This morning I trimmed Prince. Before I started trimming him I played a little with him. We did some sideways, spins and circles. While Prince was on the circle I put the tarp in his way. My goal was to have him trot over it with out breaking gait each time he came to it "Don't change gait, don't change direction, look where you are going" He trotted over it twice but on the third time he broke gait but picked it back up once he was over it. The next time he trotted over it.
Then I changed the game and wanted him to stop on the tarp. It took a couple tries for him to get it, I wanted him to figure out the puzzle "Don't be the ministers of no but the ambassador of yes" (Or something like that) On the third try Prince figured it out. The look on his face was perfect! He looked at me like "Did I get it Keri?"
I had to stop and let Prince move his feet a couple times while trimming him. Near the end I gave Prince another puzzle to solve. I had asked him to move his hindquarters over a little while I was standing in zone 5 but he didn't understand and took a couple steps forward and then turned and face me. So I decided to ask him to turn back the way he was facing and then bring his hind quarters over towards me and back to where he was. It took a while but it was fun! Prince figured out what I wanted in the end and I was able to finished trimming him. It was fun! :)
Well that is all for now. Until next time...
Naturally,
~Keri
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Figure eights, change of directions, scarry sled, Liberty, Follow the rail.....
Twosox and I had an AMAZING play time this afternoon. It was so much fun! Each play time just gets better and better.
Today we did Circles, Change of directions, Transitions, Stick to me, Touch it, Leading by the tail, Sideways, drawing to me at the trot and lots more! Twosox was asking loads on questions the whole time and was offering so much!
We played on the 12ft line for a little bit to start the session. We did some falling leaf, squeeze game between the orange sled and the fence while Twosox was circling. Then we did some Stick to me walk/trot/ back up. Twosox was really responsive the whole time. We also did some Touch it on the 12ft line. Twosox climbed right up on the pedestal with all four feet to no problem. It was so much fun!
Then we switched to the 22ft line and played with Transitions and Change of directions. Transitions were really good. Change of directions need a little bit of work but it was still fun! Twosox was really playful and one time when he bucked the rope got caught between his legs. I just leg go... fortunately the gate was closed. Went over and stood by the gate not sure what to do next. So I walked forward a couple steps and then asked him to disengage his hind quarters and face me, he did and then started to walk towards me so I started running backwards and he came trotting almost all the way across the corral to me! The look on his face was priceless!! It was so cool!
After a little rest we went over to the sled, Twosox sniffed it and checked it all over then I started dragging it. At first Twosox wasn't sure what to think about it so I just let him follow me at a distance until he got used to it. Pretty soon he was fine with it and was able to follow closely. Then we went and did Figure eights. Two complete figure eights to be exact. But THEY WERE SO AMAZING! Twosox trotted both and didn't look away once! It was wonderful! I couldn't believe that our Figure eights are actually pretty much fixed! Twosox had a big lick and chew over that and we just spent some time hanging out together. Twosox had his head really low and was totally relaxed.
Then we went and did some Liberty... Stick to me walk/trot/ back up etc, Circles, Touch it, hindquarter yields, forequarter yields and some other stuff. Twosox stayed with me the whole time. Our draw is getting SO much better. I wanted to see if Twosox would go sideways over the barrel but he didn't quite understand it but that was okay. Since he was between me and the barrel I asked Twosox to come towards me and he JUMPED the barrel and then trotted into me!! It was so amazing! Twosox is a totally different horse ever since I have stopped treating him like a complete RBI and more like a very sensitive centered LBI.... we are both having WAY more fun also!
I had a sudden urge to ride Twosox so we went over and put the 12ft line back on and tied them into two reins, checked out lateral flexions and then I climbed on. We just stood there for a while then we walked off a long the rail and did one complete circuit of Following the rail. I only had to make about 2 corrections. Not bad for not having ridden in a couple months. Twosox was really relaxed the whole time but was still very sensitive and responsive. At the end, before I got off, Twosox had a HUGE lick and chew and started yawning and that was really good for Twosox! He was even fine with me sliding off him, normally he will jerk his head up no matter how slow and soft I get off him. Today though he was fine and it didn't bother him.
*sigh* I am so happy! Each time I play with Twosox I can hardly wait to play with him again! I love him so much and I am so glad God gave him to me! He knew exactly what I needed and I couldn't imagine my life with out my two wonderful horses!
~Keri
Today we did Circles, Change of directions, Transitions, Stick to me, Touch it, Leading by the tail, Sideways, drawing to me at the trot and lots more! Twosox was asking loads on questions the whole time and was offering so much!
We played on the 12ft line for a little bit to start the session. We did some falling leaf, squeeze game between the orange sled and the fence while Twosox was circling. Then we did some Stick to me walk/trot/ back up. Twosox was really responsive the whole time. We also did some Touch it on the 12ft line. Twosox climbed right up on the pedestal with all four feet to no problem. It was so much fun!
Then we switched to the 22ft line and played with Transitions and Change of directions. Transitions were really good. Change of directions need a little bit of work but it was still fun! Twosox was really playful and one time when he bucked the rope got caught between his legs. I just leg go... fortunately the gate was closed. Went over and stood by the gate not sure what to do next. So I walked forward a couple steps and then asked him to disengage his hind quarters and face me, he did and then started to walk towards me so I started running backwards and he came trotting almost all the way across the corral to me! The look on his face was priceless!! It was so cool!
After a little rest we went over to the sled, Twosox sniffed it and checked it all over then I started dragging it. At first Twosox wasn't sure what to think about it so I just let him follow me at a distance until he got used to it. Pretty soon he was fine with it and was able to follow closely. Then we went and did Figure eights. Two complete figure eights to be exact. But THEY WERE SO AMAZING! Twosox trotted both and didn't look away once! It was wonderful! I couldn't believe that our Figure eights are actually pretty much fixed! Twosox had a big lick and chew over that and we just spent some time hanging out together. Twosox had his head really low and was totally relaxed.
Then we went and did some Liberty... Stick to me walk/trot/ back up etc, Circles, Touch it, hindquarter yields, forequarter yields and some other stuff. Twosox stayed with me the whole time. Our draw is getting SO much better. I wanted to see if Twosox would go sideways over the barrel but he didn't quite understand it but that was okay. Since he was between me and the barrel I asked Twosox to come towards me and he JUMPED the barrel and then trotted into me!! It was so amazing! Twosox is a totally different horse ever since I have stopped treating him like a complete RBI and more like a very sensitive centered LBI.... we are both having WAY more fun also!
I had a sudden urge to ride Twosox so we went over and put the 12ft line back on and tied them into two reins, checked out lateral flexions and then I climbed on. We just stood there for a while then we walked off a long the rail and did one complete circuit of Following the rail. I only had to make about 2 corrections. Not bad for not having ridden in a couple months. Twosox was really relaxed the whole time but was still very sensitive and responsive. At the end, before I got off, Twosox had a HUGE lick and chew and started yawning and that was really good for Twosox! He was even fine with me sliding off him, normally he will jerk his head up no matter how slow and soft I get off him. Today though he was fine and it didn't bother him.
*sigh* I am so happy! Each time I play with Twosox I can hardly wait to play with him again! I love him so much and I am so glad God gave him to me! He knew exactly what I needed and I couldn't imagine my life with out my two wonderful horses!
~Keri
Monday, January 18, 2010
Winter fun with my boy!
Today my surcingle and winter riding gloves came in the mail. We ordered them before Christmas but the gloves were on back order so finally they came in! So this afternoon I went out and Prince and I had a lot of fun!! I grabbed a sled and tire to keep the sled from flipping all over the place.
Prince did SO well! I was really proud of him. While we were in the corral I got him used to the different sled [this one was plastic and the last one he had following him was wooden]. It didn't take for Prince to be okay with the sled following him so then we went up the hill to the riding ring. Prince was a little unconfident when we started trotting. So we did lots of walk/trot transitions then he was fine with it all.
After a while I hooked the sled up to Prince [before I was just pulling it]. He was fine with pulling it. Then we switched to zone 5 driving, while Prince was pulling the sled. We did lots of transitions and other stuff just so that Prince knew that it wasn't about the sled. He did really well with that and was in tune with me the whole time. I felt that Prince was ready so I asked my mom to lead Prince while I was sitting in the sled. It was SOOOO much fun!! At first they just walked and that was fine. I had to hold onto the ropes instead of them being tied to the sled because the handles weren't strong enough to pull me. Then Prince started trotting. It was a blast! Prince was fine with it all. Then they kind of took the corner a little to quick and I went flying off... oops! I didn't break anything so I was good!
I figured out how I can get it so that I can ride in the sled and drive Prince at the same time. So next time I might just try it! It will be a little weird directing Prince from ground level but it should be fun! I think Prince is ready for it. I don't know what we will do once the snow it gone... I will have to find something with wheels! :) But for now I am not worried about that. We will just have fun while the snow lasts!
Unfortunately I don't have any pics :( Next time!
Well that is all for how!
~Keri
Prince did SO well! I was really proud of him. While we were in the corral I got him used to the different sled [this one was plastic and the last one he had following him was wooden]. It didn't take for Prince to be okay with the sled following him so then we went up the hill to the riding ring. Prince was a little unconfident when we started trotting. So we did lots of walk/trot transitions then he was fine with it all.
After a while I hooked the sled up to Prince [before I was just pulling it]. He was fine with pulling it. Then we switched to zone 5 driving, while Prince was pulling the sled. We did lots of transitions and other stuff just so that Prince knew that it wasn't about the sled. He did really well with that and was in tune with me the whole time. I felt that Prince was ready so I asked my mom to lead Prince while I was sitting in the sled. It was SOOOO much fun!! At first they just walked and that was fine. I had to hold onto the ropes instead of them being tied to the sled because the handles weren't strong enough to pull me. Then Prince started trotting. It was a blast! Prince was fine with it all. Then they kind of took the corner a little to quick and I went flying off... oops! I didn't break anything so I was good!
I figured out how I can get it so that I can ride in the sled and drive Prince at the same time. So next time I might just try it! It will be a little weird directing Prince from ground level but it should be fun! I think Prince is ready for it. I don't know what we will do once the snow it gone... I will have to find something with wheels! :) But for now I am not worried about that. We will just have fun while the snow lasts!
Unfortunately I don't have any pics :( Next time!
Well that is all for how!
~Keri
Saturday, January 16, 2010
WOW!
Right now it feels like Twosox and I have gone from Level 2 to Level 4 in just a week!!
I played with Twosox today. It was so much fun! We only played for about.... 30 minutes but I think it was probably the best 30 minutes we have EVER had.
We started with some Touch it then went and did some circles. Twosox is really starting to get in tune with me on the circle it is amazing. We did some transitions, change of directions, spiral on the circle, and some traveling circles. Twosox even cantered over 1/2 a circle confidently!!!! It was so much fun!!
After that we did some sideways, leading by the tail, stick to me, drawing to me at the trot and some other stuff. Then we did Figure eights. They had improved a lot since last time so that was good. This time it went much quicker and then Twosox gave me two AMAZING figure eights!! He didn't look away when he was coming around the right barrel and he trotted most of it and offered to canter once also!! I was really proud of him.
Then I set the barrels on end and put then in between the fence and the tractor tire that is standing up. I didn't really expect Twosox to jump them... but HE DID! I couldn't believe it! The first time he jumped them from a walk. I don't know how he did it but he did. He knocked the barrel over but it was still amazing. So I brought him in and gave him a long rest then I sent him back out and asked him to do try again. This time he was even better and jumped it perfectly! He trotted up to it and jumped right over them! It was incredible! Twosox had a big lick and chew after that. Then I let him go. I was so proud of him! I can definitely see the left brain side of Twosox. It is amazing the difference in him ever since I changed!
When I let Twosox go he stayed with me for a while then he left. We are having so much fun now!
~Keri
I played with Twosox today. It was so much fun! We only played for about.... 30 minutes but I think it was probably the best 30 minutes we have EVER had.
We started with some Touch it then went and did some circles. Twosox is really starting to get in tune with me on the circle it is amazing. We did some transitions, change of directions, spiral on the circle, and some traveling circles. Twosox even cantered over 1/2 a circle confidently!!!! It was so much fun!!
After that we did some sideways, leading by the tail, stick to me, drawing to me at the trot and some other stuff. Then we did Figure eights. They had improved a lot since last time so that was good. This time it went much quicker and then Twosox gave me two AMAZING figure eights!! He didn't look away when he was coming around the right barrel and he trotted most of it and offered to canter once also!! I was really proud of him.
Then I set the barrels on end and put then in between the fence and the tractor tire that is standing up. I didn't really expect Twosox to jump them... but HE DID! I couldn't believe it! The first time he jumped them from a walk. I don't know how he did it but he did. He knocked the barrel over but it was still amazing. So I brought him in and gave him a long rest then I sent him back out and asked him to do try again. This time he was even better and jumped it perfectly! He trotted up to it and jumped right over them! It was incredible! Twosox had a big lick and chew after that. Then I let him go. I was so proud of him! I can definitely see the left brain side of Twosox. It is amazing the difference in him ever since I changed!
When I let Twosox go he stayed with me for a while then he left. We are having so much fun now!
~Keri
Thursday, January 14, 2010
What a day!
Wow! Today was a really good but busy day! I trimmed Twosox this morning. He was almost perfect! I was so proud of him. It took me less than 2 hours to trim him. On average about 20 mins a foot.
After a late lunch I went back and to play with Prince. I told myself that the next warmer day I wanted to saddle Prince for the first time this winter. I didn't expect it to be above freezing though! It was wonderful. It took me a while to catch Prince... he decided to run all the way to the back field.. I am not sure why exactly he did it. It could have been a number of reasons but either way it happened. On our way back we did traveling circles, sideways, and we backed part way down the hill. It was fun!
Once we were back in the corral I saddled Prince and we went up to the riding ring. I switched to the 45ft line and we did some Stick to me w/t/c, circles [close range, spiraling in etc], change of directions and transitions. Prince did really well with them all. He didn't even buck! Which for him is good because in the summer if I didn't saddle him every couple days he would become a bucking bronco. We did a couple other things like Touch it, sideways and at one point I stood about 35ft away from a barrel and I sent Prince over to it then asked him to jump it! It wasn't the most beautiful jump ever but he did really well! We also did some drawing in towards me a the trot!
One thing I discovered is that he has put on weight..... not something I want to own to but I guess it is a LBI think... ;)
We played just long enough for me to feel confident that Prince was ready to ride. So then I mounted up. Since I have been riding bareback for the last 2 months I wasn't sure how it would feel to ride in a saddle again. But my wonderful saddle was... well... wonderful! It was nice to ride in it again. We started off with some Follow the rail then we did some Sideways, 9 step back up, direct and indirect rein, point to point and some other stuff. Prince really wanted to move so I decided to switch from Follow the rail to the A Million Transitions pattern. It was SO much fun! While we were doing the pattern we played around with trot departures and then trot to halt transitions. At first Prince wasn't to happy about having to leave at a trot but once he realised what pattern we were doing he got REALLY interested and REALLY in tune with me. Everything was at a phase one maybe a phase two but most of the time it was really soft.
Riding bareback so much has helped my riding. Especially in the sitting trot department. It was a lot easier to sit Prince's trot in a saddle. Another thing we did was we played around with transitions in the trot. Prince wanted to faster so we would trot fast for a couple steps then slow down to a nice slow trot then a faster trot etc. It was fun!
We ended with riding some circles... well about 4 to be exact. Prince and I being left brain don't like circles to much. We started out with circling around the pedestal but we kept running into tires and things that were buried under the snow. So then we went over to a pile of manure and did about 3 circles at a trot around that. That was much easier. Then we went to the center of the circle and rested there. When I took the saddle off there were NO rub marks or ruffled hair. I was happy!
After I unhaltered Prince we played at Liberty for a bit. We did some Stick to me, Touch it, then I put my savvy string just behind Prince's ears and asked him to follow the feel. Prince was amazing! Once I opened the gate Prince didn't want to leave me either!! I was a little surprised considering how the beginning of our play time went but it was a nice surprise! Prince just kept following me! It was a really nice way to end our play time! When mom and I came down from the riding ring Prince came over to me again and stayed with me until I left. He is so sweet! :)
~Keri
After a late lunch I went back and to play with Prince. I told myself that the next warmer day I wanted to saddle Prince for the first time this winter. I didn't expect it to be above freezing though! It was wonderful. It took me a while to catch Prince... he decided to run all the way to the back field.. I am not sure why exactly he did it. It could have been a number of reasons but either way it happened. On our way back we did traveling circles, sideways, and we backed part way down the hill. It was fun!
Once we were back in the corral I saddled Prince and we went up to the riding ring. I switched to the 45ft line and we did some Stick to me w/t/c, circles [close range, spiraling in etc], change of directions and transitions. Prince did really well with them all. He didn't even buck! Which for him is good because in the summer if I didn't saddle him every couple days he would become a bucking bronco. We did a couple other things like Touch it, sideways and at one point I stood about 35ft away from a barrel and I sent Prince over to it then asked him to jump it! It wasn't the most beautiful jump ever but he did really well! We also did some drawing in towards me a the trot!
One thing I discovered is that he has put on weight..... not something I want to own to but I guess it is a LBI think... ;)
We played just long enough for me to feel confident that Prince was ready to ride. So then I mounted up. Since I have been riding bareback for the last 2 months I wasn't sure how it would feel to ride in a saddle again. But my wonderful saddle was... well... wonderful! It was nice to ride in it again. We started off with some Follow the rail then we did some Sideways, 9 step back up, direct and indirect rein, point to point and some other stuff. Prince really wanted to move so I decided to switch from Follow the rail to the A Million Transitions pattern. It was SO much fun! While we were doing the pattern we played around with trot departures and then trot to halt transitions. At first Prince wasn't to happy about having to leave at a trot but once he realised what pattern we were doing he got REALLY interested and REALLY in tune with me. Everything was at a phase one maybe a phase two but most of the time it was really soft.
Riding bareback so much has helped my riding. Especially in the sitting trot department. It was a lot easier to sit Prince's trot in a saddle. Another thing we did was we played around with transitions in the trot. Prince wanted to faster so we would trot fast for a couple steps then slow down to a nice slow trot then a faster trot etc. It was fun!
We ended with riding some circles... well about 4 to be exact. Prince and I being left brain don't like circles to much. We started out with circling around the pedestal but we kept running into tires and things that were buried under the snow. So then we went over to a pile of manure and did about 3 circles at a trot around that. That was much easier. Then we went to the center of the circle and rested there. When I took the saddle off there were NO rub marks or ruffled hair. I was happy!
After I unhaltered Prince we played at Liberty for a bit. We did some Stick to me, Touch it, then I put my savvy string just behind Prince's ears and asked him to follow the feel. Prince was amazing! Once I opened the gate Prince didn't want to leave me either!! I was a little surprised considering how the beginning of our play time went but it was a nice surprise! Prince just kept following me! It was a really nice way to end our play time! When mom and I came down from the riding ring Prince came over to me again and stayed with me until I left. He is so sweet! :)
~Keri
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Just playing around.
Since I am supposed to trim Twosox tomorrow I decided to play with Prince today... I decided that instead of catching Prince, going up to the riding ring, playing, then riding etc etc I would just go spent some UD time with the horses and do some little things with Prince here and there. So I went in to the corral halter and carrot stick in hand then walked over to the manger and just sat down and hung out with the horses for a bit. Then I remembered that Prince had two big knots in his mane... that's what you get when you have a REALLY REALLY long mane.... so I started the big process of untangling it. Prince thought that it was as good of time as any to take a nap so he slept on while I took the knots out. Well now all the knots are out but it looks like someone put curlers in Prince's mane and left it there for about 3 weeks!!!! It is interesting... hehe ;)
After that I layed down in the manger and watched my beautiful horses eat. It was fun! Then after a while I was starting to get cold so I got up and walked over to Prince who just so happened to be lined right up to the manger. So I played some friendly game in zone 3, then I put my leg over Prince and slid on. He wasn't to happy about it though. So I just rubbed him and then slid off. Now me being me couldn't end it there so I got back up on the edge of the manger as if I was going to get back on again. Prince pinned his ears so I just rubbed him until his ears went forward then stopped.
I knew I shouldn't fix the problem while Prince was bridleless so I got my halter and haltered Prince then started the process all over again. This time Prince was much better so I got on him, rubbed him then got off. I did this three times just to make sure he was happy with it all again. Then I let Prince go. After that all I wanted Prince to do was move his hindquarters over a little so I could get out but he thought I was asking for sideways so we went sideways for about 20ft before he stopped and moved his hind quarters over. So then we played with that until Prince understood what I wanted. He figured it out quickly.
Then just for fun I put my carrot stick and savvy string around Prince's neck and we went up to the riding ring to see how my mom and Knightly were doing. Prince followed REALLY nicely. We did some stick to me on our way up the hill then we stopped right outside the gate and spent some time there for a while. We did a little bit of circling game at Liberty right on the hill. It was really close range but it was fun!! We did a couple other things while mom was letting Knightly go. It was really cool though because Knightly went right down the hill when mom let him go and I had "let go" of Prince, I wasn't didn't have my carrot stick and string around his neck, but when Knightly went down the hill Prince just stayed with me and then he started looking after Knightly as if he was going to leave but then he looked at me and asked a question as if he was asking if he could go. So I just softly pointed down the hill and then he left. It was really neat though!!
It was really cold... -20 something with the wind but it was still a lot of fun!! Hopefully tomorrow is warmer so we won't freeze while I am trimming Twosox!! :)
~Keri
After that I layed down in the manger and watched my beautiful horses eat. It was fun! Then after a while I was starting to get cold so I got up and walked over to Prince who just so happened to be lined right up to the manger. So I played some friendly game in zone 3, then I put my leg over Prince and slid on. He wasn't to happy about it though. So I just rubbed him and then slid off. Now me being me couldn't end it there so I got back up on the edge of the manger as if I was going to get back on again. Prince pinned his ears so I just rubbed him until his ears went forward then stopped.
I knew I shouldn't fix the problem while Prince was bridleless so I got my halter and haltered Prince then started the process all over again. This time Prince was much better so I got on him, rubbed him then got off. I did this three times just to make sure he was happy with it all again. Then I let Prince go. After that all I wanted Prince to do was move his hindquarters over a little so I could get out but he thought I was asking for sideways so we went sideways for about 20ft before he stopped and moved his hind quarters over. So then we played with that until Prince understood what I wanted. He figured it out quickly.
Then just for fun I put my carrot stick and savvy string around Prince's neck and we went up to the riding ring to see how my mom and Knightly were doing. Prince followed REALLY nicely. We did some stick to me on our way up the hill then we stopped right outside the gate and spent some time there for a while. We did a little bit of circling game at Liberty right on the hill. It was really close range but it was fun!! We did a couple other things while mom was letting Knightly go. It was really cool though because Knightly went right down the hill when mom let him go and I had "let go" of Prince, I wasn't didn't have my carrot stick and string around his neck, but when Knightly went down the hill Prince just stayed with me and then he started looking after Knightly as if he was going to leave but then he looked at me and asked a question as if he was asking if he could go. So I just softly pointed down the hill and then he left. It was really neat though!!
It was really cold... -20 something with the wind but it was still a lot of fun!! Hopefully tomorrow is warmer so we won't freeze while I am trimming Twosox!! :)
~Keri
Zone 5 driving ans Stick to me
I played with Prince yesterday morning (January 11 2010). It was actually warmish out!!! Something like -3.... it was so nice!!
Prince didn't want to be caught. I mean I could have caught him but he would have just tolerated it. So I decided to play with it a little. I put the halter and rope around Prince's leg and then sat on the edge of the manger and we did some leading by the leg etc. Then Prince decided to take off. So I let him go and then we played the catching game once Prince caught me I walked away and he followed me. So then I went to put the halter on but decided to just tie it around Prince's neck instead of putting it on the whole way. So we then went and did some sideways, spins and a couple other things. Prince wasn't quite sure what to think about the whole thing but he responded perfectly to everything I asked him. Before we went up to the riding ring I finished putting the halter on then we played some Stick to me up the hill. Normally we run up the hill or something like that so this time I decided to see how slow we could walk up the hill. At first Prince couldn't figure out what I wanted but then he caught on and we walked really slowly up the hill. It was so much fun!!!
Once we were in the riding ring we did some Stick to me... walk/trot/canter/ backup. Prince would start cantering almost as soon as I started cantering in my body. It was really cool but tiring.... all that running in the snow!! Prince was doing really well so I decided to do some two line zone 5 driving.
Prince did REALLY well and I was really proud of him. We started off with a little Touch it then we did circles at the trot and some change of directions. Prince is really getting the hang of those now. This time I let Prince have all the length of the rope. I was more confident that my rope handling skills we good enough that I wouldn't trip him up or anything ;) It was great fun!! After that we did some sideways [again I was at the end of the reins... so that would be around 22ft away from Prince or so] it was almost perfect! Prince did so well!!!
After that we went to Figure eights..... the dreaded figure eights!! They were actually really good. At first Pricne broke gait twice I think but he picked up the trot again when I asked. Once we got one good Figure eight at the trot we stopped. Prince was relaly in tune with me and we had a blast... one Prince remembered the pattern ;)
I decided to stop there because it was a really good note to end on. I let Prince go and then we spent a little bit of undemanding time together. Then I let Prince go. It was so much fun! I can't wait to play with him again!
~Keri
Prince didn't want to be caught. I mean I could have caught him but he would have just tolerated it. So I decided to play with it a little. I put the halter and rope around Prince's leg and then sat on the edge of the manger and we did some leading by the leg etc. Then Prince decided to take off. So I let him go and then we played the catching game once Prince caught me I walked away and he followed me. So then I went to put the halter on but decided to just tie it around Prince's neck instead of putting it on the whole way. So we then went and did some sideways, spins and a couple other things. Prince wasn't quite sure what to think about the whole thing but he responded perfectly to everything I asked him. Before we went up to the riding ring I finished putting the halter on then we played some Stick to me up the hill. Normally we run up the hill or something like that so this time I decided to see how slow we could walk up the hill. At first Prince couldn't figure out what I wanted but then he caught on and we walked really slowly up the hill. It was so much fun!!!
Once we were in the riding ring we did some Stick to me... walk/trot/canter/ backup. Prince would start cantering almost as soon as I started cantering in my body. It was really cool but tiring.... all that running in the snow!! Prince was doing really well so I decided to do some two line zone 5 driving.
Prince did REALLY well and I was really proud of him. We started off with a little Touch it then we did circles at the trot and some change of directions. Prince is really getting the hang of those now. This time I let Prince have all the length of the rope. I was more confident that my rope handling skills we good enough that I wouldn't trip him up or anything ;) It was great fun!! After that we did some sideways [again I was at the end of the reins... so that would be around 22ft away from Prince or so] it was almost perfect! Prince did so well!!!
After that we went to Figure eights..... the dreaded figure eights!! They were actually really good. At first Pricne broke gait twice I think but he picked up the trot again when I asked. Once we got one good Figure eight at the trot we stopped. Prince was relaly in tune with me and we had a blast... one Prince remembered the pattern ;)
I decided to stop there because it was a really good note to end on. I let Prince go and then we spent a little bit of undemanding time together. Then I let Prince go. It was so much fun! I can't wait to play with him again!
~Keri
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