Danielle B asked:


I know I have asked this before, but either I am not getting it, or none of the exercises work for my horse. I have tried canter to lengthen, leg yield to lengthen, and shoulder-in to lengthen, both down the wall and across the diagonal.

The most I can get out of my mare (10yr old Gypsy drum) is 2-3 strides, and then she falls apart into a faster working trot. She does stretch down and lengthen her body easily, but can’t get the extra freeing shoulder/flicking out forelimbs that a lengthening shows. Her back is supple, she is using it, and she listens well to half halts,seat, and leg. She is built for, and more naturally collects, but lengthenings are supposed to be 1st level movements, and not that hard.

The woman I get lessons from occasionally, who has shown grand prix, doesn’t get why my horse can do an trot extension-like movement in the spanish trot, but not a normal lengthen trot. We have tried everything and nothing is working for more than those couple strides.

She can passade (not as exaggerated as a warmblood, but she’s doing it) for 10 strides or so, spanish trot, and spanish walk- all that includes more front leg “up” movements, sitting on the haunches, and freeing up the shoulders.

So why can’t we figure out lengthenings!?

Sorry for venting my frustrations, and I am sure it is something that I am not cueing her right for, as it is usually the rider’s fault

Anyone have any tips/advice that I can try?
Oh- my cues- to ask for it, I do a slight half halt to raise her front end, sit deeper in the stirrups, move my legs back slightly to curl around her barrel, and drive with my seat.
She is in a french link D-ring snaffle.

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Sapphire R asked:


Can I have the spanish versions of each of the body parts below for my spanish revision (revising so I do better when we get to this in the lessons )

For example la mano – the hand. With the correct masculine,feminine prefixs and with definition.

*Arm
*Thumb
*Finger
*Leg
*Knee
*Head
*Shoulder
*Chest
*Toe
*Thumb
*Back
*Neck
*Stomach
*Foot
*Hand
*Mouth

Thanks guys

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Kazoom zoom asked:


I think that Matt is smart.
We don’t want to eat now.
I begin my homework after dinner.
Juan usually prefers to buy lunch.
My mom always serves us breakfast on Sundays.
My dog sleeps all day.
My friends play sports.
I ask for help in class.
We don’t always understand the lesson.
I love you. (querer)
Do you love me? (querer)
The television costs $2000
The students repeat the words.
Juana is planning to go to the movies on Friday.

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mike9626 asked:


I can speak some basic spanish and I find that if I watch a show or commercial on the spanish channel, I can make out a little of it even though they’re speaking very fast. Can someone learn to speak Spanish well by watching spanish TV everyday in addition to learning out of a book? I find that the books focus almost exclusively on vocabulary and grammar, but nobody learns to speak their native language that way. Children don’t learn to speak by a bunch of grammar lessons, they learn by listening, and imitating what they hear. It seems to me that if you watched and listened to people speaking spanish on TV, over time, just like children, you would pick up a lot of it naturally?

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caesarm asked:


1. The country was conquered by our forces.
2. He is respected by all.
3. The examination has been corrected by the teacher.
4. The book will be read by many people
5. Spanish is spoken here
6. People say that he is very generous.
7. It has been said that he is very rich.
8. The American continent was explored by the Spaniards.
9. She is admired by everyone.
10. The lessons have been explained by the teacher.

I think these are in the passive voice. Please use the passive voice format for these. (subject + ser + past participle + por/de + agent) or the other way ( se + verb + subject) or the (se + verb 3rd person singular)

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