RE: [RC] general training - John Lyons vs dressage - Tracey Lomax
Jackie,
Forgive me, I’m sleep-deprived, but I’m
not sure I understand your question. Are you asking for help in dealing with
your horse’s evasions, or a discussion of John Lyons v dressage
training???
If it’s the latter, I’m going
to need some more info on exactly what training your horse received from the JL
instructor?IOW, how was he ridden,
in what bit, towards what aim, and what was expected of him?
I don’t “use dressage”
methods (I don’t think) with my horses, but I do put in quite a large
amount of flatwork training into each of them (albeit for jumping, not for
endurance) but I believe that the aim is the same for both :
I want to make a horse who is happy in his work, supple, athletic, balanced,
responsive to the aids, a “light” ride, obedient to seat, hand, leg
and voice, and safe.
I would probably school a horse the same
way if I were planning on doing an endurance ride with him, because “flat
work” is only part of the regimen : my horses’ training includes
work on the flat (what you call dressage), jump-training, hacking out (for
relaxation, stretching, and because it’s good for the soul), legging up
or roadwork, and groundwork.
Regards,
Tracey
Okay, maybe this is a bit
off topic as it pertains to general training.... But I am starting to get
ready to do a ride this year!
I have a 5 year old grade
gelding; a bit of QH/Tb/Arab. He came up from the lwer 48 (some western
state) a year ago (I live in Alaska). His name is Quest and he had 60
days of professional training by a John Lyons instructor and after that, Quest
has had a mish mash of training and riders and including sitting around for the
last 6 months.
So, now I am working with
him. But I would like to understand JohnLyons method vs dressage basics.
The barn where I am at is
where this horse received the 60 days training. It seems to me, although
I could very well be wrong, that a lot was rushed.
Oh yes, I should also
mention that this horse is stiff on his right side, sluggish to the leg aids,
evades the bit, has learned to cheat by flexing his head, instead of breaking
at the poll, obviuously his hindquarters are not engaged.... In other
words, very green.
Any suggestions?
Anyone using John Lyons
methods and/or dressage out there?
