Limebrook Horse and Riding Forum

Hi all

I was Clare'd last night ( for non Limebrook people: this means a private lesson with the Manageress ), has been a long time since I had a private, and boy did I need it!!!!!

The aim of the lesson was for Clare to teach me how to teach Duke to work more off his forehand.

After 45 mins of non stop transitions ( lots of sitting trot ) and Clare quite rightly shouting to me:
relax knee, hands up, more leg, drop heel, hands up, half halt, sit deeper, shoulders back, lower leg back, head up, half halt ( inbetween walk, canter, trot, canter,walk, trot, change rein etc)
I was absolutly cream crackered with a rageing stitch in my side
( which I did tell her but she made me carry on )

Poor Duke, he was dripping ( as was I ) by end of lesson and he did throw a few strops to let me know he wasn't happy about working!

Brilliant lesson though, just what we both needed

Huge thanks to Clare

Last night I could hardly walk after lesson and my lungs were on fire! I seriously thought I was in for a stiff old day today..... but to my disbelief I have been fine, maybe a bit sore on the seat bones but otherwise ok

Looking forward to round two

thats brilliant news well done to you! i must say i am going to be clared soon! as i think i am letting blue down i need to be pulled about abit to get out of those bad habbits we all pick up when riddinh not in front of clare, i rode with clare last sunday and tanya took a few photos which helped as the first thing i stopped was the facted my lower leg is a ting bit to far forward and that my shoulders are forwards so i cant be helping him really! i am glad that duke was as hot as you where as you know then that you really have been clare'd! did you get the result you wanted and also what homework did you get? xxx

I'm in for round 3 this afternoon! lol you saw me and boo after round one we were a state!! I'm really enjoying my lessons and feel like I'm achieving something again!

thats great well done hutton good luck today let us know how you geto on! i did some me work last night! god my bum aches today!

I'm being clare'd tomorrow afternoon! EEK!

I was clare'd two weeks ago - only just recovered! Great session though - somehow I think you get more out of it when you leave it a while between lessons! Definitely good to have one once in a while as she sure does make sure you ride right!

Good luck Delly!

All i can say about my lesson is that Me and boomer came out exhausted boomer had to be washed down after! But we did a FLYING CHANGE so pleased with him we had a pole to help us out but he did change before we got to it! Clare said he was clever!!!
But i really enjoyed and boomer seemed too aswell we've got another go this thursday too!!!

well done hutton thats great! i think everyone who has been clare'd has come away with something! i watched hayley and sam ride laken on sat and both did so well and the improvement and te confidents that both had by the end was really amazing!

i really enjoyed being clare'd! even booked another one! dunno if that's good or bad yet!
ducs certainly enjoyed charging round over the trot poles - didnt feel lame at all then!
and as for boo doing a flying change - bless him! he was certainly flying up spa hill on saturday - we nearly trampled on some dog walkers!!