Follow Maria Lithander's training notes on the Lendon Gray Group on[nbsp]barnbynotes.com . This is a new venue for riders to blog about their experiences with leading trainers. Join the Lendon Gray group and follow Maria's thoughts and progress as she works her various horses of all levels with Lendon.
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Below is an excerpt from Maria's first post:
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"...As the clinic progressed, it became very clear that my flaws follow me at all levels. One that stood out was being what Lendon calls a "preparation queen". Yes, my horses are obedient, but it just takes too long from the moment that I decide to do something to when it actually happens. My feeling is that I avoid confontation and make it comfortable [nbsp]for myself by trying to make everything perfect before I attempt the exercise. A good example of that is taking half a diagonal before doing a change..."
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