Comments on: Confidence Get Bruised? Put on Some Funny Socks and Get Your Butt Back in the Saddle! http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/ Documenting the experiences and commentary of a fledgling reiner in her quest to train a performance horse Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:47:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: MJ http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-423 MJ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:37:01 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-423 No, but I shall go and find it now! Oh wait, works great with English boots. Ooooh, I think this must be a joke. I'll never ever live down those boots will I? Hey! Roping season starts on May 3rd! We'll see how Leo does among the big dogs this summer. No, but I shall go and find it now! Oh wait, works great with English boots. Ooooh, I think this must be a joke. I’ll never ever live down those boots will I?

Hey! Roping season starts on May 3rd! We’ll see how Leo does among the big dogs this summer.

]]> By: Al http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-422 Al Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:00:31 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-422 Did you get my email for the reiner "aid" that I got listed on Ebay. Your really holding yourself back if you don't it. The secret of the pros. Works great with English boots......... Did you get my email for the reiner “aid” that I got listed on Ebay. Your really holding yourself back if you don’t it. The secret of the pros. Works great with English boots………

]]> By: MJ http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-421 MJ Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:52:10 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-421 Well thats a huge compliment Al. I think if I had my own horses, I'd be wary of having anyone else ride them, byu you'd be able to for sure too. HaHa! I have to wear cowboy boots! Hey, when I start going out there to the ropings this summer, I promise to wear my cowboy boots. I'll be sure to document the first occasion with a pic. I'd be wearing them now, but my spur straps fit the english boots better. I have to order some that fit. There is a Vogt clinic a few hours to the north of where I am on the 25th of April. But the one I'm going to go to is in June. The one for March got moved to June. I'm so excited to go. Well thats a huge compliment Al. I think if I had my own horses, I’d be wary of having anyone else ride them, byu you’d be able to for sure too.

HaHa! I have to wear cowboy boots! Hey, when I start going out there to the ropings this summer, I promise to wear my cowboy boots. I’ll be sure to document the first occasion with a pic. I’d be wearing them now, but my spur straps fit the english boots better. I have to order some that fit.

There is a Vogt clinic a few hours to the north of where I am on the 25th of April. But the one I’m going to go to is in June. The one for March got moved to June. I’m so excited to go.

]]> By: Al http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-419 Al Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:56:02 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-419 By the way, what's goin on with the Les Vogt clinic coming your way? By the way, what’s goin on with the Les Vogt clinic coming your way?

]]> By: Al http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-418 Al Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:53:20 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-418 We got the "normal" Illinois spring weather. Sunny and 65 one day, rain and wind the next, snow and cold the next. Also known as ride em, groom em and stay in the house and watch em weather. Keep that confidence up. That's half the battle. This ain't easy. Not easy for trainers not easy for horses. But nothin worth havin ever is. Keep learnin, keep workin. You're gettin it even though sometimes seems you ain't. I've got a couple horses that nobody but me rides. I wouldn't only let you ride em, I'd ask you to. But you gotta wear cowboy boots....... We got the “normal” Illinois spring weather. Sunny and 65 one day, rain and wind the next, snow and cold the next. Also known as ride em, groom em and stay in the house and watch em weather.

Keep that confidence up. That’s half the battle. This ain’t easy. Not easy for trainers not easy for horses. But nothin worth havin ever is. Keep learnin, keep workin.

You’re gettin it even though sometimes seems you ain’t. I’ve got a couple horses that nobody but me rides. I wouldn’t only let you ride em, I’d ask you to. But you gotta wear cowboy boots…….

]]> By: MJ http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-416 MJ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:38:04 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-416 Al, I agree! No lessons for awhile! I have my plan. I should have just stuck to my plan for awhile longer to build up more confidence. And since you said that, I did take a minute to reflect on how far we'd come. Leo is a completely changed horse, and we've both improved in just about everything. Have you been able to get much training in yet? Any change in the weather? Cindy, The trainer had his own school horse for beginners like me. Nothing major happened. It was just a bad match. I'm just not confident enough yet as a reiner and was too sensitive to learn well with his teaching style. I'm going to try to go to audit a clinic this month to just see how things are done before I jump in there again. I'm looking forward to all your posts this summer! Al, I agree! No lessons for awhile! I have my plan. I should have just stuck to my plan for awhile longer to build up more confidence. And since you said that, I did take a minute to reflect on how far we’d come. Leo is a completely changed horse, and we’ve both improved in just about everything. Have you been able to get much training in yet? Any change in the weather?

Cindy, The trainer had his own school horse for beginners like me. Nothing major happened. It was just a bad match. I’m just not confident enough yet as a reiner and was too sensitive to learn well with his teaching style. I’m going to try to go to audit a clinic this month to just see how things are done before I jump in there again. I’m looking forward to all your posts this summer!

]]> By: Al http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-406 Al Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:10:44 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-406 I think you'll do just fine without lessons. You got the knowledge and the desire and ability to learn as you go. just keep pluggin away at it. Give things a little time to sink in and work. If you just know it ain't workin, figure out why not. Kind of a simplistic explanation but for the most part it really is that easy. Take a little time to figure where you started and where you are now. There's a lot of good things happened from what I can see. Think about what made those good things happen. Then put a little plan together. And don't ever be afraid to ask questions or try something new. Even if it's different from what the "pros" do. A lot of what you see sometimes is marketing not horse training. I ain't forgot about level II by no means. But sometimes when the government bails out those big cats boats they throw the water in my boat. So been trying to keep things going along and the feed levels stocked up here in the barn. We ain't started any lessons yet. Kinda still workin on a plan. We been haulin some horse for folks and that sure helps but keeps the schedules kinda up and down. I think you’ll do just fine without lessons. You got the knowledge and the desire and ability to learn as you go. just keep pluggin away at it. Give things a little time to sink in and work. If you just know it ain’t workin, figure out why not. Kind of a simplistic explanation but for the most part it really is that easy.

Take a little time to figure where you started and where you are now. There’s a lot of good things happened from what I can see. Think about what made those good things happen. Then put a little plan together.

And don’t ever be afraid to ask questions or try something new. Even if it’s different from what the “pros” do. A lot of what you see sometimes is marketing not horse training.

I ain’t forgot about level II by no means. But sometimes when the government bails out those big cats boats they throw the water in my boat. So been trying to keep things going along and the feed levels stocked up here in the barn.

We ain’t started any lessons yet. Kinda still workin on a plan. We been haulin some horse for folks and that sure helps but keeps the schedules kinda up and down.

]]> By: Cathy http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-405 Cathy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:51:04 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-405 MJ, Sorry to read about your lesson. I'm curious as to what happened? I'm actually surprised that you got a reining trainer to give you a lesson in the first place, I don't know of any who will take a non pro without them having a horse in full time training. Which makes me wonder where that trainer fits in on the food chain. Are there going to be any Rookie Days events in your area? They usually have 5+ local trainers there who help beginning reiners. It gives you an opportunity to see each trainer's style. Good Luck! PS, I have been a bad blogger over the winter, but I'm baaaack:) MJ,
Sorry to read about your lesson. I’m curious as to what happened? I’m actually surprised that you got a reining trainer to give you a lesson in the first place, I don’t know of any who will take a non pro without them having a horse in full time training. Which makes me wonder where that trainer fits in on the food chain. Are there going to be any Rookie Days events in your area? They usually have 5+ local trainers there who help beginning reiners. It gives you an opportunity to see each trainer’s style. Good Luck!
PS, I have been a bad blogger over the winter, but I’m baaaack:)

]]> By: MJ http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-403 MJ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:36:49 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-403 Only lessON, not lessONS. :) Thats me, the one lesson wonder. I've decided that I'm not going to have another lesson until I go to a Vogt clinic this summer. The date got moved back from March. I think the next one that I'll be able to go to is in June. Thats not so far away. Leo and I are doing juuuuuust fine without any lessons. I'm learning so much from the DVD's and from Leo. I swear, that horse has taught me so much since we started. But so have you Al! Have you gotten the Level II Cowhorse U yet? I feel like I shouldn't get it until I have the first level mastered because I'll be too tempted to try new stuff. How are things going? Do you have any students yet? Did you find out about insurance? We thought spring had sprung around here, but then it started to snow...at the end of March! Can you believe it! This is Washington, not Alaska. What the heck! Only lessON, not lessONS. :) Thats me, the one lesson wonder. I’ve decided that I’m not going to have another lesson until I go to a Vogt clinic this summer. The date got moved back from March. I think the next one that I’ll be able to go to is in June. Thats not so far away. Leo and I are doing juuuuuust fine without any lessons. I’m learning so much from the DVD’s and from Leo. I swear, that horse has taught me so much since we started. But so have you Al! Have you gotten the Level II Cowhorse U yet? I feel like I shouldn’t get it until I have the first level mastered because I’ll be too tempted to try new stuff.

How are things going? Do you have any students yet? Did you find out about insurance?

We thought spring had sprung around here, but then it started to snow…at the end of March! Can you believe it! This is Washington, not Alaska. What the heck!

]]> By: Al http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-401 Al Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:16:39 +0000 http://reinersblog.com/riding-instructors/confidence-get-bruised-put-on-some-funny-socks-and-get-your-butt-back-in-the-saddle/#comment-401 Kinda figured you were gettin things straightened out after your lessons. Seems to me you learned quite a bit from that lesson. I've always said that ridin and trainin horses is easy. Trainin people is probably hardest thing a fella can do. Very few can do it and it just gets harder as skill levels go up. Kinda figured you were gettin things straightened out after your lessons. Seems to me you learned quite a bit from that lesson.

I’ve always said that ridin and trainin horses is easy. Trainin people is probably hardest thing a fella can do. Very few can do it and it just gets harder as skill levels go up.

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