsofinstagram #ottb #thoroughbred #thoroughbredsofinstagram #exracehorse #horse #LacyTheOTTB
While the discovery of ground poles was in itself shocking, Nautica was not prepared for the information that he would later be required to trot over them. #nope #nothankyou #nottoday #CONCERN
Her trot is getting sooo nice! We were focusing primarily on our flatwork but threw in a few small fences to keep her mind occupied. It's interesting to see the differences in how I ride my two horses. Being entirely different breeds, Lacy is polar opposite from Nautica. With her I ride fairly wide, although I'm closing my rein more and more as she grows up and understands more subtle aids. However, letting my reins get long is absolutely my fault here. Where Nautica prefers to avoid the contact by getting heavy and leaning, Lacy is more of an extreme invert-er. I'm still having to remind her every step to stay in the contact on the flat, but she is excellent to my leg and I like that I can move her laterally whichever direction I want (unlike a certain Saddlebred currently...) The canter is starting to get there and she's beginning to let me sit and take more of a hold on my outside rein. And then of course our fence work is still on an fairly loose rein while she learns to not rush and figures out what spots she wants to put herself in. My main job is no longer to micromanage her at that. She's doing fantastic! #eventhorseinthemaking #ottbsofinstagram #ottb #thoroughbred #thoroughbredsofinstagram #horse
I wonder what the FBI agent assigned to my phone does with all of these pictures of my horse? 🕵️‍♂️ #yeah #iseeyou #mostphotogenic #horse #americansaddlebred #saddlebred #asbsporthorse #dressagehorse #dressage #horsesofinstagram #instahorse #equestrian #equestrianlife
The trot is getting better and better! His hind legs are finally start to track up and underneath him. One thing I wasn't expecting was for Nautica to be a "heavy" horse to ride. He is entirely opposite from my TB, Lacy. In the beginning when we took Nautica's leverage rein away he became a little more on the forehand than usual. We've been really focusing on strengthening his back legs to create a platform for him to rock back and really push with his hind end rather than doing his typical Saddlebred paddle/ pulling from up front. During these screenshots, he is starting to offer some lift on his own and freedom in his shoulders but without inverting (yay!) Again, it's only for brief moments but he's putting them together more and more. Nautica has ultra-expressive facial features and his looks of concentration kill me. 😂 Circles are a very intense subject! Peek the second shot, that inside hind leg! #americansaddlebred #saddlebred #asbsporthorse #dressagehorse #showhorsesporthorse #ASBNautica
He's perfect. #thoseears #happyhorse #mysunshine ☀️ #americansaddlebred #saddlebred #asbsporthorse #dressagehorse #dressage #bayhorse #horse #horsesofinstagram #instahorse #equestrian #equestrianlife #poweredbysmartsupplements #ASBNautica

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