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Posted by cubic_me on March 1, 2004, at 9:26:31
Hi there,
I read on psychological babble that you used to teach horse riding. It just made me realise I had some things in common with all these people I talk to online. I ride to quite a high level in the UK and teach a little.
Nice to meet you! _me x
Posted by Racer on March 1, 2004, at 12:55:07
In reply to To Racer, posted by cubic_me on March 1, 2004, at 9:26:31
I'm so paranoid that my identity will get out that I'm not going to give a lot of detail about where I taught or where I showed, but yeah, I have taught at what in the US is called the A Circuit, and, while I haven't shown in a few years now (no appropriate horse, mostly), I used to love showing and the judges liked my little mare a lot, so we did pretty well.
It is nice to see the wide spectrum of people who come here for support and who share the problems associated with mental illness, isn't it? It's such a hidden, stigmatized subject, that we often miss the reality that everyone is at risk, and there is no immunity for "good people" or "strong people" or "important people."
What's your discipline?
Posted by cubic_me on March 1, 2004, at 13:06:54
In reply to Re: To Racer » cubic_me, posted by Racer on March 1, 2004, at 12:55:07
I'm mainly into showing too. I don't know if you have similar classifications in the US, but I do mainly working hunters, show hunters and side-saddle. I came off ponies a few years ago and have just kept my 15hh horse for local things (he's got too many lumps and bumps these days for anything too serious!). I've done ok at national level, but nothing spectacular. While I'm away at uni I haven't got time to do anything serious with my own horse, so just compete on the uni team which is a bit of a laugh.
It is so true that the stigma surrounding psychological problems prevents you seeking out people around you who might be going through similar things. I like hiding it tho', its my protective shield.
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.
Posted by cubic_me on March 2, 2004, at 4:43:51
In reply to Me too! » cubic_me, posted by Racer on March 1, 2004, at 14:08:47
I really agree with what you are saying about the flatwork side of jumping. People just seem to want to jump high these days and have no concept of what is going on between the fences.
> 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!
Before a couple of years ago I'd only ridden side saddle a couple of times, but now my horse has proved himself on the hunter circuit I thought I'd give something else a try. Last year I bought a 1933 Meyhew (sp?) saddle, its lovely but needs a little adjusting before it fits him perfectly. I like to try new things out and meet new people - maybe I'll be carriage driving or something in a few years!
I find that being with the horses is the only thing that really takes my mind away from things. I can get so into how they are going etc that everything else disappears.
Its really wierd talking about horses on here, don't you think? I haven't posted much on here recently, maybe I should become a regular again!
Posted by Pfinstegg on March 2, 2004, at 21:12:58
In reply to To Racer, posted by cubic_me on March 1, 2004, at 9:26:31
I never thought I'd read in PB about someone reading the "Chronicle of the Horse" on a regular basis! As a faithful reader, I have to put in my two cent's worth; I'm a classical dressage rider (hobby) who does mostly low-level musical free-styles. I have a four-year old Hanoverian- a Weltmeyer grandson, whom I am training. He is so georgeous- a dappled black-bay, but was affordable because, for a Hanoverian, he is tiny- 15'3". He's an adorable horse who will lie down and put his head in your lap any time after 5 PM! It's te best anti-depressant going!
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