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Mmmmm, not "hate mail".  Dirty Harry said "...a man's got to know his  
limitations."  I can *maintain* training that's been given to my  
horse, making sure that consistency is offered to him, and even build  
on those base skills a little.  But putting those basics on is not  
what I am best at--including things like teaching my horse to carry  
himself correctly, using his back end instead of pulling with the front.

I did do all of the urban-trail-training of my first endurance horse,  
who went from paid basics and training on the Tevis trail to the  
cacaphony of Norco (camels, llamas, trash trucks, construction,  
maniacs in cars, dogs loose and rushing the fence, etc.) and all of  
the trail training for my current mount (urban and rural) until 2  
years ago.  My current mount got NH basics, arena and RP only, from a  
pro.  He is not an easy horse to ride (not a spooker, just a tall,  
gumby, snaky, athletic guy) and he now has dressage "buttons" from  
once a week schooling with this current trainer plus my maintenance  
and 350ish miles of competition.  I can use those "buttons" (cues) to  
achieve the end results, without having to break them down into steps  
as was done when he was learning.  She likes working with challenging  
horses, it's her "thing".

We are still working on "whoa" (I *mean it*, Q!), not following too  
closely at the trot (wants to lead) and we cross-train in jumping,  
which he also got schooled in from both of us.  I guess I just need  
puzzle pieces with instructions/that go together in a coherent order,  
not just them all lying loose in the box lid for assembly.  Your  
mileage may, of course, vary.

With those basics and refinements, we can of course go down the trail  
for lots more miles, like your dressage barn sez.

Lynne
http://www.photo.lynnesite.com



On Mar 27, 2007, at 11:25 AM, edna leigh libby wrote:

> --- Linda Mirams <lbm@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > "Asking a question like this is a lot like asking
> > "Has Endurance Eaten
> > from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil?" but I
> > figure the time has
> > come...
> >
> >   Who out there is an *Professional* endurance
> > trainer? . . ."
>
> > Double dog dare me?
>
> > What on earth would you need one of those for--anyone
> can do endurance. Endurance is for fat old women who
> can't do anything else ; ^ )
> (Or so I learned at the dressage barn)
> Maybe I can get my own hate mail now
>
> ELL

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