Target: I am just loving this sweet guy. Improvements today. Getting used to each other and he is getting to be an arena horse as well as a trail horse--stay on the rail, maintain the speed of a gait etc. See Target's blog.
Forrest: Sara Austin's adorable pony--yesterday we played 5/7 games and today we took a trail walk to the ring so he could see it for the first time.
Try: Lovely--round pen, pasture, up the road the withers stick to me. Directing turns with this started today--when I turn the direction away from her she would continue and not turn so disengage HQ and start again and by the third time she had it figured out. Also the draw on the circle game at a walk was beautiful.
Monday, October 18, 2010
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The emotional/psychological on Sunday:
Try: I did not feel her get emotional RBE at all. Perhaps a bit of concern, a tendency to drift to the sweet spot and even tho it was a laid back enjoy the weather day--I did not feel a joyous desire to be with me. On the ground she was particularly obedient. The circle/draw--Try was VERY happy to come to me.
Me: I was alert to Try's feeling, watching for any RBE tho not expecting to see it. Very careful to make our current learning tasks pleasant, moving on immediately when she got it, etc. I did not remember to watch myself for busy, busy, busy--probably not so bad as it was a relaxed day. The more tense I am (RB) the more busy I get--is that RBE?
Try: I did not feel her get emotional RBE at all. Perhaps a bit of concern, a tendency to drift to the sweet spot and even tho it was a laid back enjoy the weather day--I did not feel a joyous desire to be with me. On the ground she was particularly obedient. The circle/draw--Try was VERY happy to come to me.
Me: I was alert to Try's feeling, watching for any RBE tho not expecting to see it. Very careful to make our current learning tasks pleasant, moving on immediately when she got it, etc. I did not remember to watch myself for busy, busy, busy--probably not so bad as it was a relaxed day. The more tense I am (RB) the more busy I get--is that RBE?
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.
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.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
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.
Friday, October 15, 2010
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. ??
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. ??
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Fluid rein, Leg Yields, Partial Disengagement
See PP notes sub blog for my wrap of of thoughts thus far on the titled topics
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