Hello! Here’s your can of whoop-ass… September 17, 2007
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Running 4 miles + 1 hour riding lesson = 1 severely kicked ass
I had my lesson with Rasyn today and to be honest, it was fabulous. Two weeks ago we were working on just getting on. Today we were working on leg yield on a circle and did some canter work. Every ride gets a little bit better and I couldn’t be happier. But I’ve got a serious case of hurtin’ going on.
My legs were a little noodly to begin with. Couple that with the change in position from last Wednesday (shorter stirrups and a bruised ego) and my calves and hamstrings took the brunt of my efforts. Needless to say I’m a little achy and am looking forward to a hot bath tonight after the kiddos are done.
My lesson was beyond my expectations. We started off working on transitions, which is what we introduced last week. Ray come together MUCH quicker this time, so we worked on leg yield on a circle. The goal here is to encourage a true bend in the horse by showing him that I want him to fill up my outside rein. So, it was about 25 minutes of moving him off my inside leg, half-halting on the outside aids, and maintaining the flexion to the inside. Think of it as 25 minutes of leg curls and hip adcuctors, all while keeping your heels down, your thighs long, your core firm, your hips relaxed, your hands within six inches of each other, and feeling “supple”. I be fried. 
Workout:
- Type: Other
- Date: 09/17/2007
- Time: 11:00:00
- Total Time: 00:55:00.00
Comments
Since you mentioned doing it in your post, can you explain what a half-halt is?
Are you sure you want to know?
Also… for those of us who only mount saddles on bicycles… and therefore don’t have stirrups… can you explain why shortened stirrups were a blow to your ego? Seriously… I don’t understand why… Should I have had a dent in my ego when I got my bike seat lowered?
Oh man…your post just brought training memories flooding back. Of course, when I was training with my horses I wasn’t running miles & miles beforehand.
Keep it up. Soon you’ll be craving every moment of it & the noodles will be gone!
I’ve heard that half-halts mean different things to different people, like ah, pornography. I’ve also heard that like pornography, a half-halt is hard to define but folks know it when they see it.
No, no, no Jeff! A half-halt is what new recruits do on the parade ground, where only half of them understand what the drill sargant said.
Mind you, “shortening the stirrups” is just plain filfthy.