I am entered to do the freestyle reinsmanship at our show next weekend. Any hints from anyone who has driven it. I was suppose to have a lesson to work it out today but it is pouring so it may be later in the week.
For those who have never heard of it, it is a ADS ring class. You are in the ring alone and drive a pattern you make up. YOu have 2 minutes to show 3 trots, walk, halt, back. Considering that most dressage test are over 4 minutes, you have less than half the time of a dressage test.
My first thought was to do something really simple, a circle, a diagonal. Each gait is only judged once so it you do a working trot between slow and strong and walk, only one is judged. Each gait is judged on a 1-10 scale.
So, stay simple, or do some serpentines to show bend, etc. My pony has a great stretch at the working trot but I don’t think they want anything but the plain stuff.
Any ideas?
Hi Price,
the key to Freestyle in my mind is the music. If you don;t have a song that has beats to match your pony’s gaits, it is so much a dressage test with a song going on the speakers if you get my drift.,
I use a song that I think is called Liar by the Pointer Sisters. I put it on my portable CD player and worked Looker’'s gaits to match the slow spots, the fasters spots and there is actually a spot where the song stops for a couple of seconds for which I used by halt and reinback.
I have won a couple of times with this song and placed 2nd in a field of 5 once.
I know one thing that really gets the audience going is one handed driving with your whip in one hand twirling it so the lash twirls. Saw a gal do that, she won by the way. Very impressive. I didn;t even try that one.
hopes this helps.
I wasn’t planning on music, the rules say music is allowed at management’s discresion and there was nothing in the prize list about music. I think you are thinking about Musical dressage. I have seen some really good ones and some, like you said, music in the background that had nothing to do with the test.
This is only 2 min. which really isn’t much time to do more than what they require, halt, stand, walk, slow trot, strong trot, working trot, back. EAch movement is worth 10 pts, plus 10 for overall impression. In case of ties, difficulty comes into play.
freestyle reinsmanship
Hi price
I have never driven this but they used it once at the Florida state fair while i was riding with Sterling. the key is to get all the movements in. I think only one person finished their test while everyone else was blown out of the ring.
I would do something really simple like go in, halt salute, working trot a 20 m circle, halt and stand then back, walk about 10 steps, collect the trot for 10- 20 steps then extend towards the judge and halt and salute. I would definately time yourself and use number of steps or time you will do a movement. don’t plan on doing things like walk the diagonal or figures based on the ring. That was the downfall of most of the people who did not finish. the ring was large so a walk across the diagonal ate up time. Your pony has great gaits and you are a great driver so i’m sure you will win !!! Good luck.
Wendy
thanks Wendy. Your right, it is a lot to get in with a small amount of time. I was going to a big ring today to practice and time and we got 7" of rain. Maybe Tues.
Judge will be on the long side, around what would be E
My original plan was to working trot in and do a figure 8, about 20m each circle to show bend,walk at the junction, go a few feet to get straight and halt, stand, back. Continue to the end of the ring at slow trot, turn corners and do a strong trot across the diagonal, back to working trot to face the judge and halt, salute. I really think that will eat up 2 min. I may not be able to get the figure 8 in. Her transitions are really good so I hate to not do more but I just don’t think there is time.
Hi Price,
What I did was Freestyle Reinsmanship. Music was encouraged. No dressage to it other than the basic movements. I had absolutely no problem getting in all the movements in 2 minutes. Having music really made it easy to make sure the 2 minute time limit was made.
It may have been listed as Musical Freestyle using the same rules you are talking aobut. This was not a sanctioned show, simple open shows.
Good luck.
Sue
I met with a trainer today and worked on it. We had to make several adjustments in what I had planned to get it in the 2 min., but Poppy is slow:lol:
No music this round although I do think it would be easier to keep track of the time that way. Thanks for the idea. Just don’t have time to get it together.
At least the rain stopped. I hate cleaning everything, just to have it muddy again.
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I use a song that I think is called Liar by the Pointer Sisters.[/QUOTE]
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Fire, not liar. Great idea for a song though.
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'Cuz when we kiss, uuuuuuuu FIRE!
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Like the song, no matter what the name!!! :yes: As it is definitely the tempo that I am looking for!!! Thanks for the clearing up of the name.
The neat thing is that it has perfect time for walk, working and strong trot and that halt in the middle of the song is perfect for the halt and reinback.
Most songs don;t have a change in tempo to accomodate the different gaits.
