Today Kai and I played with the obstacles a little to warm up before testing out his FQ yield. I asked him to yield his HQ first on both sides.
I asked him to yield his FQ and discovered he was trying the same tricks he tried yesterday all over again. I persisted and persisted while Kai kept on trying turning his head away from me. I kept tagging his shoulder every time he moved his bum. He did one nice step and then I took a break. Kaila helped me by encouraging me that I was doing the right thing. After persisting some more Kai finally did another half circle without moving his bum. I gave him a long break and asked him again to make sure he understood. I asked him very slowly with my hand on the halter to guide his weight to his HQ. Kai gave a full pivot without moving his feet while staying light. I sopped there and took him outside to let him have some grass.
After the break we played some yoyo game in the outdoor arena and did the weave. We also filmed a little for me to look back on. As it was hot I hosed him off to end the session.
I asked him to yield his FQ and discovered he was trying the same tricks he tried yesterday all over again. I persisted and persisted while Kai kept on trying turning his head away from me. I kept tagging his shoulder every time he moved his bum. He did one nice step and then I took a break. Kaila helped me by encouraging me that I was doing the right thing. After persisting some more Kai finally did another half circle without moving his bum. I gave him a long break and asked him again to make sure he understood. I asked him very slowly with my hand on the halter to guide his weight to his HQ. Kai gave a full pivot without moving his feet while staying light. I sopped there and took him outside to let him have some grass.
After the break we played some yoyo game in the outdoor arena and did the weave. We also filmed a little for me to look back on. As it was hot I hosed him off to end the session.
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