What's the difference between an extended walk and a collected walk?
I so hate stupid people. This week we had a call from a guy five minutes before closing. He got some crud in his eye three days ago and he didn't have time in his busy schedule to come in but we're supposed to keep the office open late for him. What's with that? Seriously?
Oh, I TOTALLY know where you're coming from. We have people who call because their kid is really sick, but can't come right now because the kid is IN SCHOOL. ?? lol
Extended walk lets the reins out some, and the horse is supposed to stretch his head out and down. The collected walk is more of a working walk, the horse is supposed to be marching along on contact.
Tell me about your horses :) Is the one you talk about above a youngster? I'd love to see pictures found them! :)
Also, I'm not terribly familiar with the healthcare system in the US, how come you have to go into the hospital to see your patients, can they not get seen by the doctors there? I take it you're a primary care doctor? I think that's the equivalent of our GP here.
Lesse, I have Elle, the mare, who is around to be a companion. Then Daisy the Donkey, who is around to be cute, and to keep away snakes, and annoying dogs. Then there's James, who is my dressage horse. He's 13 this year. The reason cantering is a big deal is because he is recovering from laminitis. We were off riding pretty much from November to March. So we're trying to get back in shape while still treating him for the laminitis
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Hi. You don't know me, yet. I saw you comment in one of my friends' journals-I forget who-and you must have either mentioned horses/dressage, or had an icon that reflected this, b/c I decided to friend you and I hope you don't mind. I ride dressage too, on my 8-y.o. Hanoverian mare. Also, I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV. :D No, srsly, I'm a freelance medical writer.
Also? SGA fan.
So...the extended walk into collected walk thing...yeah, interesting how when you figure out little things like your body has to ride what you're asking the horse to do...it all works out so much better, doesn't it?! ;-) Right now I'm still recovering from surgery for a torn rotator cuff and haven't ridden in two months. :-( Should be, um, interesting when I get back to it...
Friend away. I don't always talk about riding, but there's some in here, amongst the whining and etc. lol
Freelance medical writer. What sort of things do you write for?
now I'm still recovering from surgery for a torn rotator cuff and haven't ridden in two months. :-( Should be, um, interesting when I get back to it...
Ouch, that's gonna hurt. Good luck. ;) How long have you had your mare?
I bought her in October 2003, so, three and a half years. Our progress has been slow...due to various setbacks and injuries (hers and mine). Before her I rode a 4th-level schoolmaster who died at the ripe old age of 32...still competing! So getting a (relatively) youg horse, and a mare to boot, is an altogether different experience.
Freelance medical writer. What sort of things do you write for?
Lots of different things for different clients. Patient education, physicians and researchers, drug protcols...NIH, Elsevier, big pharma, peer-reviewed journals, nonprofits; basically I'm a mercenary; I'll do almost anything for money. ;-)
32 years old?! Wow. What breed was he? And good for him.
I completely understand injuries and setbacks. We've had our share of those. Although, apart from the obvious pain and suffering of them, we always manage to learn something during those times that we may not have otherwise seen. So, they're not always the worst thing. (She says, still remembering the worrying from a few months ago. lol)
basically I'm a mercenary; I'll do almost anything for money. ;-) lol Awesome. So you must pick up a bunch of little odds and ends. Heck, even to write about it, you have to know a lot. Is it hard to change from, say, patient centered writing to doctor centric?
Thanks. And the collected walk is kind of interesting, I think. Takes a while, since they keep making you not do it until later because they don't want to sully the walk. How's Tristan doing?
This reminds me of Coach's constant "if you are sitting on a horse, you are RIDING. don't be half-assed about it."
Seriously. But it doesn't always sink in, or only sinks in part way, sometimes I think. lol My kendo instructor used to say that if you had ANY energy left after kendo then you didn't work hard enough. (He'd yell at kids who were horsing around after practice.)
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I so hate stupid people. This week we had a call from a guy five minutes before closing. He got some crud in his eye three days ago and he didn't have time in his busy schedule to come in but we're supposed to keep the office open late for him. What's with that? Seriously?
Where the hell has common sense gone?
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Extended walk lets the reins out some, and the horse is supposed to stretch his head out and down. The collected walk is more of a working walk, the horse is supposed to be marching along on contact.
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Also, I'm not terribly familiar with the healthcare system in the US, how come you have to go into the hospital to see your patients, can they not get seen by the doctors there? I take it you're a primary care doctor? I think that's the equivalent of our GP here.
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Also? SGA fan.
So...the extended walk into collected walk thing...yeah, interesting how when you figure out little things like your body has to ride what you're asking the horse to do...it all works out so much better, doesn't it?! ;-) Right now I'm still recovering from surgery for a torn rotator cuff and haven't ridden in two months. :-( Should be, um, interesting when I get back to it...
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Freelance medical writer. What sort of things do you write for?
now I'm still recovering from surgery for a torn rotator cuff and haven't ridden in two months. :-( Should be, um, interesting when I get back to it...
Ouch, that's gonna hurt. Good luck. ;)
How long have you had your mare?
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How long have you had your mare?
I bought her in October 2003, so, three and a half years. Our progress has been slow...due to various setbacks and injuries (hers and mine). Before her I rode a 4th-level schoolmaster who died at the ripe old age of 32...still competing! So getting a (relatively) youg horse, and a mare to boot, is an altogether different experience.
Freelance medical writer. What sort of things do you write for?
Lots of different things for different clients. Patient education, physicians and researchers, drug protcols...NIH, Elsevier, big pharma, peer-reviewed journals, nonprofits; basically I'm a mercenary; I'll do almost anything for money. ;-)
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I completely understand injuries and setbacks. We've had our share of those. Although, apart from the obvious pain and suffering of them, we always manage to learn something during those times that we may not have otherwise seen. So, they're not always the worst thing. (She says, still remembering the worrying from a few months ago. lol)
basically I'm a mercenary; I'll do almost anything for money. ;-)
lol Awesome. So you must pick up a bunch of little odds and ends. Heck, even to write about it, you have to know a lot. Is it hard to change from, say, patient centered writing to doctor centric?
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This reminds me of Coach's constant "if you are sitting on a horse, you are RIDING. don't be half-assed about it."
I look forward to the day Tristan HAS a collected walk. :P But I'm SO thrilled to hear that James has enough pep to want to canter. Such a great sign.
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How's Tristan doing?
This reminds me of Coach's constant "if you are sitting on a horse, you are RIDING. don't be half-assed about it."
Seriously. But it doesn't always sink in, or only sinks in part way, sometimes I think. lol My kendo instructor used to say that if you had ANY energy left after kendo then you didn't work hard enough. (He'd yell at kids who were horsing around after practice.)
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I like that saying. Will have to remember that... :D
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