yesterday--Try and I went slooooow playing with areas where emotional fitness is an issue: Found out for L3 freestyle--open the gate task requires closing it as well. gggg We haven't tried this for 3-4 years and last time, Miss Try would lose her emotional fitness. Possibly harking back to days of pressure in trail competition.
Anyway studied in L2 pack Linda's break down of the steps involved. We were able to go and stand by the gate and be very relaxed. Holding the gate/latch NOT SO MUCH. Next time I am going to open the gate fully and practice walking out turn and face and relax and walk back in turn and face and relax before going back to opening/closing the gate.
Also emotional fitness: took lots of time and stayed very relaxed with two areas where the adrenalin comes up for Try: small jump and bowtie simple lead change pattern.
makes sense to me--now that a lot of new learning goes well between us--its time to go back and relearn some areas where she has baggage from the past. Looking at it that way makes it feel like a fun challenge to me instead of something to feel guilty about not having already "fixed."
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