Teezer

[teezernbreeze]

Thanks guys.

Today we just basically stretched the muscles that she's slowly developing.
extended walk, trot, canter. Did cirlces and transitions. Didn't want to do to much with her, since she worked hard the last three days. She is slowly getting in shape, and so em i .

[teezernbreeze]

Yesterday Dennis rode teezer for 30 minutes, then i jumped aboard for about 25 minutes.

Dennis worked on he halt. When halted teezer has trouble just standing she gets distracted easily. He also worked on leg yeilding, bending, counter bending, collected and extended gaits.

When i rode i worked on some of the same things. Transitions, keeping the bend through upward and downward transitions, my position through all gaits. etc. She seems to be coming around fast and remembering her summer training quickly

Today all we did was walk for 20 minutes. She had her vaccines today so we didn't want to fuss with her bc she more then likely has a stiff neck . So we just walked her to get her out of her stall and stretch he legs and muscles

[teezernbreeze]

Today and yesterday teezer was only hand walked again for about 20 minutes. She seems to have developed a very sore and stiff neck from the vaccines, the poor doll. Tomorrow i'm pretty sure she'll be ridden again.

Plus she is now a bald horse . She just got a full body clip and is a cute mouse grey color she is now going to be much easier to cool out

[teezernbreeze]

Yesterday i worked on collected walk, trot and canter. Also on extended walk, trot, and canter. We did alot of bending activities to the inside and outside.

Today i had a lesson with Dennis. Worked on bending to the inside and outside at th walk, trot and canter. Teezer found it hard and soo did I! plus we worked on using my legs through as the steering and my hands as a guide, i found this hard! Teezer got mad at my mistakes. all in all it was a hard workout for both of us, and she is developing some nice muscles again

[teezernbreeze]

So yesterday i have another lesson. Basically we worked on working on a loose loopy rein (english loopy ) We did alot of bending, circles and transitions only using my legs and body as the steering and slow down aids. reins were used as a guide or no used hardly at all!
Also dennis made me work Did most of this in two point . I almost died sad to say i'm so badly out of shape.

Today Dennis hopped on and tomorrow is another lesson for me! gulp

[jessicab]

How are your lessons going?

I love reading about them... so don't stop posting!!!

[teezernbreeze]

hmm Well since my computer decided it wanted to get infested with viruses i haven't been able to write about Teezer's amazing improvements in such a short amount of time.

we've had a month at silverwood and now we are safely back home. Basically we have been doing alot of flyings which she is amazing at! Teezer has now developed some lovely lovely muscles and it tone and fit again. We have also started jumping again

so since i can't remember all my lessons at sivlerwood i'm going to start with yesterdays lesson at my place.
We worked on keeping consistent stride and pace.
Using my body and as little movement as possible during upward and downward transitions.
We jumped a 2ft oxer. Which Dennis kept make wider. We worked on striding into the jump and staying consistent and doing flyings after we hit the turn.

I still have a ways to go, but Teezer seems to be doing superbly

[teezernbreeze]

The last few days we have worked on
-Striding when going to jumps, getting me to judge when i need to stretch or compress her stride etc.
-three loope surpintines at trot and canter plus doing flyings.
-ground poles and transitions.

[teezernbreeze]

Yesterday I rode teezer for 45 min.
we worked on tranisitions
we did alot of work over canter poles and trot poles
and we worked on our flyings which she did all correct
and we worked on my brain, i have to work on seeing my distances and stuff better so i worked on getting her to the poles correctly and nicely

Today's lesson was awesome! Teezer was amazing and so willing today. She was so supple and movable. We warmed up doing trotting poles and cantering poles, which she manuvered lovely but i'm a little biased so they probaly needed work but they were good enough for me. Since she was doing so well at those i started doing three loope surpintines at a trot, then progressed into the canter where she preformed lovely flyings at each change of directions. AND since she was doing so well at that i decided to jump her over a 2ft9 fence a few times which she did well. She didn't even drift when approaching the fence which is an improvement. I was extremely pleased

Bring on tomorrows lesson

[teezernbreeze]

Today we started working on three loope surpintines then gradually cantering them because she was a little full of herself today. Then we worked on cantering 10m cicles in every corner of my arena and then when she finally became the happy and ready to work mare that we like we started jumping.
First we jumped a 2'6 vertical at the trot then a 2'6 oxer at the trot then we worked on it in the canter. THen we did a line 2'6 vertical three strides to a 2'6 oxer. Then the rising begun. But since i'm showing 3ft hunters in nova scotia it had to be done. I must admit my position isn't as good my spots are sloppy but we are going to work on it and get it right before the show!
So after we raised the vertical to 2'9 then 3ft it was hard and fustrating and nerve recking but we are determined to make it work

[teezernbreeze]

Today I rode teezer for 35 min. It was so hot plus from the rain this morning my ring was giving teezer a hard time making her work extra hard. So we worked on trotting poles keeping pace to, through, and after them. We worked on cantering poles making sure we got three strides nicely and smoothly, keeping consistent pace to , through, and after. We then worked on trotting surpintines, then cantering the second loope, then cantering through all performing a flying lead change through all changes of directions. She did awesome and i was very proud

Also she now has an offcial show name " Ameerah" Meaning Princess

[teezernbreeze]

Tuesday i had a lesson and we worked on
compressing and extending the canter and trot! it was super hard.
then we jumped. We worked on take off spots for oxers and verticals at 3ft height. that's basically what we worked on the whole lesson! and well the normals such as me not lying on her neck, releasing, and position etc.

Wednesday we just did alot of flat work like before.

Today we worked on getting the right pace and headset without using my reins. made her slow down by slowing my body, and got her head down by asking her to step up into the bit.
Then we jumped, at first my brain was everywhere but i finally stapped to it. We worked on a double bounce. First fence 2ft second fence 2'9 third fence 2ft, then after jumping that i had to jump a 3ft vertical then compress her stride and make a sharp turn to the bounces again then back to the 3ft vertical. It was super hard and tiring but Teezer was super

Only five more days and off we are to NOVA SCOTIA!! I'm so excited i can't wait!!

[krys]

Teezer is a babe!
I loooove her!

I'm so excited for you guys!
You MUST get lots of pictures from your show away!

[teezernbreeze]

Thanks Krys : )! I really want to meet up with you and see rocky when i come out sometime this summer

Sooo We are leaving in two days.
Today i just rode on the flat,
Worked on our surpintines
Compressing and extending her body.
and other general things like slowing when i slow my body, quiet transitions etc.

I'm so excited, I have one last lesson tomorrow before we go, Then we are off to Nova Scotia Tuesday evening

[Emily C]

Exciting, keep us posted! Good luck!!