<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chanda:
I just want to guard him against any strain to that shoulder. I am only able to protect him if I am the one riding him because I can FEEL it. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
IMO, if you can feel it then so will Richard Spooner be able to, should he happen to get on him. And who knows, perhaps he may know some exercises that will help.
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jetsmom 
Thanks for the reminder not to drool. My hubby will be there videoing and I don’t want him to catch any evidence of me drooling over another. Hehe!
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DMK:
You must have totally forgot about “The YOUNG Black Stallion” - just goes to show that even the Black let TWO people ride him. So there! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
And if you count the books and not just the movies, THREE people rode The Black. Alec Ramsey’s girlfriend rode him in one book.
Uh, not that I ever read that series much as a kid, or anything…
Chanda, I’m with pocket pony on this one. You really should consider auditing. Clinics tend to be engineered to teach both rider and horse, not just the rider. If you don’t feel comfortable asking Chase to do something outside your/his normal routine, you shouldn’t be doing a clinic.
And just for the record, Richard Spooner can sit on my cranky, quirky horse any day of the week.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chanda:
Pocket Pony, you are probably right, I should not do the clinic. But, at the same time I have had to miss so much woth this horse. I have only done 2 dressage shows and 1 Jumper show with him in all the time i have had him. I just wanted to do something fun and maybe open up my mind for a change. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That paragraph pretty much contradicts everything you’ve said previously. Either your horse’s “fragility” comes first or your want to do something fun does. If you are as worried as you purport that Richard might ruin your horse ( ), you would not be so much as entertaining the idea of riding.
So, I would either accept that Richard Spooner’s riding is far better for my horse than mine and get over myself or spend my $400 on a new pair of Manolos rather than waste his and my time as well as make an ass of myself.
Chanda, I wasn’t commenting on whether or not you are prepared more or less than other people, because I have no idea what level you are riding at or where you are in your training. It was just a general comment about what happens when someone is not prepared in general. If you feel you are properly prepared, then that is great…have a fun time!
Of course, keep in mind that other people riding in the clinic also paid $400 to be there are are not there to have their time wasted.
He hurt his shoulder in the trailer and then again at a dressage clinic. My trainer and chiro and vet all think it is connected to his original bow.
To make matters more complicated horses are always born crooked. They are in their mothers bent more to one side. This makes the muscles shorter on one side and longer on the other. Our goals as riders are to lengthen the short muscles and strengthen the long muscles.
Chase needs to be riden on the right rein and bent slightly to the right before being bent correctly to the left. There is sort of a list of things that must be done in a certain order before his is able to CORRECTLY bend to the left. If you don’t do these things he will be bent incorrectly and possibley injure his shoulder.
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Linda Allen:
My feeling from scanning these posts is that it might be best to audit the clinic this time. There is so much to be gained from actively listening and learning!
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I agree here. Chanda, as you said early - you want this to be more of a learning experience for you than your horse. If this still holds true - I’d audit.
Don’t worry about Chase. He can take a clinic.
Most of them are heavy on the flatwork and most clinicians will know exactly where you are before you ever see so much as a crossrail.
Mention you are not jumping much if you wish but please DO NOT go into elaborate detail. Clinicians hate that.
I think you will be surprised at how much he’ll get you doing and how confident you’ll feel by the end
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Hey, I had another question for those of you know Richard. Does he ever want to ride your horse during the clinic like GM sometimes does?
You asked for opinions, and got them. It’s not the other poster’s fault you didn’t like what they had to say.
Take it all with a grain of salt, since none of us know your situation. Then do what you wanted to anyway.
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by texan:
Please try to go into the clinic with an open positive mind <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
If she goes and tells Richard first about the womb thing, she’s paying to give him a story he can tell at dinner parties for years.
One of the best examples of what a great rider can do was witnessed by a bunch of us, about six years ago or so, when Richard was down at our place for the Summer Classic. His mom had a schoolie that refused to do a thing, so Richard jumped on and gave that horse a Come To Jesus ride which had the horse demonstrating that, deep down, it was indeed an elastic dressage horse AND could pop over four feet without batting an eyelash. I swear that pony was smiling at the end.
Out of curiosity, I have never heard of a horse being so sensitive to bending from one session. What kind of accident did your horse have to make him so fragile? I haven’t really seen any updates since years ago when he bowed a tendon, so am wondering if there was a more severe accident since then.
You know, I don’t come over to H/J very often, but I heard about this thread.
There is some good information and advice here for Chanda. There is some funny stuff here too. But, its beginning to deteriorate into a strictly “slam Chanda” thread.
So – pfffft
Thread closed.
I think enough stones have been thrown here.
Chanda, look how excited you were when you made that initial post. Maybe your concerns about Chase and about Richard riding him are just popping up from a little anxiety/fear about the clinic. You don’t have to make excuses just in case something goes wrong. Just push all that aside and focus on how exciting it will be to have a fresh set of eyes assessing your progress and making suggestions for more!
And heck, if it goes over like a pregnant pole-vaulter, bust a bottle out of the vineyard reserves, pour yourself a glass and get on here and post an “It didn’t go too well” post.
Worst case scenario, you have a sucky ride and you learn from it. I say go boldly, and with your initial excitement!
jetsmom - you are my hero! 
Oh, and Nadia was better!
For me, Chanda threads have me intrigued because being an optimist, I am always hoping to see that one post of hers where she tells everyone that we were right - that she is way overprotective, that it’s NOT necessary to ride with a double bridle, shadow roll and two dressage whips, etc. etc.
Will any of us live to see that day? I think it will not only be a happy day for us, but for Chanda too!
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lisa Cook:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DMK:
You must have totally forgot about “The YOUNG Black Stallion” - just goes to show that even the Black let TWO people ride him. So there! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
And if you count the books and not just the movies, THREE people rode The Black. Alec Ramsey’s girlfriend rode him in one book.
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Yeah, but if you recall, it was shortly thereafter that the Black threw out his back and was laid up for months. Alex started dating much thinner girls after that.
I signed up for this clinic a really long time ago and I can’t get my money back. I had not even thought about anyone else wanting to ride my horse because if I had thought of it then I wouldn’t have signed up for it. My mistake
When I signed up I didn’t know that my horse would have hurt his shoulder. I didn’t know that I would be gone for 2 weeks right before the clinic. It ended up being really bad timeing but I am going to make the best out of it. Wouldn’t you?
I am obviously again not explaining myself here and it will do no good to go on trying to explain further because no one seems to be understanding what I am saying anyway.
I am going to go to the clinic and have a good time. I will do what I can with my horse and not any more than that. I am sure that everything is going to be fine. I will ride my horse and keep him sound and have a good time doing some new stuff.
I just don’t understand how you guys can all get so upset over something so simple. It is really no big deal. I am sure that Richard wouldn’t even want to get on my horse so there probably won’t be any issue anyways.
Now please let this be. I have learned my lesson yet again not to post my own personal fears on a public BB so I don’t get blasted to pieces by people who I don’t even know.
