Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Trotting songs

Jeff Brickson wrote:

> Lille makes bigger, more relaxed strides and gets significantly more
> confident when I sing or talk.  We need  songs that are well-suited 
to the
> trotting rhythm, like the marionette song from the Sound Of Music

Hi Jeff
I like South Pacific's "I'm Only a Cockeyed Optimist."
Got me a Reserv Champ in Country English Pleasure when I was on a mare 
belonging to a friend who had just weaned her the day before. She was 
ready to blow, but when I started singing, she really relaxed and fell 
into cadence to the rhythm. Turns out, the owner did the same thing (of 
course, neither us spoke to each other about our ploy ahead of time) 
when Kit rode her Show Hack--- different song--- same result. Of course, 
several people wanted to know what we were talking to her about :-)
Bette

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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy
Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com


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