Danielle Keogh Dressage in North Arm, Queensland, Australia | Athlete

Danielle Keogh Dressage

Locality: North Arm, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 403 796 968

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24.01.2022 DVP recently hosted a super clinic with Matthew Dowsley. We were very lucky that the borders just opened, weather was perfect and all riders could make it. It was an inspiring fee days as always after a year that has definitely been challanging for many reasons. Welfadon is on the path to GP, which sometimes feels close and sometimes feels a mountain away. He is such a #beautifulhorse inside and out. Thankyou @picturethemomentequine for these beautiful pictures. ‘Pele’ is in the superb #frankbaines saddle from @saddlefitsolutions . @equineedgerehabilitation keeps him in perfect condition. He is fed by the wonderful traci @tanawhahay and looks the part thanks to @sunshinecoastsaddlery

24.01.2022 Super 17.3hh 10yr old Gelding by the super sire ‘Jive Magic’ out of Ruby Rose who is by Regardez Moi. Josè R has three super and very correct paces. Big over tracking walk, lovely cadenced trot and superb canter. Josè is a quality horse that demonstrates loads of potential for FEI. He is training medium with flying changes and short steps already started. Only competed lightly due to owners work commitments with scores over 70% in prelim/novice. Easy to prepare, shoe and flo...at/truck. He is sound and drug free. Registered EA. Vet checks welcome. 30000 Located North Arm, Sunshine Coast Phone Dani on 0403796968 or PM for more info Picture The Moment Equinequ Equine Edge Rehabilitationa Sunshine Coast Saddlery @saddlefitsolutions Tanawha Hay Shed See more

23.01.2022 The 2 most common mistakes riders make when trying to achieve Contact and Connection - Nope, it’s not what you think An independent hand is a delicate thing tha...t seems to escape the full understanding of many riders when trying to understand and implement Contact and Connection. Contact means that your hand is making contact with the bit - yep, you heard it right, it’s not enough to have contact with the reins. Your hand has to be able to feel a constant contact with the bit in the horse’s mouth in order for communication signals from your hand to travel instantly to the horse without a delay due to no contact, loose contact, choppy contact etc. Connection means that your contact is CONSTANT yet supple enough that the communication from the hand can travel through the bit to the hind leg of the horse and in return, the communication of the hind leg can travel through the top line and back to the riders hand. This never-ending circuit of motion and feel allows for small minute adjustment to be done by the rider to ensure that the horse is moving through optimally. This circuit can’t be achieved if your hands are dependent on your body. In other words, the balance of your core and seat have to be stabile first, otherwise it’s likely that you will use your hands to balance your body and you’ll do so by pulling on the reins. You need to be able to balance independently of the horse in seat and core, in order for your hands to become quiet. Why do my hands need to be quiet you ask? Because, if your hands are bouncing around, they won’t be able to maintain a steady contact in the mouth of the horse and the circuit will be broken. Failing to have the correct length of reins and riding with no contact or a loose contact (loose contact can be a short rein with slack in it) will also break the circuit. No contact is self-explanatory, it’s a no brainer. Loose contact however is tricky for most riders to understand. Often when asked to pick up a better contact, riders respond by shortening the reins. In most cases this doesn’t help the contact though, because the riders hand is still unable to maintain constant connection and is either choppy in an on/off kind of way or has no connection just on a short rein. Good contact and connection looks like this: The horse is in a frame with his head on the vertical or slightly above. There is a stretched rein without slack going between the bit and the rider’s hands. The feel and tension on the rein are light, flexible and constant. The hind leg steps forward into the rein, it is not stopped by the contact. The 2 most common mistakes riders make: #1 They think that they should have light hands so the horse can be light. Light hands is often misunderstood by riders who with good intentions don’t want to cause the horse discomfort by riding with ‘heavy contact. This shows up in the form of the rider who rides with open fingers and a loose grip on the reins. The horse will be out of frame, on the forehand and hollow. Even though the tension on the rein is very little, the horse will be resisting or leaning against it utilizing the under muscles of his body. If you are this kind of rider, you are doing your horse a disfavor. True lightness comes from improving the balance of the horse, one of the steps in this journey is good contact and connection. In the beginning a horse might be heavy on the rein due to being unbalanced. Your contact will therefore most likely match the weight of the horse and feel heavy for a while until the horse with the help of lifting half halts learns to lift his withers and shift the weight towards the rear. #2 They think if the horse feels light, it is light. Many riders think that their horses are light in the mouth when in actuality they are just evading contact by going above or behind the bit. This problem is first and foremost caused by riders who have inconsistent contact and connection. Horses like the stability of constant connection and of course they like it even better if that constant connection can be maintained with the lightest of tension whenever possible. The solution to this problem is to ensure that the horse is taught to ride in a frame. You can’t have contact or connection without the horse holding its head on the vertical line or slightly above. All bits only function when the nose is on the vertical - this is the definition of on the bit. If the nose is not on the vertical the horse is off the bit - compare it to either being on or off a bicycle. You can’t be both, it’s either or and it’s obvious that if you are off the bicycle you no longer have any control or influence over it. It’s the same thing with the horse. If your horse is off the bit you no longer have contact or connection. If the horse is above the bit, the horse is resisting your contact and leaning on it, building his under line. If your horse is behind the bit in a false frame, the horse is also resisting your contact through avoidance and probably still building his underline. Both are caused by incorrect contact and connection. Conclusion: Proper contact and connection means that the horse must be in a frame with his nose on a vertical line and a forward stepping hind leg. How much the contact weighs depends on the balance/education level of the horse. The rider’s hands must maintain a steady and constant connection for the horse to relax on a stretched (no slack) yet following rein. If you feel like this blog post helped you better understand contact and connection, I would love to hear from you and hear about your experiences with your horse. (PM me!) I personally, had many experiences of trainers being unable to explain to me what correct contact and connection is. Probably because they didn’t really know themselves. After many years of training myself, it’s now my mission to help riders understand words like contact and connection in a way that they are actually able to implement:-) Shared from Dolly Hannon

22.01.2022 As I join with you, our destination is the same. However, the rationale for that destination is entirely different. Your rationale is the fact that this destin...ation is your calling, while my calling is to get you to your destination. Danielle Keogh Dressage and young Miss Millie (aka Daenerys)

22.01.2022 Josè - super comfy big canter . Training medium and on our sales team.

20.01.2022 Following on last video of my canter zigzag at the protocol day with Maria Schwennesan and Dean Izzard behind the camera . Here is the zigzag in the Inter B test I rode after all the wonderful feedback he received from you all . On another note, second attempt at navigating this tricky and not so flowing test. Definitely needing more strength in the sitting phases with his piaffe but loved riding him this weekend! Much more with me

17.01.2022 My most favourite thing at the moment

12.01.2022 Something new for me last weekend!! Thankyou Wendy Bannerot for the trip. Good for the soul

10.01.2022 That’s a wrap for little Roxy’s (Royal Roxstar by Don Dancier) season! From starting the year with her first trot down the centreline scoring a 73% in prelim to finishing Prelim champion and Reserve Novice Champion at one of our premier events. My many thanks to Karen Lee her wonderful owner who has given me the opportunity and scope to train and compete this #beautifulmare to the best of my ability. #dressagelife #dreambig #photography #blackandwhitephotography #specialmare #teamwork #lovemyjob @picturethemomentequine thankyou for capturing this!

10.01.2022 Josè R is a beautiful 17.3hh 11yr old gelding by the super sire Jive Magic. Under one of australia’s top riders, rozzie ryan, Jive Magic was a GP superstar. On the dam side, Ruby Rose is by another one of the Ryans superstars, Regardez Moi. With this international GP lineage, Josè R has all the makings of top competition horse. He has 3 big moving, clear and consistent paces. Training all medium work to be ready to compete at this level next year. Josè has a lovely temperam...ent both on the ground and in the saddle. He is a pleasure to have in the stables. Sunshine Coast 0403796968 @picturethemomentequine PM for further info - price on video https://youtube.com/channel/UCYZM9EIZyQWCd0jtlxcUtkw

07.01.2022 Amazing videoing from my wonderful friend Dean Izzard for my canter zigzag . They said it was good .

06.01.2022 We have a super gentle giant 17.3hh Jive Magic gelding coming up soon looking for a special home. Definitely enjoying riding him @picturethemomentequine