Monday and Tuesday visited with Try for a couple minutes. She was in the pasture under two blankets.
Thursday: weather just a bit warmer so we played liberty stick to me and online with the new feather light 22' line which I love it feels like a cross between on line and liberty.
Friday: Yeah 48 degrees--a heat wave--Try and I rode in the ring. Gently as neither of us were feeling real ambitious. A little game of contact at the stand still. A little trot and canter. Canter--emphasis on relaxation after wards. Folding my arms: backup good but not sideways so that is something to play with in the future.
We finished by riding out of the ring over to the new play paddock, walking around in there to check the footing for use as a possible riding spot then back to the barn and Try was nice and relaxed the whole time!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Friday
1. pasture togetherness celebration
2. forgot chaps so Try and I rode to barn to get them--only one hint of unrelaxed energy from Try.
3. walk variations warmup
4. my new learning reins don't mean go. Taking contact from a standstill means we stay there relaxed until a signal from me to go forward, back etc from my body energy NOT leg.
5. bareback canter: lost rhythm and did not know why--wished I had filmed it. we did 5 circle and 1/2 laps
i.e. at least a 1/3 of a mile
6. end coming off the rail from far side of ring--Try began to get "up" I asked her to stretch down and she relaxed!!!!!
7. Play paddock easy repeat of L3 On Line tasks weave, side away and toward over barrels and circle to see difference over the year: good to film but I felt slower more relaxed and Try more responsive. Yoyo after circle Try assumed another circle and I said no just yoyo--coming to me at the trot. Challenge can I get the draw without touching the rope/slack etc???
2. forgot chaps so Try and I rode to barn to get them--only one hint of unrelaxed energy from Try.
3. walk variations warmup
4. my new learning reins don't mean go. Taking contact from a standstill means we stay there relaxed until a signal from me to go forward, back etc from my body energy NOT leg.
5. bareback canter: lost rhythm and did not know why--wished I had filmed it. we did 5 circle and 1/2 laps
i.e. at least a 1/3 of a mile
6. end coming off the rail from far side of ring--Try began to get "up" I asked her to stretch down and she relaxed!!!!!
7. Play paddock easy repeat of L3 On Line tasks weave, side away and toward over barrels and circle to see difference over the year: good to film but I felt slower more relaxed and Try more responsive. Yoyo after circle Try assumed another circle and I said no just yoyo--coming to me at the trot. Challenge can I get the draw without touching the rope/slack etc???
Friday, December 3, 2010
Improvements
Rode in close contact saddle, Amer foreword sys for first time in months. Bethanna was in the ring and commented that she could see real improvements in Try's carriage--more on the HQ--especially in the canter. Try's canter has been much improved for nearly a month now. Try seems happier about it also!!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Wednesday
Game of Contact:
From a standstill: took contact—no need for smiling cheeks—Try walked off slowly and calmly with contact maintained (not a surprise)—few strides then complete release. No displaced behaviors.
Try was clearly slightly nosed out. Will continue to watch for tho.
Trotted a little but I’m not as clear about this and I lose contact—did not want to do more than a few strides until I have a clearer picture in my mind. Forgot all about Michael Jackson and did remember slow hands.
Sitting the horse back—only after we are trotting and Try takes the contact—or each time making downward transition from the trot?? I can see the benefit in getting Try more on her HQ!!
Interspersed with freestyle riding in muddy ring--windy day but really nice time together.
Try happy to be with me today.
Thanks—when you get tired of me just quit answering—I am so into this.
From a standstill: took contact—no need for smiling cheeks—Try walked off slowly and calmly with contact maintained (not a surprise)—few strides then complete release. No displaced behaviors.
Try was clearly slightly nosed out. Will continue to watch for tho.
Trotted a little but I’m not as clear about this and I lose contact—did not want to do more than a few strides until I have a clearer picture in my mind. Forgot all about Michael Jackson and did remember slow hands.
Sitting the horse back—only after we are trotting and Try takes the contact—or each time making downward transition from the trot?? I can see the benefit in getting Try more on her HQ!!
Interspersed with freestyle riding in muddy ring--windy day but really nice time together.
Try happy to be with me today.
Thanks—when you get tired of me just quit answering—I am so into this.
What we did Tuesday--five hours in all!
Elizabeth Pope with Try, (On Line, 30 mins) Today was 70 degrees—took advantage of that for a good spa bath, break time to dry with some online friendly grazing in all the best places at the barn followed by circling variations etc in our new big play paddock, then blanket clip to prep for lotsa riding in the cold. Pulled all my cold weather riding gear out last weekend.
Also spent an hour with Bethanna going over the Game of Contact GoC notes etc. This looks very promising.
My December goals include
1. draw and relationship
2. consistent physical conditioning for both Try and I in the Christmas rush
3. play around with GoC
Post from Parelli Connect
Also spent an hour with Bethanna going over the Game of Contact GoC notes etc. This looks very promising.
My December goals include
1. draw and relationship
2. consistent physical conditioning for both Try and I in the Christmas rush
3. play around with GoC
Post from Parelli Connect
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Day 2 Game of Contact
Monday: started with games in the pasture and stick together in small paddock. Have moved toys to large paddock beside the barn to have a place for On Line and Liberty that is larger. Also it has hills and I may move cavalettis/trot poles for some extra conditioning (for us both?).
Game of Contact:
1. For Try reins do mean go--we did this 3 times and each time Try started walking from smile with all 4 cheeks. Need to give complete release for this some as a reward.
2. New from Linda--relax forearms and remember bicep/tricep is from the shoulder--forearm in straight line to the bit.
3. Forgot Michael Jackson--I know--teach horse first then rider position--anyway add as soon as I have the mental energy free to do so. Back to pilates class today--yeah. Pat was impressed that Try is going to learn to use her abs also.
4. Taking contact from a stand still--twice Try started backing (9 step backup?) then I think realized that was not the answer and did not offer it any more.
5. I did better with the following rein as Try stretched or dropped her head down--remember also can use suspension rein here.
6. SLOW soft steady feel--Cobie's scoop thru abs and back to come up from stretch
7. Am I getting a good walk with out baggage? If so need to trot not over do the walk.
8.Am I making it a game? too serious?
9. Walk when she steps into the feel--complete release at first, then go on to the trot.
10. Trot bicep/tricep, Michael Jackson, shorter reins, increase intensity
11Suspension rein, stand her on her tail to go from trot to walk and complete release.
Game of Contact:
1. For Try reins do mean go--we did this 3 times and each time Try started walking from smile with all 4 cheeks. Need to give complete release for this some as a reward.
2. New from Linda--relax forearms and remember bicep/tricep is from the shoulder--forearm in straight line to the bit.
3. Forgot Michael Jackson--I know--teach horse first then rider position--anyway add as soon as I have the mental energy free to do so. Back to pilates class today--yeah. Pat was impressed that Try is going to learn to use her abs also.
4. Taking contact from a stand still--twice Try started backing (9 step backup?) then I think realized that was not the answer and did not offer it any more.
5. I did better with the following rein as Try stretched or dropped her head down--remember also can use suspension rein here.
6. SLOW soft steady feel--Cobie's scoop thru abs and back to come up from stretch
7. Am I getting a good walk with out baggage? If so need to trot not over do the walk.
8.Am I making it a game? too serious?
9. Walk when she steps into the feel--complete release at first, then go on to the trot.
10. Trot bicep/tricep, Michael Jackson, shorter reins, increase intensity
11Suspension rein, stand her on her tail to go from trot to walk and complete release.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Catching up
I am back after long trip.
Thursday Thanksgiving went to Rollover to visit with Try for a few minutes in the pasture. She was happy to eat carrot and then go back to eating grass.
Friday: Day 1 exploration of Game of Contact. First take the time it takes in the pasture--Try after 10 days off not interested in being with me--took 15-20 minutes. Then paddock--stick together took awhile also. Ring walked and then trotted until she blew--took longer than usual. Then filmed a bit of Game of Contact stuff to get an idea of where we are.
1. Reins mean go: Try is close to walking off when I pick up contact with my driving seat.
2. Displaced behavior/reaction to bit: stretching down to avoid the bit--a. maintain contact b. wait for a change c. suspension or two reins bring up with Cobie's feel
3. Walk--she isn't stepping into the feel of the contact?? Not real sure of this--need to check it.
4. Trot:: don't do it yet
Thursday Thanksgiving went to Rollover to visit with Try for a few minutes in the pasture. She was happy to eat carrot and then go back to eating grass.
Friday: Day 1 exploration of Game of Contact. First take the time it takes in the pasture--Try after 10 days off not interested in being with me--took 15-20 minutes. Then paddock--stick together took awhile also. Ring walked and then trotted until she blew--took longer than usual. Then filmed a bit of Game of Contact stuff to get an idea of where we are.
1. Reins mean go: Try is close to walking off when I pick up contact with my driving seat.
2. Displaced behavior/reaction to bit: stretching down to avoid the bit--a. maintain contact b. wait for a change c. suspension or two reins bring up with Cobie's feel
3. Walk--she isn't stepping into the feel of the contact?? Not real sure of this--need to check it.
4. Trot:: don't do it yet
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