{"id":1844,"date":"2019-01-23T21:39:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T21:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsesavvy.co.uk\/?p=1844"},"modified":"2019-04-03T20:41:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T20:41:33","slug":"spirit-training-video-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsesavvy.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/01\/23\/spirit-training-video-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit &#8211; Training Video 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Training Video 1 &#8211; Basic Familiarisation &amp; Feel games<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rKXUQVCGcIA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Familiarisation<\/strong> = getting Spirit used to things, energy, motion, noise using approach and retreat and not over facing him with stimuli. I want him to be able to become familiar with things and not be frightened or shut down. I&#8217;m looking for relaxation when doing this so I will go as gently as he needs but progress when he&#8217;s okay about it. This game is the most important one and as relaxation is the goal I will be able can return to it often to reassure Spirit to find that sweet spot regularly when he needs it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feel<\/strong> = This is where I ask for specific moves by touching the horse. I work on these to help him understand my riding aids and I want to make sure those are good before I ride him, more so because he will be going bitless so working on a feel from the halter\/lead rope is paramount to a good bitless start. These moves are done by pulsing cues between halter\/rope and hand on body and I&#8217;m looking to move all 4 feet in all 4 directions with equal understanding, lightness and purity as we go along&#8230;for now, just one step is good but I will make sure that one step is done well before releasing\/rewarding so that Spirit understands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Process<\/strong> = Play for 7 days in a row to ensure lessons are understood well. Just one step and reward after by a big breath out, release hands on lead rope and horses body to cause a stop, some scratches at his withers which he loves or even just resting next to him. I will give him a BIG reward at the end of each session with some of his favourite pony nuts on the ground just before I rub him and walk off showing the end of the session clearly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress<\/strong> = After working on asking for one step for 7 days I will start to introduce more steps slowly, making sure I use my &#8216;pulsing cues&#8217;, this makes sure I end up with smooth moves and no brace in the horse\u00a0 (physically, mentally or emotionally \/ neck,head, body, legs, mind). I will show this progress as we go \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>For more on my training you can buy my instructional dvd&#8217;s here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horsesavvy.co.uk\/index.php\/shop\/\">https:\/\/horsesavvy.co.uk\/index.php\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Lesson 1 video UPDATE &amp; PROGRESS<\/strong> <\/span>after working on the basic ABC&#8217;s of horsemanship communication.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mPQELMxTCxQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope you can see how much Spirit has progressed on the first steps of his journey. Lesson 2 is coming shortly \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shelley &#8211; HorseSavvy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Training Video 1 &#8211; Basic Familiarisation &amp; Feel games Familiarisation = getting Spirit used to things, energy, motion, noise using approach and retreat and not over facing him with stimuli. I want him to be able to become familiar with things and not be frightened or shut down. 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