Re: [IceHorses] Re: Bareback and Bridleless

2008-04-26 Thread Judy Ryder
>> http://iceryder.blogspot.com/2008/04/bareback-and-bridleless-icelandic-horse.html >> > Is Galop his name (bottom left corner). I don't think it is the gait. > Looks like stepping pace. Galopp is how she is describing the gait (gallop), or canter. It may look like a stepping pace because of the

[IceHorses] Re: Bareback and Bridleless

2008-04-26 Thread Susan Coombes
> A young gal in Europe doing bareback and bridleless on an Icelandic Horse: > > http://iceryder.blogspot.com/2008/04/bareback-and-bridleless- icelandic-horse.html > Is Galop his name (bottom left corner). I don't think it is the gait. Looks like stepping pace.

[IceHorses] Re: Bareback - saddle fit

2008-03-25 Thread Susan Coombes
> >I have experienced Feldenkrais at RWYM clinic with Mary Wanless. I'm > >in the UK. > > Me too. I used to do a fair bit with Mary, and Trisha Abrahamson - do > you know her too? > No. I think I saw someone called Karin who had an exmoor pony. I was rather over my head at the course as every

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Bareback - saddle fit

2008-03-25 Thread Janice McDonald
On 3/25/08, Mic Rushen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:42:37 -, you wrote: > > >I have experienced Feldenkrais at RWYM clinic with Mary Wanless. I'm > >in the UK. > > Me too. I used to do a fair bit with Mary, and Trisha Abrahamson - do > you know her too? > > Mic > > > Mic

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Bareback - saddle fit

2008-03-25 Thread Mic Rushen
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:42:37 -, you wrote: >I have experienced Feldenkrais at RWYM clinic with Mary Wanless. I'm >in the UK. Me too. I used to do a fair bit with Mary, and Trisha Abrahamson - do you know her too? Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen -

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Bareback

2008-03-25 Thread pyramid
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 07:47:15AM -, Susan Coombes wrote: > I have ridden Corrie a few times bareback. We did walk in a confined > space then in a half acre paddock. Even with my osteopenia I didn't > think it was a risk. I didn't even wear my body protector. We tried > trot a few times but

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Bareback - saddle fit

2008-03-24 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> She had a saddle fitter few months ago and got a wide gullet in her >>> synthetic saddle. What brand if I may ask? I just saw that Thorowgood now offers changeable gullets. I haven't seen one though. >>> Master saddlers are few and far between. There is one locally who I will >>> cons

[IceHorses] Re: Bareback - saddle fit

2008-03-24 Thread Kaaren Jordan
>>>Master saddle fitters are hard to come by Have you tried to contact Sarah Fisher (TTEAM) in the UK or Jill Sheppard (Devon , I think) from Heather Moffitt's group?? I don't rec. Heather's saddles for your situation, but Jill has a very good eye & may be able to help you find a fitter. An

[IceHorses] Re: Bareback - saddle fit

2008-03-24 Thread Susan Coombes
I have learned so much about saddle fit/equine > biomechanics/ positively effecting the horse's movement& using my body on > the horse in a biomechanically correct way. If she comes anywhere near you, > go for lessons or just to audit. She teaches an awesome 1 day Feldenkrais Thanks Karen a

[IceHorses] Re: Bareback - saddle fit

2008-03-24 Thread Kaaren Jordan
Balance International/Carol Brett/bareback< I can attest to what Karen says about Carol Brett. We tried the Balance saddles in 2003 for about 1 year & they didn't work for us as my horses backs widened, but I still take lessons in person from Carol 3-4 x's a year when she comes to our are

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Bareback

2008-03-24 Thread Judy Ryder
>>>How do you get to stay in the sweet spot in trot? What's happening when you trot? Are you bouncing up off the horse? > Is it true that if a horse has a damaged back due to a badly fitting > saddle they sometimes can't tolerate bareback and need a well fitting > saddle? That makes some sen

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Bareback - saddle fit

2008-03-24 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Is it true that if a horse has a damaged back due to a badly fitting >>> saddle they sometimes can't tolerate bareback and need a well fitting >>> saddle? That makes some sense to me. Go to this site and poke around a while: http://www.balanceinternational.com . In particular, go to his p

[IceHorses] Re: Bareback

2008-03-24 Thread Susan Coombes
> > I haven't ridden bareback in years. Sixty-five year old great grandmothers > do not fall well. I have ridden Corrie a few times bareback. We did walk in a confined space then in a half acre paddock. Even with my osteopenia I didn't think it was a risk. I didn't even wear my body protect

[IceHorses] Re: Bareback

2008-03-23 Thread Kaaren Jordan
>>>paraphrased...what bareback pads have any of you liked??<<< Again , I've been very busy, so only caught portions of this thread... I've been riding my very difficult to fit Icelandic, Selur, in a homemade bareback pad that has a topline contour built into it with actual dressage billets hung