Ooooooooo!! Hilda is my dressage hero!! She doesn't give a crap what breed your horse is and will judge you 100% fairly, weather your' little Suzy on her backyard pony or George Williams on Rocher (btw, drool- a must see combination of horse/rider). I've seen her get out of the judges box to talk to a rider and could care less if it puts her behind and I've seen her warn riders to avoid certain areas of the arena if they are crap without haveing to worry about points being deducted (case and point when she told Lauren to not go anywhere near the corners at the top of the arena at Regionals in 2002 as they were slick and dangerous- gave Hen a 72% that test).
And Gwani Pony Boy is very very cool. It's nice to see someone doing natural Horsemanship without using all that carrott stick crap and 'majic halter' bullshit.
Sounds like you had a blast. One of these centuries I may go to Equine Affair here in Columbus- so far I have no desire to go, but who knows- if Hilda comes it might be worth the schelp. :)
Yeah, thats what I never liked about Parelli is that he was so much more of a salesman than a teacher. All his clinics that I've seen and his tv show are about telling you what he can teach you, if you buy his products, not actually teaching you.
Thats why I like Tellington-Jones, she's real. Plus, I just want to make Sugar feel good.
That's also why I like Lyons and Anderson. They are real educators. Lyons is amazing - the way he works with an animal without any force is great. While Anderson is a bit more forceful for lack of a better term, its still working with your horse and communication, getting him to think rather than just beating him into submission.
I wish I could have seen one of Hilda's clinics, but I didn't get to. Still, it was beautiful to watch her ride.
Funny how the horse community gets so close knit, especially considering horse people are wacky.
One thing I really liked about Pony was that the only equipment he was selling was a bitless bridle. It was different than a hackmore, and actually looked pretty cool. But it was nice to go to a clinician booth and NOT have a ton of products with his smile plastered all over it.
And Gwani Pony Boy is very very cool. It's nice to see someone doing natural Horsemanship without using all that carrott stick crap and 'majic halter' bullshit.
Sounds like you had a blast. One of these centuries I may go to Equine Affair here in Columbus- so far I have no desire to go, but who knows- if Hilda comes it might be worth the schelp. :)
Hope your knee feels better soon!!
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Thats why I like Tellington-Jones, she's real. Plus, I just want to make Sugar feel good.
That's also why I like Lyons and Anderson. They are real educators. Lyons is amazing - the way he works with an animal without any force is great. While Anderson is a bit more forceful for lack of a better term, its still working with your horse and communication, getting him to think rather than just beating him into submission.
I wish I could have seen one of Hilda's clinics, but I didn't get to. Still, it was beautiful to watch her ride.
Funny how the horse community gets so close knit, especially considering horse people are wacky.
One thing I really liked about Pony was that the only equipment he was selling was a bitless bridle. It was different than a hackmore, and actually looked pretty cool. But it was nice to go to a clinician booth and NOT have a ton of products with his smile plastered all over it.
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