Sunday, April 18, 2010

Kicking the Hind end around with dispatch, hustle and demanding maximum effort

I think the cinch is hurting Whizzy a little, maybe thats why he's loosing his guide to the right- it WAS great- I've schooled him on that more than anything-but it went to pot about a week ago and was worse today, after being better, some, intermittently throughout the last week of hard training. I can only conclude that something is hurting him- changed saddles and pads mid ride and let him rest and he felt better-

one thing I learned while taking his hind end out of gear at ultra high speed- the fastest I ever demanded he turn on the forehand- learned that I have not really been demanding he do it with dispatch- settling for a step or two for a long time now. But today a rolled my spur up his flank hard and fast and several times, wang, wang, wang, in a row with a couple sharp bumps from the spur and he flew off that leg and ran that back end around the front end-

I've practiced kicking the hind end out often but not really demanded much- and now I realize there is a big difference and I need to quit babying him and get him as good and responsive and competent at the turn on the forehand as I command at the spin. So I'll be working on that after I give Whizzy a breather for a week or so to get over whats been pinching him or whatever. I think its the neoprene girth.

After turning him on the forehand with much more authority and making him really get after it and get off my leg I asked for a lead change- off of the same leg (right) and he beat me to the punch- so I know thats gonna help a tun with my lead changes. Another hole in my program exposed- Every-time I have hell and struggle through and issue- when I face it head on and stick with it and experiment and working through it I always end up learning something new and being glad I confronted the issue.

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