Tag: Dressage horse

  • Monday Portrait. January 16

    Monday Portrait. January 16

    My Friend Biasini.

  • What do I miss most?

    What do I miss most?

    If you follow this blog you will know I am not able to ride due to a hip injury and having worn out my 20 year old replaced right hip. Since riding is a huge part of my life not being able to ride has brought up some interesting things in my psyche. There are…

  • Biasini Speaks: Look at my trot!

    Biasini Speaks: Look at my trot!

    Hello again Dear Humans . Trainer Lynsey has been riding me this week and she had me do some Peeaff. Ah….Ma Leueen says it is spelled piaffe and it is not a word that I am allowed to use my own spelling. Lynsey didn’t have me do this piaffe thing because I am going to…

  • How to ride Renvers.

    How to ride Renvers.

    I watched Lynsey Rowan riding Biasini. She did one exercise when she rode down the longside in shoulder in and then changed the bend to Renvers. I have always had difficulty with Renvers. I think it is a mental issue for me. Somehow I can deal with haunches in for travers and the shoulders in…

  • My requests for Belinda Trussell

    My requests for Belinda Trussell

    Last week Belinda Trussell rode Biasini. She mounted up and asked me if I had any requests! What would I like to see her do with Biasini. I asked for some canter half pass and then perhaps some work on pirouettes. Belinda agreed and then she warmed up Biasini. Once he was warmed up she…

  • Belinda Trussell shows me how it’s done.

    Belinda Trussell shows me how it’s done.

    If you follow this blog you will know that due to my hip issues I am back to watching Belinda and Lynsey ride Biasini. This may be disappointing but also it is a great chance to see dressage executed as it should be. Here is a video that will show you what I mean. Belinda…

  • Back to Lessons!

    Back to Lessons!

    My lessons are only 25 minutes at the moment and Belinda or Lynsey will warm him up for me and get him “switched on”! But I am working on getting my stamina back so I can get back to the full 45 minutes . But there is some real value to these short lessons. I…

  • Why do I need mini-lessons?

    Why do I need mini-lessons?

    Last week Belinda Trussell rode Biasini and when she had finished her work with him I got on to just spend a bit of time in the saddle and walk Biasini. So up I get and I asked him to trot so I could practice some posting trot . Then I heard Belinda’s voice: “You…

  • “Over the back” How can we achieve this?

    “Over the back” How can we achieve this?

    Don’t just keep banging on . Encourage the horse to relax.

  • Nothing Mediocre on Monday!

    Nothing Mediocre on Monday!

    Monday August 15. Belinda Trussell rode Biasini! And there was a very high standard maintained throughout. Belinda did a stretching trot to warm Biasini up and then went on to canter. In the canter work Belinda asked Biasini to come back to a very collected canter. At the end of the ride Belinda told me…

  • Belinda Trussell and Biasini- Dressed in Blue.

    Belinda Trussell and Biasini- Dressed in Blue.

    On Monday Biasini and Belinda did not speak, in advance, to coordinate their wardrobes. But Super Groom Lexi had Biasini in a lovely Parisian blue Equestrian Stockholm saddle pad and Belinda was wearing teal blue t-shirt. What a pair! Belinda started Biasini in stretching trot. Then she moved on to canter, forward and back. Then…

  • Leg! Not ‘right-left’

    Leg! Not ‘right-left’

    What is “right-left”?