[drivingpairs] Re: Tandemania
- From: "Anewton" <anewton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:08:58 -0400
Good luck to you Wendy, not sure I will ever compete them in a CDE so I have
great admiration for everyone that does!! If you ever want to see the
ultimate in Ridden Tandem watch Clay Meier , he rides a Fresian longlines
another with two whips at a gallop over jumps. breathtaking!!
Ansley
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From: Wendy Ying <wendy@xxxxxxxx>
To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:25 AM
Subject: [drivingpairs] Re: Tandemania
>
> > Well my dream to have a Tandem will be coming true this weekend.
> >I am going to Vermont to participate in 3 days and 5 lessons with
> >Sterling Graburn. I will tell you a little how I prepared for this
> >opportunity. The leader has about 10 years of single driving
> >experience and the Wheeler has about 4 years. Both have driven
> >extensively out on the roads and in competition. They are STB
> >sisters. I had to think what might be helpful to prepare them for
> >the clinic. Due to the neverending winter I have only been able to
> >work with them for a few weeks. I decided to start to tune them up
> >by grounddriving first to get them very responsive to voice. When
> >grounddriving my leader I put her way out in front so that I could
> >get use to her being farther away. They were ground driven single.
> >They have both been driven a few times as a pair mainly to see how
> >they would respond to each other.
> > I then decided to "ride tandem" . I rode the wheeler and
> >longlined the leader in front of me. I have to say this was one of
> >the most difficult things I have tried. Fortunately both horses were
> >pretty calm about it. I also tried to practice my whip skills with a
> >longer whip and lash. I think a rein board would have been a very
> >good idea and I appreciate the suggestions on how to make one. I
> >suspect I will need alot of hours of practice before becoming more
> >proficient.
> > Will let you know how the clinic goes. I do have Mary Ruth
> >Mark's handbook and have read it several times. I think it is an
> >excellent resource . Sometimes you just have to pursue your dreams
> >whether things work out or not!
> >
> >Ansley
> >
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> good luck ansley....sounds like great fun... you will love tandem
> and then you will be hooked like the rest of us :)
>
> I have a tip from Tracey higgins...she drives 2 brother's tandem...
> she just keeps saying...."Good boy Dancer, Follow your brother"
>
> i have always wanted to ride my 2 irish draughts tandem ( they both
> drive single) but have never had the guts to get on and do it.
> wendy
>
> Wendy Ying,DVM
> Irish Hobby Farm
> Bluemont, Virginia
> www.irishdraught.us
> wendy@xxxxxxxx
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