O Canada - Day 1 in Vancouver
I arrived in Vancouver at my hotel at 2:00am this morning and Ali, one of the organizers of the symposium, picked me up having spent the entire night awake working to ensure all would go smoothly for me and everyone else. The poor guy has to be exhausted but, like so many of the others I have met today, has great enthusiasm and passion for Dressage
Canada and its future programs and I’m very glad he is such a strong force out here.
I also really enjoyed watching Ellen Bontje and Christoph Hess work with riders and horses at all levels while also being very interactive with the many trainers and judges who are here to audit. Both Ellen and Christoph teach with great passion and respect for the horse and you could see each combination make nice progress from the beginning to the end of their lessons.
I would say that the throughness and commitment to going forward of the horses I watched today were the issues most requiring of work and with further emphasis on these points I can imagine seeing many of the riders receiving far higher scores with their mounts. I spoke to some of them, reminding them that they need to, as they are riding, be visualizing the most fantastic version of the grandest vision they can imagine of themselves and their horses, as if they were watching a movie in their minds. Remember, you cannot create art of any kind without first seeing the inner-vision of it in your mind. This is the same with painting, sculpting, riding, and yes, building a winning team! I am putting together, day by day, with the help and support of all those who are ready, willing, and able, my vision of a medal winning Canadian Team.
Cheers!
RD
Victoria Lee — October 24, 2009 @ 9:40 am
Dear God I beginning to feel like your “Stocker” type.
Are you filming these symposium moments. If so is it possible to post on Youtube like a reality based Dressage TV show (oh my god…sound familiar). Would we all not get so much out of the experience and the learning curves therein. Would the Canadian Team not have a chance of attracting more support (perhaps not just cheap sympathy but sponsorship potentials….YOU KNOW….lots of camera time/views for “Product” plugs).
I am so impressed and have been so positively effected by the Steffen Peters and Janet Brown videos (Eastern States Dressage and Combined Training Association’s 2007 Symposium for Judges, Trainers and Competitors). I personally think they are the best dressage training/info videos produced to date. We all need to be a part of this development…what better way to make us a part of it…..!
Once a week we tune into you and Canada on Youtube and learn and grow…!
Just so you know…I have posted this plea on facebook as well…hoping to gather a group to gang up on you with this idea…!!!
lita dove — October 24, 2009 @ 9:46 am
Robert said: ” throughness and commitment to going forward of the horses I watched today were the issues most requiring of work…”
AND said
” you cannot create art of any kind without first seeing the inner-vision of it in your mind.”
SO I say–this is the eternal juggle, isn’t it… laying down the foundation of really good seat so rider can have independent hands in order to learn the timing necessary in order to be able to FEEL the result, and still have enough brain cells left to get into auto-pilot zone and have the conversation with the equine partner that results in moving from solid craftsman to…art.
a long road.
good luck with the Canadian journey!
Evi Strasser — October 24, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
Thank you for your goals you haveing for the Canadien Team,
Its inspiring to have finally sombody who believes in use, Evi
Lupe Tarver — October 14, 2011 @ 8:48 am
Great work! This is the type of info that should be shared around the web. Shame on Google for not positioning this put up higher! Come on over and talk over with my website . Thank you =)
support survey questions — January 5, 2012 @ 7:55 pm
He has chosen 2007 CDPs for his Rioja tasting in November as well. Why choose young wines?