Posted by Racer on March 1, 2004, at 14:08:47
In reply to Re: To Racer, posted by cubic_me on March 1, 2004, at 13:06:54
Hunters for me, too, although the hunter world today is more about Equitating than about either riding or equitation over here. All style, no substance, and no one seems to want real substance in their lessons -- they want fences, lots of them, and always higher. "Oh, flatting is so boring..." Well, ladies, a course is based on a lot of good flatwork, with eight or ten big steps in it.
George Morris, a/k/a GOD, has a lot to say about this in the Chronicle, and I love reading it. I admit to having used the Appeal to Authority argument in some lessons, where I'll say, "George Morris says that..." in order to make my students listen to what I've been saying all along.
And I've got a 1931 Martin and Martin sidesaddle, with an RAF inventory stamp on it, but no sidesaddle ready horse right now. I learned in order to keep the side saddle division in our local show circuit viable, and it was a revelation!
Thanks for posting to me. It's nice to have someone to talk to about it. I do love hunters -- I think of it as the best of all worlds: the liberating flights of Jumpers, with the finesse of Dressage.
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