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R.J.
 IP: 56.0.84.24 Jul 19, 06 - 3:31 PM |
perfect practice,days to practice on same problem or daily routine
How many days a week do you ride your two year olds and your three year olds? I know perfect practice makes perfect but, how much? How often should you spin a three year old in a week if you trouble on one side or how often should you stop on a three year old if they are sliding four or five feet and starting to increase? I know bending exercises are daily and warm ups but, what is your schedule like for two year olds and three year olds? (monday-friday) |
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Dean Brown
IP: 72.2.9.145 Aug 13th, 2006 - 4:24 PM |
Re: perfect practice,days to practice on same problem or daily routine
Regarding my Schedule, With the two year olds they are rode approx 4 to 5 times per week. Most rides are very light. When we do start asking them to do something we will work on it until we get the amount of improvement that we are looking for. So we will work on this maneuver or problem until we get the desired response. Then we would move onto something else. Regarding three year olds. There schedule is 5 to 6 days a week. Sometimes they will go for two weeks straight if I am going to be gone for a week. If we are home and not going to be going anywhere they will be on a 5 to 6 day a week schedule. How long is diffeant for each horse. How much of each maneuver is different for each horse. You need to do things often enough or long enough that keeps the horse in his learning zone. This zone is different for all horses. All this leads up to just maintaining or allowing the horse to get comfortable at what he knows. The horse will tell you when it is time to advance. The horse will get board. So when this happens it is time to step it up. Also there are times that you have to go back to some basics if things start to go wrong. I would spin a horse one direction for one whole week if that is what I needed to do to get the improvement that I was looking for. Same with stops and circles etc. In each ride the maneuvers are broken down into 2’s. For example I might work spins and stops or spins and circles. But I also am thinking about which maneuver is going to take up the majority of my ride. IF my spins were going to take up the majority of my ride that day I would not work my stops since I probably would not have enough horse left. If my stops were going to be the majority of my ride then my spins would get worked very light. If I were to work spins harder or longer that day then I would probably just do that or finish with some circles. But I am aware of what I am going to work on. Just because I decided to lope some circles does not mean I am prepared to spend the time needed to get them the way I wanted them to feel. So if I circled after I spun and my horse was not circling very good I would make a note of that and then the next day ( Only if my spins had advanced enough to where I felt like I could leave that subject ) I would spin light maybe just reinforce what I covered the day before and spend the majority of my ride on say my right circle. IF I am going to spin they are always first. This way my horse is fresh and able to do what I am asking easily. You can work circles and stops on a much more tired horse then you can work spins. They need to feel that spin is something they can do. Stops are a little easier with a little air out of your horse so they are thinking and focused a little more. I hope this helps Dean Brown |
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