Studying Walter Zettl materials this morning. 2nd viewing of the dvd first series--this is answering some of the why of the L4 finesse materials.
Issue for me: creating nice big rhymical, relaxed trot and canter. Using HQ well--can we do that without contact? What is the proper way for me to begin taking contact?
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Waiting .. Emotional Fitness Weeks
Three weeks and counting on the audition submission ...
Studying:
Walter Zettl materials
Karen Rohlf
Pat's L4 finesse
Self assessment list and Pat's video for L4 finesse
Goal: come up with a plan for beginning L4 finesse for Try and I.
Studying:
Walter Zettl materials
Karen Rohlf
Pat's L4 finesse
Self assessment list and Pat's video for L4 finesse
Goal: come up with a plan for beginning L4 finesse for Try and I.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Try wins the award for best horse of the day LOL
Try and I had fun today. Read about cookie fest on savvy club so put cookies around the arena and we played touch it and easter egg (cookie) hunt did all at liberty in the arena (280x300) then played with the focus game--riding 20 and 10 meter circle walk and trot folding arms--no people to make eye contact with just focused up and away--was fine until I needed to make a correction with my leg for precision in staying on the circle--wasn't able to let my focus travel a smooth circle while correcting--like my mind couldn't handle two things at once. Interesting. Then a little trot around the arena which was nice today. Then a little canter in the front circle--being careful today as no one around. Then liberty back to the barn, wash stall, back out to sit/handout in the shade etc. Try did not want to go back in.
Poor Keystone--he was so RBI RBE today. I forgot to be slow, careful and use lots of repetiton and consistency. Did get the backing I wanted but Keystone was an oh boy for me when he pulled away scared to go any where near the pedestal and tarp that he has been so confident around the last 10 days or so. More for me to think about. I don't think his core horsenality is LBI--I think its RBI.
Poor Keystone--he was so RBI RBE today. I forgot to be slow, careful and use lots of repetiton and consistency. Did get the backing I wanted but Keystone was an oh boy for me when he pulled away scared to go any where near the pedestal and tarp that he has been so confident around the last 10 days or so. More for me to think about. I don't think his core horsenality is LBI--I think its RBI.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday catchups
Catch up morning at the barn: supplements, bathe Try and Keystone.
Try: circling game online and then ride--repeat--going a little further of pre-finesse riding--waiting to hear from Kelly on video coaching.
Keystone: he seemed very pleased to come out and play. More confident, more relationship and bit by bit getting the idea of the games not just doing them. Hesitant to back--LBI.
Try: circling game online and then ride--repeat--going a little further of pre-finesse riding--waiting to hear from Kelly on video coaching.
Keystone: he seemed very pleased to come out and play. More confident, more relationship and bit by bit getting the idea of the games not just doing them. Hesitant to back--LBI.
Monday, August 9, 2010
out with the old and in with the new??
Well, anyway I am starting to think fall and that it is a new "school" year coming up. So I am thinking mess around and have a good time with Try and Keystone and study hard, on my own, level 4 and related materials so I can start soon on a new plan. (See August goals--August to plan and play to set up for September as beginning of L4 journey in all four savvies.) yahoo!!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Wednesday second filming for Kelly
Still getting used to the new saddle—wintec. I really like it and am close to be as comfortable cantering in it as western saddle.
Precision pen: set up 20x40m circle—only using 20x20 area for filming. Try, happily, is pretty good at maintaining gait, direction and pattern--did some 20m and 10 m circles walk and trot.
2. Contact: I played with taking a little contact
a. in the 9 step backup—which we had not done in ages and was a bit of a surprise for Try.
b. Also backing on the circle with 1/8 turns—did just two 1/8 turns then quit—
c. Taking a little contact with two reins, interspersing relaxation for Try after each thing that caused her to feel a little “up.”
Trot and Canter footage for quality of gait: rhythm, relaxation
Plan for the next week or two is to watch L4 finesse again. I got some Karen Rohlf materials—plan to study them some with Bethanna in my riding lessons in August. (Walter Zettl materials ordered.) I am trying to come up with a good plan for Try and I to get started with finesse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgXdD3nU6EM
Precision pen: set up 20x40m circle—only using 20x20 area for filming. Try, happily, is pretty good at maintaining gait, direction and pattern--did some 20m and 10 m circles walk and trot.
2. Contact: I played with taking a little contact
a. in the 9 step backup—which we had not done in ages and was a bit of a surprise for Try.
b. Also backing on the circle with 1/8 turns—did just two 1/8 turns then quit—
c. Taking a little contact with two reins, interspersing relaxation for Try after each thing that caused her to feel a little “up.”
Trot and Canter footage for quality of gait: rhythm, relaxation
Plan for the next week or two is to watch L4 finesse again. I got some Karen Rohlf materials—plan to study them some with Bethanna in my riding lessons in August. (Walter Zettl materials ordered.) I am trying to come up with a good plan for Try and I to get started with finesse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgXdD3nU6EM
Monday, August 2, 2010
monday - nice weather - we were all in a lovely mood.
1. Precision pen—I marked out a 20x40 meter area and marked lines in the sand. Just walking around as a warmup casual rein--walked lines and 10 and 20 meter circles.
2. 9 step back up—did it twice—how interesting—picking up the reins caused an adverse reaction
3. Pat on the extra footage for Horseman’s Apprentice #4 showed backing on the circle by making 1/8 turns in my body and then seeing if Try will come into alignment with that. This has possibilities—I have worked on backing a circle when the patterns came out and also about 4 years ago and Try would fight me on it. I see real possibilities for something better now—I tried it out and looked 1/8 and Try came into line (with a little leg cue)—did twice in a row then quit while it was good. This seems like a way to do this pattern and have it be much more relaxed.
4. Contact: twice I took a little contact and then went back to casual rein—Took a little while each time but I think with the release she will get it fairly soon—this was our first attempt—hope I am going about this right.
5. Canter: figured while we were out we might as well, as this is a new saddle (wintec) and I am still getting used to it. was mainly concentrating on seeing if I could be on my balance point with the feeling of sitting deep like I would in the western saddle—even sat on my thumb part of the time—
Keystone:
1. a little head down
2. a little backing and stick to me backing
3. the Tarp--he is getting it--sniffed it wadded up in my hand--ate a treat off it wadded up on the ground--spread a little on the ground he sniffed it and played with it with his right foot.
4. truly I am being able to direct him to go places from zone 1
2. 9 step back up—did it twice—how interesting—picking up the reins caused an adverse reaction
3. Pat on the extra footage for Horseman’s Apprentice #4 showed backing on the circle by making 1/8 turns in my body and then seeing if Try will come into alignment with that. This has possibilities—I have worked on backing a circle when the patterns came out and also about 4 years ago and Try would fight me on it. I see real possibilities for something better now—I tried it out and looked 1/8 and Try came into line (with a little leg cue)—did twice in a row then quit while it was good. This seems like a way to do this pattern and have it be much more relaxed.
4. Contact: twice I took a little contact and then went back to casual rein—Took a little while each time but I think with the release she will get it fairly soon—this was our first attempt—hope I am going about this right.
5. Canter: figured while we were out we might as well, as this is a new saddle (wintec) and I am still getting used to it. was mainly concentrating on seeing if I could be on my balance point with the feeling of sitting deep like I would in the western saddle—even sat on my thumb part of the time—
Keystone:
1. a little head down
2. a little backing and stick to me backing
3. the Tarp--he is getting it--sniffed it wadded up in my hand--ate a treat off it wadded up on the ground--spread a little on the ground he sniffed it and played with it with his right foot.
4. truly I am being able to direct him to go places from zone 1
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