If This Keeps Up I'll Be Doing Walk Trot Again
It's been raining for a week. Also, I've been really sick for a week with a temperature and horribly congested chest / head. So.... no riding. It seems every time I think we're getting somewhere there's another set back. It will probably be okay if I start feeling better soon, and it dries up, but we're really losing valuable training time when we need to be polishing training level and schooling level one.
Hmmm, that's kind of whiny isn't it? Enough of that.
I just got these videos - Dr. Reiner Klimke's series on working with 4 to 6 year olds.
I watched the first one tonight, on trot work. The main messages were to keep hands sensitive to the horse's mouth and do lots of half halts and walk trot transitions, to build up to working on the medium trot. Also, by pushing the horse forward in rising trot, and then coming back for the sitting trot, the horse develops responsiveness to the aids and ultimately responds better to the ask for the medium trot. I need to watch it several more times.
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I'm just getting my rehab horse going good at the trot. It will be a milestone when we are ready to work on the trot at different rates.
We're drowning again here too. Flood gates went up again last night and we are supposed to have major rain for the next 5 days. Where IS spring?
Weather has been awful here too. At least we haven't had any tornadoes... yet.
And when you are done with the videos- can I borrow them?? :)
Regarding training... I agree with Teresa about not pushing. Agendas can inhibit spontaneity... that's been my experience anyway. Plus groundwork always translates to under saddle. You guys will catch right back up :)