Transitions

Transitions begin with an ending and end with a beginning.


I ran across this idea as it relates to career changes (not mine, btw!) and I have been thinking about it in relation to the transitions we ask our horses to make while performing. This compliments the idea that verbal instructions are more about *changing* what is happening than about the end result. Saying "Trot" isn't  as much about Trotting as it about changing ....transitioning ... to the Trot from something else. Something must end before something else begins. Maybe thinking of it this way will help organize all the micro events that must occur in the right order with the right timing to accomplish something seemingly so simple as a transition from one gait to another.

2011 Jeff Morse Driving Clinic Series @ Absolute Morgan Farm

2011 Clinic Dates

April 16-17, May 7-8, June 24-25, Sept 8-9, Sept 30*, Oct 29-30, Nov 19-20
*The Sept 30 Clinic will be held at Green Meads Farm
Absolute Morgan Farm
139 Schoolhouse Road - Waltham, VT 05491
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From the Horse & Buggy to the Ford Model T

The wheel making sequence is particularly interesting. Also note how many bodies are involved in this assembly line process compared to today's assembly lines

What's Old is New

Note the use of the carriage lamps, obviously state of the art at the time. The wooden spoke wheels and pneumatic tires look the same as many European carriages today. The seating is remarkably similar to Combined Driving vehicles of today as well. The top is a direct adaptation of a driving vehicle folding top. Gotta love the 'steam punk' dash! There are, no doubt, many other similarities if one could examine this car more closely.

Watch horses pull a tanker truck out of snow

Watch horses pull a tanker truck out of snow

 Joel Appleman was driving to work in Central Pennsylvania when he came upon an Amish horse team pulling a tanker truck safely out of the snow. Fortunately, he had his camera and captured the conquest of old technology over new.

It's Getting Deep

"Trevor" tunneled out. I am wearing out my snow shovel.

It's Deep

Trevor tunneled out. I am wearing out my snow shovel.