BFO liberty: test of quality and quantity of attention span

wow--new perspective on liberty!! new levels are so good.

Sat - magic day

level3 liberty basics:

1. enter and remove halter to promote stick to me--she easily moved her HQ as I did this.
2. friendly side and do more friendly--I did this
3. porky: lead by ears, legs w/string--wow we have never done part of this and she was light, following the feel and then suggestion
4. driving: which end does the halte go on/ HQ yield 2 eyes/stick behind the back/FQ yield--sharpen up--HQ yield much more responsive
5. stick to me: let stick and string drag and practice/sharpen up/ including back and trot good at this level
6. sideways from zone 1 get smallest try/reward/get off it--she understands this from pendalum rhythm--watch Annie again and then take this further.

Riding: posting trot and a couple circles of canter in baretek pad.

Next session: check all above and add catching attention game. from fig 8 or HQ yield/2 eyes.

1. flick rope and hold halter
2. coil coil coil and flick--looking at tail
3. look for ears, ?
4. spiral out to walk away take pressure off

TEST OF LENGTH AND QUALITY OF ATTENTION SPAN

3 days off Thanksgiving - new parelli levels packs

For Saturday plan

coming in from pasture: driving in zones 3-5
remember dwell/passenger

riding: baretek/pilates--passenger/6 laps no stirrups/canter/dressage pattern #4

level3 liberty basics:
1. enter and remove halter to promote stick to me
2. friendly side and do more friendly
3. porky: lead by ears, legs w/string
4. driving: which end does the halte go on/ HQ yield 2 eyes/stick behind the back/FQ yield--sharpen up
5. stick to me: let stick and string drag and practice/sharpen up/ including back and trot
6. sideways from zone 1 get smallest try/reward/get off it

Tue riding lesson

warmup then pattern #4 being more particular
Try didn't pick up canter immediately (left over from baretek over weekend) did walk, halt, back canter with intention to fix that ....

Sunday

Went to barn with intention after yesterday. Filmed online stuff and got video off to Kelly and Annie.

Saturday

goal: get stuff filmed to send to kelly

1. came in from other barn/breakfast--dwell and graze time. Warmup with touch it: wow black jump cup from 20 feet, straddled cavaletti pole vertically from a distance (on the popper)!! What a sweet heart. waited calmly while I set up camera and stuff in the ring. etc

lots of rest/treats/dwell between tasks and Try in great mood until I asked for S shape in circling and lope in baretek then ears/ears/ears!

2. got very nice FQ yield 361 degrees/pivoting on HQ on film
3. got improved figure 8 on film from the popper/not begging
4. one whole good section of spin/backing etc did not get filmed
5. circling never got a good send; breaking gait on the obstacle (cavaletti)
6. filmed baretek for me: lope only got a few steps

warm up did not wake Try up--needed stick to me backup or cutting game or something. The latter would be two good ones to send to Annie.

fri figure 8 and keystone

Went a little early to have some dwell time with Try and ended up sharing it with Haylee. Then brought Try in for breakfast and, because ring was being dragged, had a little extra time so went out back for liberty figure 8s--we got them both ways, slowish, and Try did not leave and I did not beg.

Then rode Keystone--better on the warmup and I love his canter. Then did dressage training level pattern 1 and it was a mess.
1. Getting the gait and the pattern was a lot for me. 2. bending on the circle remember use leg mostly and inside rein against the neck 3.getting a good shape on the circle 4. dnward trans no need to rush 5 upward need lots of energy and leg. etc