firstly, Molly.
Steph is here (came down for the max demo) and so was able to help from the ground.
We got rein back! YAY! about 8 times
We got the best trot - in fact, this is the first time Molly has given me a really nice trot - when she wasn't trying to canter with one leg, trot with two and god knows what with the third, or pretending to be lame but couldn't make her mind up which one. Steph said that was really funny - it felt like a skip! and very strange....
We should have had that on video, but, Steph was helping, not videoing, and it's too huge an arena to do both at once (unlike the other one!)
We're both a lot more balanced when we were
The Max demo was really good, AliG was a total star - - his first party and i think he only spooked once
I've got that all on proper video which I'll give Nicola on a disc, but hope i'll be able to get some good screen grabs.
After that, the despooking was another horse was interesting and I think I'll try that with Molly (might help the "blocking")
then some interesting work to get the mounting and lateral work, which I'm going to try. Essentially, have the horse move into the pressure of a light tap with the schooling whip just in front of the stifle on the bit of the belly behind the last rib - and hold that rein by the bit .... horse moves towards you. Magic. this was with a pony that wouldn't stand still to be mounted. also one that wouldn't load - it did by the end, with very little grief at all.
So i'll hopefully get that video'd at one point
would have loved to get that on video, but, was reduced to the digital and the light wasn't near good enough (mostly because it was pissing down outside)
didn't come away until 1045 ... and he was just wrapping up. we came away to beat the traffic, loads there!
Steph is here (came down for the max demo) and so was able to help from the ground.
We got rein back! YAY! about 8 times
We got the best trot - in fact, this is the first time Molly has given me a really nice trot - when she wasn't trying to canter with one leg, trot with two and god knows what with the third, or pretending to be lame but couldn't make her mind up which one. Steph said that was really funny - it felt like a skip! and very strange....
We should have had that on video, but, Steph was helping, not videoing, and it's too huge an arena to do both at once (unlike the other one!)
We're both a lot more balanced when we were
The Max demo was really good, AliG was a total star - - his first party and i think he only spooked once
I've got that all on proper video which I'll give Nicola on a disc, but hope i'll be able to get some good screen grabs.
After that, the despooking was another horse was interesting and I think I'll try that with Molly (might help the "blocking")
then some interesting work to get the mounting and lateral work, which I'm going to try. Essentially, have the horse move into the pressure of a light tap with the schooling whip just in front of the stifle on the bit of the belly behind the last rib - and hold that rein by the bit .... horse moves towards you. Magic. this was with a pony that wouldn't stand still to be mounted. also one that wouldn't load - it did by the end, with very little grief at all.
So i'll hopefully get that video'd at one point
would have loved to get that on video, but, was reduced to the digital and the light wasn't near good enough (mostly because it was pissing down outside)
didn't come away until 1045 ... and he was just wrapping up. we came away to beat the traffic, loads there!
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Wowser all around! Good job again with Molly. The new place must be suiting her.
And what a great clinic! Three cheers more for AliG.
Hope you will be able to use all the techniques and lessons yourself to help you make even more progress with Molly.
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