Rollkür.. sorry, I mean DRESSAGE at it's best! In addition to the blue ischaemic tongue that's flapping out of the horses' mouth, notice how the horse is having trouble lifting it's right hind leg at 15s due to the rollkür it's subjected to. It also shows it's frustration when kicking at 3.38. I wouldn't call that riding in harmony! The whole point of dressage is to engage the hindquarters and make the horse carry itself and the rider correctly in order to avoid injuries due to the riders weight on its back. Here, the most weight is on its forehand all the time. Great work! (irony). It's a shame how top riders can behave like this!!! And if you follow the source link below, you will see that a person complained about it - but the Steward said: "it was not deemed necessary to comment or take action, because Kittel was no worse than other riders using the same method.". So that means that if a majority are animal tormentors - it's ok for me to act that way too?
Source:http://epona.tv/uk/news/show/artikel/blue-tongues-at-world-cup-qualifier/
"KWPN Stallion Watermill Scandic ridden by Swedish Patrik Kittel during a two hour session of various degrees of hyperflexion at the World Cup dressage qualifier in Odense, Denmark. Early on in the session, the horse's tongue has turned blue and limp and flops out of the stallion's mouth. Stopping the horse, the rider leans forward and fixes the problem, using the hand furthest from the camera. After this, the session is continued for a minimum of 90 minutes in the same way. This pair is trained by Dutch chef d'equipe, Sjef Janssen, who was present at the warm up arena."
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Terre á terre
I will, in the future time, discuss some issues around collection, hyper flexion (rollkür) etc. I'm looking forward to it, but from now on I will be a bit occupied.
Here is a nice video of a nice terre á terre, very relaxed horse and soft communication.
Here is a nice video of a nice terre á terre, very relaxed horse and soft communication.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Icelandic horses - gaited training
There is no wonder that these horses more than often get problems with kissing spines and spavin (spatt på svenska). Spavin is hereditary in icelandic horses and it is teached in swedish ferrier education that the icelandic horses got this as a frequent defect when breeding for pace. I know that the pace is considered a natural gait and maybe did this happen (if it's correct) when enhancing the pace by breeding? I did not know/heard anything about this before so tell me if this is questionable!
In my opinion, riding is for the horse - not the rider. I like the idea of training my horse in a way that's good for the horses' body, musculature, tendons and ligaments - actually everything in the horse. Because I want my horse to last. I do not like how many people train their horses more for their own sake than for the horses'. They get broken down. Especially in these gaited horses' training - it is absolutely impossible for the horse to move in a good and collected state. (See also previous blogging about Tennessee Walking Horses)
In for ex. tölt, one want the horses to walk in an extravagant gait with their forelegs lifted high, this means that their heads need to be high, and this is not really a problem unless the back at the same time lowers (which is really the consequence in a non collected horse). When speed is added and the hind end only acts through pushing the horse forward - it is impossible for the horse to collect itself. The hind end is further back pushing on - rather than getting in under the body and lift the back musculature and the rider.
This is a flying pace though, a two-beat lateral gait with a moment of suspension between footfalls; each side has both feet land almost simultaneously (left hind and left front, suspension, right hind and right front)
As a consequence the horses' back is lowered. The physiology say: hind end out, back lowers, head goes even higher, more weight is transferred to the fore end leading to decreased amount of collection.
I also question the thing about adults riding icelandic horses. I just want to know WHAT, really, it is that say that these small ponies are able to carry adults. The vikings were not very tall as most of us think, but on the contrary they wore a lot of heavy clothings, gear and packing. I'm also thinking whether or not the vikings had enough horses so they could shift the tired one out for another fresh one.
A swedish veterinarian who is a specialist in icelandic horses, said in an article that the discovery of a horse having spavin, is most often discovered AFTER the spavin has healed! Icelandic horses does not seem to show that much pain, which furthermore has been discussed a lot in articles. The icelandic horse has no natural enemies and thereby has no need to show for ex. fear in the same way as other horses do. There are a lot of text about this and other differences in expression. They act differently than other horses.
If this is so, how about carrying a too heavy rider - would they show that pain/exhaustion? Or is this the reason why they just go on until they eventually brake down, in either kissing spines or spavin?
This is why I'm a skeptic about this way of riding. I have NOTHING against icelandic horses at all! I've seen some been riding in the academic art of riding where they do collect the horse - and I guess that will increase their ability to carry a heavy rider - but that's specualtions. Here are some pictures showing this great collected state:
Katrin Wallberg, source: http://hem.fyristorg.com/ridkonst/
Unknown, source: http://www.pixbox.se/pic_show_id12671789.html
This is all for now. I don't see any harmony in the way of riding in the video above. I like seeing harmony, but all I see is a lot of tension and force.
Cheers!
In my opinion, riding is for the horse - not the rider. I like the idea of training my horse in a way that's good for the horses' body, musculature, tendons and ligaments - actually everything in the horse. Because I want my horse to last. I do not like how many people train their horses more for their own sake than for the horses'. They get broken down. Especially in these gaited horses' training - it is absolutely impossible for the horse to move in a good and collected state. (See also previous blogging about Tennessee Walking Horses)
In for ex. tölt, one want the horses to walk in an extravagant gait with their forelegs lifted high, this means that their heads need to be high, and this is not really a problem unless the back at the same time lowers (which is really the consequence in a non collected horse). When speed is added and the hind end only acts through pushing the horse forward - it is impossible for the horse to collect itself. The hind end is further back pushing on - rather than getting in under the body and lift the back musculature and the rider.
This is a flying pace though, a two-beat lateral gait with a moment of suspension between footfalls; each side has both feet land almost simultaneously (left hind and left front, suspension, right hind and right front)
As a consequence the horses' back is lowered. The physiology say: hind end out, back lowers, head goes even higher, more weight is transferred to the fore end leading to decreased amount of collection.
I also question the thing about adults riding icelandic horses. I just want to know WHAT, really, it is that say that these small ponies are able to carry adults. The vikings were not very tall as most of us think, but on the contrary they wore a lot of heavy clothings, gear and packing. I'm also thinking whether or not the vikings had enough horses so they could shift the tired one out for another fresh one.
A swedish veterinarian who is a specialist in icelandic horses, said in an article that the discovery of a horse having spavin, is most often discovered AFTER the spavin has healed! Icelandic horses does not seem to show that much pain, which furthermore has been discussed a lot in articles. The icelandic horse has no natural enemies and thereby has no need to show for ex. fear in the same way as other horses do. There are a lot of text about this and other differences in expression. They act differently than other horses.
If this is so, how about carrying a too heavy rider - would they show that pain/exhaustion? Or is this the reason why they just go on until they eventually brake down, in either kissing spines or spavin?
This is why I'm a skeptic about this way of riding. I have NOTHING against icelandic horses at all! I've seen some been riding in the academic art of riding where they do collect the horse - and I guess that will increase their ability to carry a heavy rider - but that's specualtions. Here are some pictures showing this great collected state:
Katrin Wallberg, source: http://hem.fyristorg.com/ridkonst/
Unknown, source: http://www.pixbox.se/pic_show_id12671789.html
This is all for now. I don't see any harmony in the way of riding in the video above. I like seeing harmony, but all I see is a lot of tension and force.
Cheers!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Kapat från SvD - Läsvärt!
Källa:
http://www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/artikel_3655933.svd
"6/10 skrev vi en artikel med tre påpekanden: 1. Regering och myndigheter har fört oss bakom ljuset om ett avtal som har tvingat fram köp av 9–18 miljoner vaccindoser mot svininfluensan. 2. Köpet har sannolikt spelat en roll för den massvaccineringskampanj som gör att riskgrupper i andra länder blir utan vaccin. 3. Denna relativt lindriga influensa motiverar inte att hela svenska folket vaccineras.
På detta reagerade Smittskyddsinstitutet, Socialstyrelsen och två smittskyddsläkare (8/10). De skriver att vi går emot en enhällig expertkår och har dåliga kunskaper. Sedan gissar de att 1,5 miljoner svenskar kommer att insjukna i svininfluensan i vinter. Problemet är att det inte föreligger någon enighet bland experterna. Vi vet att kritikerna är tillsagda att hålla tyst, eftersom offentlig expertkritik kastar grus i maskineriet.
Av svininfluensans framfart på södra halvklotet ser vi att den bör betraktas som lindrigare än säsongsinfluensan. Färre dödsfall och färre insjuknade talar för att så är fallet. Av detta drar vi slutsatsen att vaccinering av riskgrupper är det adekvata och beprövade förhållningssättet. Vår uppfattning delas av resten av världen med få undantag.
Vi vet att riskgrupper i andra länder blir helt utan vaccin, eftersom Sverige avtalat sig före i kön. Det tycker vi är osolidariskt. Av dem som drabbas av svininfluensan kommer en del att bli allvarligt sjuka och några kommer att dö. Men de flesta kommer att ha en relativt lindrig sjukdom och immunologiskt stå starkare nästa gång influensan slår till. Forskning har visat att vaccinerade har ett sämre skydd än ovaccinerade som genomgått influensan.
Ingen kan på förhand veta vilka effekterna blir av massvaccineringen. Ingen har, vad vi vet, gjort en sådan i influensasammanhang tidigare. Därför tycker vi att det behövs en öppen diskussion.
BO ZACKRISSON
medicinjournalist HERMAN HOLM
överläkare i psykiatri UMAS, Malmö BJÖRN OLSSON
distriktsläkare Luleå, ordf i Svensk Förening för Allmänmedicin 1995–1999 META WIBORG
distriktsläkare, Luleå, ordf i Svensk Förening för Allmänmedicin 1999–2003 "
http://www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/artikel_3655933.svd
"6/10 skrev vi en artikel med tre påpekanden: 1. Regering och myndigheter har fört oss bakom ljuset om ett avtal som har tvingat fram köp av 9–18 miljoner vaccindoser mot svininfluensan. 2. Köpet har sannolikt spelat en roll för den massvaccineringskampanj som gör att riskgrupper i andra länder blir utan vaccin. 3. Denna relativt lindriga influensa motiverar inte att hela svenska folket vaccineras.
På detta reagerade Smittskyddsinstitutet, Socialstyrelsen och två smittskyddsläkare (8/10). De skriver att vi går emot en enhällig expertkår och har dåliga kunskaper. Sedan gissar de att 1,5 miljoner svenskar kommer att insjukna i svininfluensan i vinter. Problemet är att det inte föreligger någon enighet bland experterna. Vi vet att kritikerna är tillsagda att hålla tyst, eftersom offentlig expertkritik kastar grus i maskineriet.
Av svininfluensans framfart på södra halvklotet ser vi att den bör betraktas som lindrigare än säsongsinfluensan. Färre dödsfall och färre insjuknade talar för att så är fallet. Av detta drar vi slutsatsen att vaccinering av riskgrupper är det adekvata och beprövade förhållningssättet. Vår uppfattning delas av resten av världen med få undantag.
Vi vet att riskgrupper i andra länder blir helt utan vaccin, eftersom Sverige avtalat sig före i kön. Det tycker vi är osolidariskt. Av dem som drabbas av svininfluensan kommer en del att bli allvarligt sjuka och några kommer att dö. Men de flesta kommer att ha en relativt lindrig sjukdom och immunologiskt stå starkare nästa gång influensan slår till. Forskning har visat att vaccinerade har ett sämre skydd än ovaccinerade som genomgått influensan.
Ingen kan på förhand veta vilka effekterna blir av massvaccineringen. Ingen har, vad vi vet, gjort en sådan i influensasammanhang tidigare. Därför tycker vi att det behövs en öppen diskussion.
BO ZACKRISSON
medicinjournalist HERMAN HOLM
överläkare i psykiatri UMAS, Malmö BJÖRN OLSSON
distriktsläkare Luleå, ordf i Svensk Förening för Allmänmedicin 1995–1999 META WIBORG
distriktsläkare, Luleå, ordf i Svensk Förening för Allmänmedicin 1999–2003 "
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Me and Mona-Lisa on Strøget!!!!!
Idag har jag o min bästa Finlandssvenska kompis "Mona-Lisa" (pseudonym) varit på Ströget och tittat på skor. OBS: TITTAT! Vi har ju inte råd med sånt, men fina skor har dom och snart måste man köpa nytt innan foten trillar ur det begynnande hålet nere vid sulan på stöveln.
Jag fick iaf köpt mig en över tre meter ascool "tunnel-halsduk". Den är alltså dubbel - svårt att förklara, man kan inte komma in i tunneln eller så, men den är sydd som en tub typ. Här nedan kommer några bilder. Jag köpte även en ny tröja som var rätt fin. Allt på H&M, halsduk 100DK, tillhörande vantar med snodd så man ej tappar bort dom (sån som barn har ni vet) 59DK och tröjan kostade typ 170DK. Jag försöker att inte tänka på valutan ibland hehe.
Det var förresten fullt med fotbollsfans över hela Köpenhamn, det kryllade av både svenska och danska supportrar, så jag antar att det måste vara Spanien mot Portugal som ska spela! HAHAHA! SKOJJA! Jag tyckte mest det var bra att jag inte ska röra mig runt dom människorna på kvällstid hehe. Jag pratade med en engländare som stod och sålde supporterhalsdukar vid Rådhusplatsen. Det var tydligen det enda han gjorde, han åkte alltid runt till olika match-städer och sålde halsdukar. Han undrade om jag ville ha en, men han hade redan fattat att jag sket i vilket haha!
ENGLISH
Me and my best Finland-Swedish friend went to Strøget (literally "the stroke") today. This is a carfree zone in Copenhagen, Denmark. This popular tourist attraction in the centre of town is the longest pedestrian shopping area in Europe. [Wikipedia]
We looked at all the (expensive) shoes, and found out that we'd rather buy shoes in Sweden or Finland the next time we'll go there. All because of the change rate. I have swedish money and she has finnish money. Anyway, I found an awesome knitted scarf with matching mittens and also a sweater. Check out the pictures below! Copenhagen was also filled with fotball supporters because of the game between Denmark and Sweden. I'm just glad I'm not going to be around those people later in the evening
KLICKA för större - CLICK to enlarge
KLICKA för större - CLICK to enlarge
Jag fick iaf köpt mig en över tre meter ascool "tunnel-halsduk". Den är alltså dubbel - svårt att förklara, man kan inte komma in i tunneln eller så, men den är sydd som en tub typ. Här nedan kommer några bilder. Jag köpte även en ny tröja som var rätt fin. Allt på H&M, halsduk 100DK, tillhörande vantar med snodd så man ej tappar bort dom (sån som barn har ni vet) 59DK och tröjan kostade typ 170DK. Jag försöker att inte tänka på valutan ibland hehe.
Det var förresten fullt med fotbollsfans över hela Köpenhamn, det kryllade av både svenska och danska supportrar, så jag antar att det måste vara Spanien mot Portugal som ska spela! HAHAHA! SKOJJA! Jag tyckte mest det var bra att jag inte ska röra mig runt dom människorna på kvällstid hehe. Jag pratade med en engländare som stod och sålde supporterhalsdukar vid Rådhusplatsen. Det var tydligen det enda han gjorde, han åkte alltid runt till olika match-städer och sålde halsdukar. Han undrade om jag ville ha en, men han hade redan fattat att jag sket i vilket haha!
ENGLISH
Me and my best Finland-Swedish friend went to Strøget (literally "the stroke") today. This is a carfree zone in Copenhagen, Denmark. This popular tourist attraction in the centre of town is the longest pedestrian shopping area in Europe. [Wikipedia]
We looked at all the (expensive) shoes, and found out that we'd rather buy shoes in Sweden or Finland the next time we'll go there. All because of the change rate. I have swedish money and she has finnish money. Anyway, I found an awesome knitted scarf with matching mittens and also a sweater. Check out the pictures below! Copenhagen was also filled with fotball supporters because of the game between Denmark and Sweden. I'm just glad I'm not going to be around those people later in the evening
KLICKA för större - CLICK to enlarge
KLICKA för större - CLICK to enlarge
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Jo tack och frugan mår bra?
Idag har jag helt omedvetet lyckats snyta mig i de tunna fina pappersnäsdukarna i laboratoriet - som var ägnade åt att torka av mikroskåplinsen!!!!!!! HA HA HA!!! Dom var så tunna o fina att jag fick ta TVÅ varje gång ;) Upptäckte det först när asken började ta slut oooooooooops :P Men det fanns fler kvar i botten såg jag sen... lade tillbaka den fint o prydligt o gick därifrån visslandes med händerna på ryggen o låtsades som ingenting.
IN ENGLISH
Today in the laboratory, I've blown my nose in the fine handkerchiefs which, I discovered, were supposed to be used to wipe off the microscope-lenses with... ooops. I didn't realize it until the box started to look empty. Furthermore I used two at a time due to their thinness he he heeeeeeee.
From one thing to another.
I do not like the Tennessee Walking Horse industry. The gaits are FLAT WALK, RUNNING WALK and CANTER. Some, so called, trainers sore their horses' feet = applying blistering chemicals such as diesel fuel, oil or kerosene. Then wrapping the leg with plastic to drive the chemicals in. The process causes soreness and a lot of pain. Horses are then ridden wearing metal chains around each ankle and every step the horse takes is agonizing. So they lift their front legs even higher in the showring getting more applause from the crowd. This often cause open lesions and scars that stay with the horse throughout it's life.
In training barns where soring takes place, it is common to see horses lying down in their stalls, moaning in pain. Intimidation, harassment and threats from industry participants have kept inspectors from examining horses outside of a designated inspection area, directly before entering the show ring. This system gives trainers ample opportunity to attempt to conceal soring before the horse is inspected.
In an effort to mask soring, some trainers will apply numbing agents to their horses' legs prior to inspection so the horse won't react. Others "steward" their horses at home, putting them through mock inspections wherein if the horse reacts to palpation, he is beaten with a whip, bat or other blunt instrument. The horse learns to be more fearful of the beating than the pain in his legs, and learns to stand quietly. Other trainers will attach alligator clips and other pain-inducing objects to sensitive parts of the horse prior to inspection, causing him to focus on the new source of pain rather than his legs and feet.
This is (unfortunately) nothing new to me and the rest of the world. The sad thing is that it has been observed as early as in the eighties - AND NOTHING HAS YET CHANGED!!!!!!!!
Check out these videos (news coverage):
Here's a news coverage from the eighties showing that nothing has changed since then :(
And these are pictures I've made from the videos at the canter and one at the running walk:
Source:
http://www.hsus.org/horses_equines/tn_walking_horses/what_is_soring_fact_sheet_.html
IN ENGLISH
Today in the laboratory, I've blown my nose in the fine handkerchiefs which, I discovered, were supposed to be used to wipe off the microscope-lenses with... ooops. I didn't realize it until the box started to look empty. Furthermore I used two at a time due to their thinness he he heeeeeeee.
From one thing to another.
I do not like the Tennessee Walking Horse industry. The gaits are FLAT WALK, RUNNING WALK and CANTER. Some, so called, trainers sore their horses' feet = applying blistering chemicals such as diesel fuel, oil or kerosene. Then wrapping the leg with plastic to drive the chemicals in. The process causes soreness and a lot of pain. Horses are then ridden wearing metal chains around each ankle and every step the horse takes is agonizing. So they lift their front legs even higher in the showring getting more applause from the crowd. This often cause open lesions and scars that stay with the horse throughout it's life.
In training barns where soring takes place, it is common to see horses lying down in their stalls, moaning in pain. Intimidation, harassment and threats from industry participants have kept inspectors from examining horses outside of a designated inspection area, directly before entering the show ring. This system gives trainers ample opportunity to attempt to conceal soring before the horse is inspected.
In an effort to mask soring, some trainers will apply numbing agents to their horses' legs prior to inspection so the horse won't react. Others "steward" their horses at home, putting them through mock inspections wherein if the horse reacts to palpation, he is beaten with a whip, bat or other blunt instrument. The horse learns to be more fearful of the beating than the pain in his legs, and learns to stand quietly. Other trainers will attach alligator clips and other pain-inducing objects to sensitive parts of the horse prior to inspection, causing him to focus on the new source of pain rather than his legs and feet.
This is (unfortunately) nothing new to me and the rest of the world. The sad thing is that it has been observed as early as in the eighties - AND NOTHING HAS YET CHANGED!!!!!!!!
Check out these videos (news coverage):
Here's a news coverage from the eighties showing that nothing has changed since then :(
And these are pictures I've made from the videos at the canter and one at the running walk:
Source:
http://www.hsus.org/horses_equines/tn_walking_horses/what_is_soring_fact_sheet_.html
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