Stick to me was wonderful today with Kelly's suggestions to start by mirroring her energy and do transitions within gaits. We did slow medium and fast walks—she gave me lovely soft backups and offered to trot.
Circling game stunk:
1. Try avoided it by repeatedly sidepassing up next to me, then when that didn’t work for her, she took off at a canter. I may have goofed—she seemed to need some time to get herself together so I let her go—she quickly settled to a nice lope or trot but ignored my slow down transition cues so I let her go awhile then I got tired of it and gave her the hide-the-hiney look and she disengaged and came trotting to me licking and chewing.
2. Maybe I should not let her circle like that—it probably just prolongs the process of getting her over hating circling. (Call an immediate halt to the temper tantrum and find a substitute that will let her change mental gears.)
3. I did get 2 nice draws out of the circle w/o disengaging HQ and did not add on change of direction—made it game over and rewarded.
Figure 8: I think I will go back to the big ring online for falling leaf and s shape to work on draw and drive. It’s the drive part that is broken for figure 8. I did go back to L1 drive front end and HQ and yoyo and that was all good.
Anyway, tomorrow is another day….
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Mon Sep 28
Today, in the mood to get liberty done, I was really task oriented and I could see that on the video. Also I could see Try's reaction, which then made extra work for me to get results. How interesting!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Sat
Ring wet from rain but marked off dressage ring area in the ring--then walked the pattern, mentally rehearsed pattern, then got Try and we walk/jogged the pattern bareback.
sat
Sat am musings
Tired, sore muscles etc from riding Keystone--who would have thought it--although there is an effort to ask for upward gait transitions and to keep him maintaining gait, he feels soooo safe and easy and his trot at 7 and canter at 4 are so much fun. I look forward to getting more comfortable with sitting canter position in English saddle and to being able to do my no stirrups work with Keystone. BA says we can do lesson with him indefinately, weeks when Morgan can't get in three rides, I can pick up the slack, and perhaps even do a little Parelli online with him. BA says optimum for Keystone at his age is 4 workouts per week (sensible) to keep him from aging prematurely.
Try: If riding Keystone more, then I do not need to bore her with no stirrups posting trot BUT I do need to pay attention to conditioning for her and several lope/canter rides or online/liberty workouts per week.
Liberty: Put camera on top of the car--that works pretty well but haven't figured out exactly how to aim the camera to best cover round pen area.
1 figure 8 - started over and it is improved but I really could use some input from Kelly
2 pedestal/extreme friendly and dismount: really good
3 barrels - sideways 3 is good--need to cue less/be farther away and show some sideways towards
4 lead by hocks/tail: hocks got 10' but Try refused tail--also lead by ??chin/ear--what level
5 stick to me--fun, a little disorganized, good energy, works well if I trot backwards--how about some fast changes of direction? Try doesn't like backing as much.
6 circle game--not really getting the idea tho I did get some nice walk/trot/walk/halt/back on the rail. Ask Kelly or hot line about whether circle should be on the rail???
Tired, sore muscles etc from riding Keystone--who would have thought it--although there is an effort to ask for upward gait transitions and to keep him maintaining gait, he feels soooo safe and easy and his trot at 7 and canter at 4 are so much fun. I look forward to getting more comfortable with sitting canter position in English saddle and to being able to do my no stirrups work with Keystone. BA says we can do lesson with him indefinately, weeks when Morgan can't get in three rides, I can pick up the slack, and perhaps even do a little Parelli online with him. BA says optimum for Keystone at his age is 4 workouts per week (sensible) to keep him from aging prematurely.
Try: If riding Keystone more, then I do not need to bore her with no stirrups posting trot BUT I do need to pay attention to conditioning for her and several lope/canter rides or online/liberty workouts per week.
Liberty: Put camera on top of the car--that works pretty well but haven't figured out exactly how to aim the camera to best cover round pen area.
1 figure 8 - started over and it is improved but I really could use some input from Kelly
2 pedestal/extreme friendly and dismount: really good
3 barrels - sideways 3 is good--need to cue less/be farther away and show some sideways towards
4 lead by hocks/tail: hocks got 10' but Try refused tail--also lead by ??chin/ear--what level
5 stick to me--fun, a little disorganized, good energy, works well if I trot backwards--how about some fast changes of direction? Try doesn't like backing as much.
6 circle game--not really getting the idea tho I did get some nice walk/trot/walk/halt/back on the rail. Ask Kelly or hot line about whether circle should be on the rail???
Friday, September 25, 2009
mon-fri
Well, we have been playing around casually with liberty this week and Marilyn came and rode Try freestyle and I did one freestyle/bareback/no stirrups ride. One day I did dwell til Try came then did a "task" til saw improvement then back to dwell etc.
Then Thur BA and I set up the round pen within the paddock and Try and I had a really positive 15 min together--1/2 of that dwell time.
Fri lesson on Keystone and Try liberty--attempting to find camera angles that work. I would still love to see a better figure 8, sidewards both directions over the barrel, and play with more creativity in the stick to me game. Also I think I have the order of tasks and spacing in the round pen worked out in my mind.
Then Thur BA and I set up the round pen within the paddock and Try and I had a really positive 15 min together--1/2 of that dwell time.
Fri lesson on Keystone and Try liberty--attempting to find camera angles that work. I would still love to see a better figure 8, sidewards both directions over the barrel, and play with more creativity in the stick to me game. Also I think I have the order of tasks and spacing in the round pen worked out in my mind.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday, 1st liberty video
What an interesting day. I had a lovely time with Try and she offered stuff like crazy. However, I was filming and trying to get footage of 5/6 tasks I think I will be using for my audition. So even tho I stayed relaxed, slow, waited for her, she was not as responsive and tasks were not completed as well as I was offering little in the way of leadership.
Leadership/phases and liberty are something for me to rethink completely from where I am now in my journey.
Leadership/phases and liberty are something for me to rethink completely from where I am now in my journey.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
magic day
1 hour w/BA going thru impulsion manual
then casual ride w/Try some partial disengage/go from seat/stop from exhale/turn at canter from eyes bellybutton
liberty: improvement - figure 8, extreme friendly at the pedestal, 1/2 spin and barrel sideways.
then casual ride w/Try some partial disengage/go from seat/stop from exhale/turn at canter from eyes bellybutton
liberty: improvement - figure 8, extreme friendly at the pedestal, 1/2 spin and barrel sideways.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tue/Wed Liberty
Tue: 30 min dwell time and figure 8 progress.
Call to hotline re impulsion mastery manual--ready for Wed go slow, wait for response etc.
Wed: hot in paddock. I didn't do what I wanted with going slow and waiting for response.
1. Pedestal: good, needed more urging than usual, went up--did a little friendly and a little extreme friendly--she wasn't expecting that and came down before I finished.
2. Stick to me: really good including canter and pretty good backup.
3. Lead by tail and hocks ok
4. figure 8: missing drive part of left loop
5. barrel sidepass ok--not enthusiastic about it!
6. circling game: canter only--very difficult in paddock with shape, size and obstacles.
How do I do the 360 simple spin???????
I had marked off area for camera and extra cones were confusing to Try. Also Try offered play with the barrel--rolled it with her nose and feet. Followed me and stayed with me really well. I wish I had been more fun for her.
Call to hotline re impulsion mastery manual--ready for Wed go slow, wait for response etc.
Wed: hot in paddock. I didn't do what I wanted with going slow and waiting for response.
1. Pedestal: good, needed more urging than usual, went up--did a little friendly and a little extreme friendly--she wasn't expecting that and came down before I finished.
2. Stick to me: really good including canter and pretty good backup.
3. Lead by tail and hocks ok
4. figure 8: missing drive part of left loop
5. barrel sidepass ok--not enthusiastic about it!
6. circling game: canter only--very difficult in paddock with shape, size and obstacles.
How do I do the 360 simple spin???????
I had marked off area for camera and extra cones were confusing to Try. Also Try offered play with the barrel--rolled it with her nose and feet. Followed me and stayed with me really well. I wish I had been more fun for her.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Gold Summit - Notes
Notes – Pat Parelli – morning session
· Will prove to us between now and January that he can make passing level 4 simple by showing us the picture, giving us a clear destination.
· Can’t teach someone but can set it up for learning.
· Carrot person/stick person – both are wrong.
· Cite: movie Man from snowy River, Malcolm Gladwell Outliers.
· Freestyle riding: can you fall asleep and turn it over to your horse—don’t change gait or direction.
· Rappore, respect, impulsion, flexion
· Wax on/off—judo kid.
· Preview of how simple finesse can be—preview: marked out the chalk lines for dressage court. Finesse = precision riding or concentrated riding or 1st steps in dressage riding. 20x40 meter ring—will give lives to use and rules of engagement.
· Demonstrating: Emily Thompson on Porsche, Rob, Lauren, Mattie Sam and Lee riding Vision AR.
o Casual to concentrated reins, left hand on the pommel, right hand “I love you” 3x to lateral flexion—elbow to the rib
o Same soft 1,2,3 then use to move HQ
o Take weight back and move forehand
o Horse learns 1,2,3 I love you as what happens before what happens etc
· Showed use of lines to ride a precise 10 meter circle (or 20 meter circle). Need to know departure and arrival spots.
· We will need to purchase chalk.
· Pat called out patterns to the group.
· Showed 7 games: friendly, porky use legs to walk faster (steady pressure), relax and show w/driving game w/leg, yoyo lengthen or shorten stride etc. (Note: check out how I use steady and rhythmic pressure w/legs!)
· Puzzle solving is the opposite of direct line thinking
· Be particular without being critical or you will turn into dressage nazi.
Lunch break: one hour – great meal and Pat and Linda talked to everyon e.
Focus groups: 200 split into 3 groups – I met with Carol Coppinger – answered q uestions on white board: what got you here? What keeps you here? What deepens your experience? What makes you an effective advocate for the Parelli experience? What else do we want?
Linda Parelli – afternoon sessions on riding
General: How do we change the world for horses? One horse and one human at a time. 20 million horse owners, 25,000 current savvy club members and about 175,000 people following Parelli principles. Upcoming more members, 1 star instructors, ambassadors to coordinate activity, etc. Horsenality packs expanded and needing software fix—will be 100 page report on your horse, you and the match between you.
#1 LBI in an arena setting:
Sara Grimm (mastery student) and Smart 7. Fun, funny session.
· LbI and treats: human pez dispenser
· If you have leadership issues, treats don’t work
· How do you know if it is a leadership or motivation issue?
· Upcoming mastery manual—how to recognize respect (easy to see disrespect)
· LBI: “I am the leader unless you have something I want!”
· Ask him to go and leave him alone
· Same life in your body that you want in the horse’s body
· Make it a fun game: don’t prevent horse from stopping but they’ll wish they didn’t
· LBI don’t use legs too much makes for crabby horse ear pinning, tail swishing
· Strategy: tighten butt count to 3, pick up string and use driving game to bother him then cruise when you get some effort
· When he gets going—should you go do something? NO not ready. Let him stop and good boy
· Drive with energy i.e. 3 slaps fast to human shoulders—be careful with this, Smart 7 bucked like crazy—Sara rode it beautifully.
· Then smart 7 offered canter/licking lips etc Get to LBI thru their mind no their feet.
· If asks for treat tickle the lips rather than ignore him.
· I like you, you’re interesting, it’s a game.
· Short burst of energy—stop while its good
· Phases: 1. Squeeze butt, 2 reach for string 3. Slap shoulders w/string. Soon he will make correction from phase one.;
· Smart 7 not stopping when asked: Pulling reins/legs etc to get him to stop—making you work harder than he is. Back him as far as he went beyond where you asked and up your phases to really pump legs for the backup if need be. Then he will be lighter and stop when asked. This method does not hurt the horse physically--more it really bothers him emotionally—that is the goal. Pat calls it an off sides penalty. Horse will make psychological change and be more balanced.
· Going too slow: Have him go slower—it’s a mental brace. Then when you get a good trot stop. That way in a few weeks or even 1 year from now things will be different. However if you neglect the method and go back to nagging etc then the good results go down the tube.
· Note: no treats or cookies given.
· Problem was leadership not motivation.
· Bucking: If you aren’t ready to ride the buck, get off and fix it on the ground.
· At this level you should NOT need to use legs to get the horse to go—should come from the seat!
· Irritate without it being painful or aggressive.
· Go thru phases faster
#2 Opposite Problem: Horses that rush at the canter: Horses with lots of go. Jamie on Topsy an LBE with tantrums. And Ben on Morgan a RB horse.
· Partial disengagement on the rail—keep moving tho dropping to slower gait, causes relaxation. Then go back to canter but just for a few strides.
· Eradicate tension especially at the canter
· Pattern: follow the rail, RB emotional tension/LB mental tension
· Consistent approach, retreat thresholds. Continued forward motion. Little more leg than rein.
· LBE Says: “So You think You’re My Leader? How about now? How about now?
· Have to stay 10 steps ahead of LB horse.
· Program do this 7 days in a row.
· Million transitions for relaxation.
· See impulsion mastery manual for more info on Partial Disengagement.
Session #3 Fluidity/Rider makeovers.
· Increase skill poise presence
· Peddle legs to get in synch with a bouncy horse
· Exercise to find the diagonal: turn human’s shoulder to outside then inside—1/2 circle of each, which feels easier. Eventually do it w/very slight turn of the shoulders to feel it
· Pull up belly button with each stride on posting trot and push saddle back with your seat—will help your horse to get off his forehand
· Also shoulders down, inner thighs wrap, belly button to the spine, knit the ribs, seat pushes down
· Will prove to us between now and January that he can make passing level 4 simple by showing us the picture, giving us a clear destination.
· Can’t teach someone but can set it up for learning.
· Carrot person/stick person – both are wrong.
· Cite: movie Man from snowy River, Malcolm Gladwell Outliers.
· Freestyle riding: can you fall asleep and turn it over to your horse—don’t change gait or direction.
· Rappore, respect, impulsion, flexion
· Wax on/off—judo kid.
· Preview of how simple finesse can be—preview: marked out the chalk lines for dressage court. Finesse = precision riding or concentrated riding or 1st steps in dressage riding. 20x40 meter ring—will give lives to use and rules of engagement.
· Demonstrating: Emily Thompson on Porsche, Rob, Lauren, Mattie Sam and Lee riding Vision AR.
o Casual to concentrated reins, left hand on the pommel, right hand “I love you” 3x to lateral flexion—elbow to the rib
o Same soft 1,2,3 then use to move HQ
o Take weight back and move forehand
o Horse learns 1,2,3 I love you as what happens before what happens etc
· Showed use of lines to ride a precise 10 meter circle (or 20 meter circle). Need to know departure and arrival spots.
· We will need to purchase chalk.
· Pat called out patterns to the group.
· Showed 7 games: friendly, porky use legs to walk faster (steady pressure), relax and show w/driving game w/leg, yoyo lengthen or shorten stride etc. (Note: check out how I use steady and rhythmic pressure w/legs!)
· Puzzle solving is the opposite of direct line thinking
· Be particular without being critical or you will turn into dressage nazi.
Lunch break: one hour – great meal and Pat and Linda talked to everyon e.
Focus groups: 200 split into 3 groups – I met with Carol Coppinger – answered q uestions on white board: what got you here? What keeps you here? What deepens your experience? What makes you an effective advocate for the Parelli experience? What else do we want?
Linda Parelli – afternoon sessions on riding
General: How do we change the world for horses? One horse and one human at a time. 20 million horse owners, 25,000 current savvy club members and about 175,000 people following Parelli principles. Upcoming more members, 1 star instructors, ambassadors to coordinate activity, etc. Horsenality packs expanded and needing software fix—will be 100 page report on your horse, you and the match between you.
#1 LBI in an arena setting:
Sara Grimm (mastery student) and Smart 7. Fun, funny session.
· LbI and treats: human pez dispenser
· If you have leadership issues, treats don’t work
· How do you know if it is a leadership or motivation issue?
· Upcoming mastery manual—how to recognize respect (easy to see disrespect)
· LBI: “I am the leader unless you have something I want!”
· Ask him to go and leave him alone
· Same life in your body that you want in the horse’s body
· Make it a fun game: don’t prevent horse from stopping but they’ll wish they didn’t
· LBI don’t use legs too much makes for crabby horse ear pinning, tail swishing
· Strategy: tighten butt count to 3, pick up string and use driving game to bother him then cruise when you get some effort
· When he gets going—should you go do something? NO not ready. Let him stop and good boy
· Drive with energy i.e. 3 slaps fast to human shoulders—be careful with this, Smart 7 bucked like crazy—Sara rode it beautifully.
· Then smart 7 offered canter/licking lips etc Get to LBI thru their mind no their feet.
· If asks for treat tickle the lips rather than ignore him.
· I like you, you’re interesting, it’s a game.
· Short burst of energy—stop while its good
· Phases: 1. Squeeze butt, 2 reach for string 3. Slap shoulders w/string. Soon he will make correction from phase one.;
· Smart 7 not stopping when asked: Pulling reins/legs etc to get him to stop—making you work harder than he is. Back him as far as he went beyond where you asked and up your phases to really pump legs for the backup if need be. Then he will be lighter and stop when asked. This method does not hurt the horse physically--more it really bothers him emotionally—that is the goal. Pat calls it an off sides penalty. Horse will make psychological change and be more balanced.
· Going too slow: Have him go slower—it’s a mental brace. Then when you get a good trot stop. That way in a few weeks or even 1 year from now things will be different. However if you neglect the method and go back to nagging etc then the good results go down the tube.
· Note: no treats or cookies given.
· Problem was leadership not motivation.
· Bucking: If you aren’t ready to ride the buck, get off and fix it on the ground.
· At this level you should NOT need to use legs to get the horse to go—should come from the seat!
· Irritate without it being painful or aggressive.
· Go thru phases faster
#2 Opposite Problem: Horses that rush at the canter: Horses with lots of go. Jamie on Topsy an LBE with tantrums. And Ben on Morgan a RB horse.
· Partial disengagement on the rail—keep moving tho dropping to slower gait, causes relaxation. Then go back to canter but just for a few strides.
· Eradicate tension especially at the canter
· Pattern: follow the rail, RB emotional tension/LB mental tension
· Consistent approach, retreat thresholds. Continued forward motion. Little more leg than rein.
· LBE Says: “So You think You’re My Leader? How about now? How about now?
· Have to stay 10 steps ahead of LB horse.
· Program do this 7 days in a row.
· Million transitions for relaxation.
· See impulsion mastery manual for more info on Partial Disengagement.
Session #3 Fluidity/Rider makeovers.
· Increase skill poise presence
· Peddle legs to get in synch with a bouncy horse
· Exercise to find the diagonal: turn human’s shoulder to outside then inside—1/2 circle of each, which feels easier. Eventually do it w/very slight turn of the shoulders to feel it
· Pull up belly button with each stride on posting trot and push saddle back with your seat—will help your horse to get off his forehand
· Also shoulders down, inner thighs wrap, belly button to the spine, knit the ribs, seat pushes down
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday
Off to see my sister Mary in NM--and Kanyon and Pete of course. Then on to Pagosa for gold summit!!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
back to basics
Sunday: we made some real progress with the figure 8 at liberty. I realized I was not giving Try the responsibility of coming to me by cueing her with the rope so replaced that by cueing her with friendly facial expression and reinforcing with a treat and rest.
Canter: I wanted to see if we could find some full out joy and exuberance and do the equivalent of 6 laps for conditioning purposes. We got some WP lope, some nice canter and at the end some pounding on the front end canter.
We had dwell time, passenger time, grooming at liberty and a good showering off that Try seemed to enjoy. She loved having her ears rubbed and seemed to enjoy having her butt curried and bathed. Also I killed a fly that was biting her and then scratched the itchy place for her.
What does she have against the canter? Is it harder for her? Conformation? Does it make her anxious because her early WP training made her think it was bad????????
Canter: I wanted to see if we could find some full out joy and exuberance and do the equivalent of 6 laps for conditioning purposes. We got some WP lope, some nice canter and at the end some pounding on the front end canter.
We had dwell time, passenger time, grooming at liberty and a good showering off that Try seemed to enjoy. She loved having her ears rubbed and seemed to enjoy having her butt curried and bathed. Also I killed a fly that was biting her and then scratched the itchy place for her.
What does she have against the canter? Is it harder for her? Conformation? Does it make her anxious because her early WP training made her think it was bad????????
back to basics
Tuesday regular hunt seat lesson: concentrated on bending/lateral flexion. Then 8 laps (1.3 miles) canter for conditioning for Try and moi, then 4 laps no stirrups posting trot.
Real progress with figure 8 draw--coming to me with facial expression as phase one.Try was NOT thrilled about the canter but had lots of energy--she could have gone longer but not me.
But, she did not hold that against me--didn't seem to want me to leave when I took her back to her pasture.
Real progress with figure 8 draw--coming to me with facial expression as phase one.Try was NOT thrilled about the canter but had lots of energy--she could have gone longer but not me.
But, she did not hold that against me--didn't seem to want me to leave when I took her back to her pasture.
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