Trailer loading and Try: Although Try is always willing to go in to trailer (obedient), she is not motivated nor energetic about going in there. Kelly fed her horse dinner in the trailer. With grain in there, Try will go on her own. Also Try pinned her ears when I swung carrot stick and string to be sure she would do it quickly with the 10 minute time limit.
No trailer to use to play: use pedestal as a resting place. LBI's love to put their foot on things and be up high.
Note: assessor Kristy has LBI. Be aware of my rope handling: helicopter flick of the wrist.
Sideways towards do from farther away i.e. end of 22' with belly of rope on the ground like liberty.
See if can lead by one tail hair
Try may be innately more of an extravert but made to be an introvert through her western pleasure background. I want to release more and more of her play drive. Western pleasure could have made here grumpy, pissy. Note: she used to be a machine showing no curiosity or play drive around me. The touch-it game was a revelation. Kelly said she is lovely horse or words to that effect.
Weave: Try doesn't appreciate my cueing her front end (??back end)--problem area is the end of the weave pattern--how about having a barrel there with a treat? That way she sees a clear end to the game coming instead of the prospect of endless, mindless repetitions.
Circling game: standing still is bad--get it moving, travel the circle, go to tree and wrap, run and turn away--chase. cookie. Spins, falling leaf, improvization, variety. More imagination, and fun for motivation.
Send Kelly some freestyle and liberty footage. LBI definately prefers them to online--insulting to have that line on their head.
Liberty: LBIs love to mirror--I'm moving my feet, you should too.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
June 11 Hot Line Questions
Avery is instructor, Questions based on reading the mastery manual on emotional fitness.
1. Online circling game: when Try has extra energy, whether emotional or not, is it ok to just allow her to keep going until she wants to stop. Yes. Good warmup to ready her for a session.
2. Try get emotional--angry, hates to canter in online circling game, how can I help her?
Use imagination to extend the circling to barrels and treats: i.e 4 barrels, 2 barrels, then stop and get a treat only after 4th barrel, 6th barrel or circling 1 and 1/2 times til stop for treat. Mix it up so she doesn't make assumptions or get bored--get her thinking, what does she want me to do before I get to stop and eat a treat?
3. Try gets emotional--up--freestyle when asked to turn not part of expected pattern?
She is making assumptions, change the pattern, variety so she doesn't know what to expect i.e. clover leaf--turn a different way.
4. Faster slower game: will help her deal with the extra adrenaline that pumps when she goes faster. This is approach and retreat using speed. Thresholds. Also helps to dispel assumptions.
5. How to make riding fun: variety, no assumptions, teach something new.
6. Observation: important for me to recognize negative self-talk that gets me emotional and uses energy lessening my endurance.
1. Online circling game: when Try has extra energy, whether emotional or not, is it ok to just allow her to keep going until she wants to stop. Yes. Good warmup to ready her for a session.
2. Try get emotional--angry, hates to canter in online circling game, how can I help her?
Use imagination to extend the circling to barrels and treats: i.e 4 barrels, 2 barrels, then stop and get a treat only after 4th barrel, 6th barrel or circling 1 and 1/2 times til stop for treat. Mix it up so she doesn't make assumptions or get bored--get her thinking, what does she want me to do before I get to stop and eat a treat?
3. Try gets emotional--up--freestyle when asked to turn not part of expected pattern?
She is making assumptions, change the pattern, variety so she doesn't know what to expect i.e. clover leaf--turn a different way.
4. Faster slower game: will help her deal with the extra adrenaline that pumps when she goes faster. This is approach and retreat using speed. Thresholds. Also helps to dispel assumptions.
5. How to make riding fun: variety, no assumptions, teach something new.
6. Observation: important for me to recognize negative self-talk that gets me emotional and uses energy lessening my endurance.
Friday, March 20, 2009
March 14 2008 L1 online AUDIT
Level 1:
Always studying at this level, working for quality.
Go slow, take the time it takes, emotional fitness
Simulation: putting on halter, porky head to me to fasten halter? video??
don't release on a brace but immediate release when the horse relaxes. Open hands, the release teaches.
I realized I have never participated in a L1 clinic--I watched Carol's in Raleigh years ago then went home and got Amy to help me with the L1 tasks to pass L1 and go to Carol's L2 clinic.
Friendly Game:
Exer: spread out back to rail, horse facing you and play friendly game.
do you know the zones of the horse?
Run to horse and hug her--extreme friendly.
find itchy spots on your horse--friendly game use it not just to desensitize but to show love to your horse.
Porcupine Game:
Pick up foot and I put it down precisely where I want it to go w/o resistance. Hold and wait and try again if necessary.
Head down: phases on the poll--flat hand not works so well think imagine of kitty paw/claws.
Yields: popbottle whole body goes around. FOCUS
Driving Game:
Zone 3 driving w/carrot stick on horse's back to establish distance. 5 steps and stop. L/I bring up your energy then ok lets go slower. dream becomes the nightmare (Linda)
Be particular
Facial expression!!!!!!!
For playdate:
Needs/what they want to learn? basics of 7 games, obstacles, patterns, discuss auditions, etc??
Where are you w/7 games? What horsenality?
What materials do you own? What use being made of the internet?
Always studying at this level, working for quality.
Go slow, take the time it takes, emotional fitness
Simulation: putting on halter, porky head to me to fasten halter? video??
don't release on a brace but immediate release when the horse relaxes. Open hands, the release teaches.
I realized I have never participated in a L1 clinic--I watched Carol's in Raleigh years ago then went home and got Amy to help me with the L1 tasks to pass L1 and go to Carol's L2 clinic.
Friendly Game:
Exer: spread out back to rail, horse facing you and play friendly game.
do you know the zones of the horse?
Run to horse and hug her--extreme friendly.
find itchy spots on your horse--friendly game use it not just to desensitize but to show love to your horse.
Porcupine Game:
Pick up foot and I put it down precisely where I want it to go w/o resistance. Hold and wait and try again if necessary.
Head down: phases on the poll--flat hand not works so well think imagine of kitty paw/claws.
Yields: popbottle whole body goes around. FOCUS
Driving Game:
Zone 3 driving w/carrot stick on horse's back to establish distance. 5 steps and stop. L/I bring up your energy then ok lets go slower. dream becomes the nightmare (Linda)
Be particular
Facial expression!!!!!!!
For playdate:
Needs/what they want to learn? basics of 7 games, obstacles, patterns, discuss auditions, etc??
Where are you w/7 games? What horsenality?
What materials do you own? What use being made of the internet?
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Gina Torrell clinic Oct 2008 Parelli Patterns
Thursday am: Online
1. need program to add facial expression to cues
2. need to be aware of not just task but Try expression, my body language etc
3. Circle game and figure 8: Try often pins ears—start program
a. Shake rope
b. Look for slightest improvement
c. Allow dwell time
d. Need effective phases not just nagging
4. Sideways: Gina worked w/Geri: work with phases so Try will do the sidepass on her own w/o constant correction from me!
5. Last hour: 6’ line: energy game small circle my energy up and down for trot/walk transitions
Thursday afternoon at the beach:
1. Try was worried but only slightly right brain
2. At first she would not look at the ocean with both eyes
3. Lots of approach and retreat/no forcing
4. Would avoid wave coming toward her
Friday am: Liberty
1. Indoor ring—used 6’, 12’ ropes and rope over her neck—I found I was more cautious than usual because the goal was to not let her walk away which she did try a couple of times. All the above nagging/facial expression/phases applies
2. Imagination exercise: everyone came up with liberty idea: sidepass from the front w/cone remaining in the center of her body; back over cone or cavaletti; back around a barrel; sidepass around a barrel; sideways z shape; weave w/sidepass between cones.
Saturday am: Freestyle
1. Did patterns L2 that I had been doing at home with two sticks. BUT had not realized that the goal is Try doing the patterns w/out cueing from me and certainly not nagging. We did each pattern repeatedly until the horse could do it with 3 corrections or less then stop and dwell and go on to something else
2. Pairs riding holding savvy string
Sunday am: Finesse
1. Patterns using Parelli bridle—goal again to have as few corrections as possible. Taking contact briefly and giving dwell time and breaks. Great to keep Try relaxed and happy.
2. Imagination: came up w/drill team patterns as groups of 2 then 4 then 8. Fun, focused, Try did great—my focus off her and on the pattern etc—putting it to purpose really made sense to Try.
Thursday am: Online
1. need program to add facial expression to cues
2. need to be aware of not just task but Try expression, my body language etc
3. Circle game and figure 8: Try often pins ears—start program
a. Shake rope
b. Look for slightest improvement
c. Allow dwell time
d. Need effective phases not just nagging
4. Sideways: Gina worked w/Geri: work with phases so Try will do the sidepass on her own w/o constant correction from me!
5. Last hour: 6’ line: energy game small circle my energy up and down for trot/walk transitions
Thursday afternoon at the beach:
1. Try was worried but only slightly right brain
2. At first she would not look at the ocean with both eyes
3. Lots of approach and retreat/no forcing
4. Would avoid wave coming toward her
Friday am: Liberty
1. Indoor ring—used 6’, 12’ ropes and rope over her neck—I found I was more cautious than usual because the goal was to not let her walk away which she did try a couple of times. All the above nagging/facial expression/phases applies
2. Imagination exercise: everyone came up with liberty idea: sidepass from the front w/cone remaining in the center of her body; back over cone or cavaletti; back around a barrel; sidepass around a barrel; sideways z shape; weave w/sidepass between cones.
Saturday am: Freestyle
1. Did patterns L2 that I had been doing at home with two sticks. BUT had not realized that the goal is Try doing the patterns w/out cueing from me and certainly not nagging. We did each pattern repeatedly until the horse could do it with 3 corrections or less then stop and dwell and go on to something else
2. Pairs riding holding savvy string
Sunday am: Finesse
1. Patterns using Parelli bridle—goal again to have as few corrections as possible. Taking contact briefly and giving dwell time and breaks. Great to keep Try relaxed and happy.
2. Imagination: came up w/drill team patterns as groups of 2 then 4 then 8. Fun, focused, Try did great—my focus off her and on the pattern etc—putting it to purpose really made sense to Try.
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