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Bella Lesson 8 Video

Update on our Riding skills. These patterns used with my focus/energy/weight/leg cues will encourage Bella to turn with those cues and I’ll be using my reins less and less.

  1. Corners. This is the updated version of P2Ps, now without the obstacle we focus on the corners and use them for a breath halt and trying not to use the reins unless needed.
  2. X-Box. Using the centre as X where things change….direction, gait, pattern.
  3. Clover Leaf. Straight lines and curves again using X as the centre to halt after the rotations of the leaf pattern thereby building more walk and trot and less halt.

 

  • Shelley – HorseSavvy

 

Training Tip – Sidle to mounting block left and right

Training your horse to come to the mounting block for me is an essential technique. To train them to come on either side is not only a good technique but also fun and helps them, and us, to be more symmetrical. I taught Bella to sidle on the left when we started to back her last September. Coming over on the right I started a couple of weeks ago I think and now it’s fun to try either…or both…

 

 

  • Shelley – HorseSavvy

 

Bella Agility Video – 8

No video this time around.

This time with our Agility I decided to try it first at Liberty…just for fun and to see what would happen. I wanted to see what our connection was like, would she follow me, would she ask questions and try things out or would she be needing to be with Stormy or run off?? Here is what happened in pictures….

  1. Weave
  2. Feet in hulahoop
  3. Curtain
  4. Jump
  5. Tarpaulin
  6. Trot poles
  7. Cone fig 8
  8. Labyrinth
  9. Water tray
  10. Distance touch nose to barrel

 

 

 

 

Afterwards I decided it was a good time to try riding some of the obstacles and again she was brilliant 😉

 

  • Shelley – HorseSavvy