Thursday, August 21, 2008
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Anonymous said...
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The bottom picture has the rider's weight behind the motion of the horse. He is hanging on by the reins bringing the horse down by hanging instead of being light and encouraging the horse to rise. His entire body weight is behind the center of the animal. Very difficult for the horse to remain up and would only do a very short up, down having to compensate for misplaced weight.
In the top picture the rider is also behind the horse and much lighter in weight but he has figured out how not to bother the horse and the rear is much lighter and prettier. -
August 21, 2008 at 9:41 AM
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Wade G. Burck said...
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Madame Col.
As I was suggesting when I first ran the picture of a 12 year old Fredy Knie Sr., for a 12 year old to "stick" on a rearing horse with some semblance of balance in his short legs is pretty good. I think the lean forward was for the sake of the photo, but as you pointed out he sure is not hampering the rear by getting in his way.
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August 21, 2008 at 10:07 AM
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Anonymous said...
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Meowww. Thank you for the constructive criticzm and I will try and keep it in mind since riding this horse in center ring high school on Ringling Red, With the biggest program ever of Lashinsky's Wonderful world of horses as a principle act, to Center ring on Circus Vargas, Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros., plus numerous other dates and seven years at CWM where I presented him in saddle, other times on long lines and 13 yr old daughter Laura riding plus he was part of a wonderful big and little with my little stallion "Little Bit". American Anthem was a perennial favorite at Cwm and wherever I had him. The ultra wealthy, humanitarium and beloved Texan Miss Ima Hoag saw me ride in the Astrohall, was extremely complimentary at intermission, graced a visit in back after the show and had her Chauffer deliver Carrots to the stable for him for the rest of the engagement, remarking that her father former beloved Gov. of TexS WAS a fine horseman and would have enjoyed Anthem's performance. In the words of my wonderful departed wire walking friend Herbie Weber to the recent comments on my riding expertise, "Where were You"?
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August 22, 2008 at 8:01 AM
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Anonymous said...
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Incidentally I have always done a choreogrphed four canters and rear before going into the High trot. I stold it from the Konyots, and the backward march to bow as well.
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August 22, 2008 at 8:06 AM
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Wade G. Burck said...
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Johnny,
John Cuneo knew Ima and her brother Ura Hogg quite well, as their fathers were friends. Johnny Cash's father gave him a break naming him "Sue".
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August 22, 2008 at 9:55 AM
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I have the greatest admiration for Fred Knie and all of his wonderful horse acts, but vam amazed that this photo is in circulation, as it is the worst photo of a rider doing a rear that I can recall seeing. I* have had some bad days and photos as well, so I should not be critical, but this is not Equestrian Elegance. A good description would be "hang on".
July 3, 2008 1:41