Gorgeous fall day.

Sunday Try and I--played the withers stick to her game in the ring. Try goes so nicely when my life comes up. Then passenger to where she wants to go--usually a jump--wait and repeat.

On Line--did a couple nice HQ yields in conjunction with the stick to me--being sure she is stepping under neath herself nicely. Then circle game and draw with back wards circle--really nice did once only.

Riding: we walked a long time waiting for her to blow. Bareback, posting trot in the ? box and canter, lateral flexion and HQ yields. 1/2 a carrot on the trip back to the pasture.

This did not leave time to get Target but Forrest was handy sooo went into his paddock, upped my energy and joy at seeing him and started to jog--he trotted to me--we played games 1-5 and I gave him 1/2 a carrot. First time I have done anything with him.

Studying Feb Mastery dvd on Partial Disengagement

Studying partial disengagement to find pathway to teach this to Try for her emotional (lack of confidence or anger) moments. Important to find a way to teach in an easy going pleasant way as I was uncomfortable about the methods Tuesday and Thursday.

Friday trail ride etc with Wendy, Try and Target

Fun day, laid back, played a little in the ring and trail ride. Gorgeous weather, good company. Great break after pressure filled week.

Thursday's riding lesson

Started with video of suspension rein and fluid rein--sep SC dvd 9 min and 30 sec of private session with Kelly showing Try stretching and rounding up--trotting in an unusually nice frame on the circle.

Lesson started well with walking on a circle until Try relaxed and would blow, practiced transitions that might cause a reaction--casual to concentrated rein etc. Then added bending on the circle walk and trot.

Theory tested: more effective leadership, especially with the reins would get leg yield sooner, Try would learn it and we could go on to other stuff--Try would feel successful and not RB. This was only partly successful. For myself--1. I need to ID the feel of a really good HQ yield, 2. homework--more stretching laterally on the right side, 3. homework--online HQ yield with reward as she loves to feel successful. Riding get one and stop, rest, stroke her neck etc.

We studied Try as she progressed thru the session, LBI, LBE with good energy, LBE with bad attitude, and some RBE. From her back I can immediately feel when she is emotional--i.e. the LBE bad attitude or RB but can't always tell which it is--easy to see on the ground from her facial expression. ??

Fluid rein, Leg Yields, Partial Disengagement

See PP notes sub blog for my wrap of of thoughts thus far on the titled topics

Wednesday

Dwell time and the new stick to me from behind the withers/liberty. Today is was a stick to her--just wanted to feel a lovely connection--day off for her as she had BIG day yesterday and tomorrow is riding lesson.

Played on line and freestyle riding with Target--posted on Target's page.

Monday and Tuesday

Monday: Target--grooming, riding, improved yoyo, started question box. See blog.

Tuesday: 3 hours with Dan Thompson--see PP blog. Hard to put into words--real nitty gritty stuff.