Sunday, May 16, 2010

Liberty breakthrough

Theres only one word I can say to explain how I feel... Gloating! I cant wipe the smile off my face right now!
I've been slowly doing more liberty with Bella, but when she left me I could never get her back again.. and I knew it was something I was doing!! It sure was because today sue helped me a bit in the round pen getting my body in a better position. Before the way I was, I was basically just driving her forward and she was blowing me off! Well I got myself organized and SHE CAME TO ME!!!!! The first time she ever has after leaving me! So I would start to go through the games(friendly and driving) and if she left I would start all over again. Each time it would take less and less for her to come back to me and then finally she stuck to me and we walked stopped and backed up! And all of this was one with a trailer entering the yard,and a new horse coming outside the round pen.
Today we also accomplished the tire, ball(on back, bouncing around, pushing, bouncing against), tarp, logs, backing up better and through things and probably more! There was SOOO many things we did today and she was amazing!
She is my dream horse even if it's taking me FOREVER to realize this!
Then to end the day off we had a mini tournament it went as follows!
1. Back up while weaving through 5 cones
2. Sit in a chair back your horse up send them out for a circle bring back
3. Stand in a circle and put the massive soccer ball on your horses back
4. Send over a tarp
5. Put a Hula Hoop over your horses head and spin it
6. 1/2 Back up a figure Eight pattern using barrels
7. Send over cavelleties
8. Walk through an 'L' shape then back up through it
9. Jump barrels laying down
10. Side pass Mini Barrels laying down while in Zone 1
11. Put one front and one back on two diffent mats on the ground at the same time
12. Finish