March 12 phone call Kelly Sigler

March 12 questions for Kelly

Send video including Colleen Kelly stuff/May session

·        GoC: changes sliding rein, jelly fingers but strong thumbs, hands are resting as if they are setting on  tabletop. Allow arms to be I an L shape, straight line to Try/bit and keep the bend in the elbow. Strong elbows

·        Stretch into contact, reach for bit and her neck is getting longer

·        My arms go with her and jelly/thumb prevents me from blocking her.

·        She can push into the contact

·        Cycle of E—feel it through the bit

·        Steady vs pulling vs mushy feel see simulation

1.      Colleen Kelly coach

2.      Open thighs

3.      Stomach in but butt loose, tailbone can come forward in trot

4.      Pack coming out

5.      Warmup get BA to check that my stirrups are same length that I am not weighting one more than the other and therefor longer.

6.      Exercise stand in stirrups

7.      Stirrup length is the same for western or English riding

8.      Take feet out of stirrups, should hit below my ankle, bounce ankle against the stirrup

9.      Feet in stirrup 120 angle of the knee

10.   Usually way too long

11.   Foot in stirrup—rest at the the back of the ball of the foot—posture more stable.

12.   Exer: stand in stirrups and do point and maintain even shoulder exercise. Turn and look behind you is one way easier than the other—then that side needs to be stretched more.

13.   Stirrup weighting—horse wants to drift (like human carrying another human piggyback)

14.   Weighting will cause horse to go off pattern

15.   Test this by weighting one stirrup more than the other.

16.   Can use it to our advance for turning and not have to use leg (sideways still use leg)

17.   Turn eyes belly button leg, be sure shoulders stay even straight—ballet/box/torso. Imagine carrying a tray of food.

18.   Warmup to the point one arm straight exercise

19.   Partial disengagement—looking down at back at HQ not square in my body—puts weight on the forehand so I can move the HQ.

20.   Looking up will help engage the HQ, looking down put weight on the forehand

21.   Stopping look up and don’t release my E fully for energetic stop. Eyes, nose, chin, chest.

22.   Turning weight the stirrup and turn the shoulder and look up. No leg.