LESSON 18: A
Review At Home! We were a bit short on time today so everyone got a groundwork
review at the level they are working on. Annie was great! She went through all
of her groundwork exercises in about 45 minutes. From Round Pen work to Circle
Driving to Lateral Flexion to Desensitizing to Backing and all the cool things
she has learned up to this point, Annie gave 100% and showed real improvement
on every exercise. The new shoes are really helping her feel comfortable and
balanced.
What stuck out the most today was her level of confidence
and calmness during the session. No big over-reactions. No major worries over
being “wrong” (she doesn’t like to make mistakes) or telling us she was done
before we were really done. It was a pretty cool session and it is super easy
to see how her breeding plays out in her training. She is controlling her body
better and her athletic ability is really showing.
It is days like today that makes all the hard work worth it.
She is shaping up to be a very nice horse and some lucky family is going to be
very blessed to partner with her.
Sending
Lateral Flexion
Backing
Yield HQ
Sending
Circle Driving
Lunge for Respect 2
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