Today when I brought Bailey into the arena the rain was absolutely pounding on the roof. I will be honest, I was not completely trusting that Bailey would relax in the beginning. But as I walked up the ramp I did my best to be as relaxed as possible. I even exhaled and smiled when Bailey looked at me.
Bailey was actually very calm and responsive during the whole session. We did some extreme friendly game focusing in zone four and five. We achieved relative calmness with extreme friendly game directly behind her. I spent a good half the session getting more and more relaxation especially when I helicoptered the carrot stick over our heads.
I practiced a little lounging. I was a little nervous as Bailey was nervous the last time I tried it. It went very well for my first time lounging properly without Amanda watching.
We did some stick to me at the walk and trot, working on asking her to shift her weight to her haunches just a tiny bit by porcupine her nose down and back with the halter at phase one.
Bailey is very good at this because of her training under saddle and working in the bridle. We ended the session with some sideways game! Our best yet! We have the lightness down, now we will start working on distance between us.
Bailey was actually very calm and responsive during the whole session. We did some extreme friendly game focusing in zone four and five. We achieved relative calmness with extreme friendly game directly behind her. I spent a good half the session getting more and more relaxation especially when I helicoptered the carrot stick over our heads.
I practiced a little lounging. I was a little nervous as Bailey was nervous the last time I tried it. It went very well for my first time lounging properly without Amanda watching.
We did some stick to me at the walk and trot, working on asking her to shift her weight to her haunches just a tiny bit by porcupine her nose down and back with the halter at phase one.
Bailey is very good at this because of her training under saddle and working in the bridle. We ended the session with some sideways game! Our best yet! We have the lightness down, now we will start working on distance between us.