Monday 30 June 2008
I can't believe I haven't blogged in so long. I played with Benji a few times last week but was away Friday-Sunday evening so he had a little holiday. My L&HB finally came and it is amazing. I have learnt so much already and I haven't even watched all the DVDs. Learning more about horse's learning, confident and unconfident and particularly studying RBi was mind blowing. I realise now that both Lily and Benji have the power to get introverted quite easily so bearing that in mind I played with Benji today and got some good results.
I wanted to make sure we had some good foundations that he was confident in to go back to if he was feeling unsure about new things. So we went back to games 1,2 and 3. Sometimes he can get a bit worried if I am in zone 1 and reach out to touch him with the carrotstick so we worked on that. Porcupine game was great as always except his hind yield so we worked on that too. Then I knew I really had to up my savvy with driving the FQ because he is still being a little horror in that aspect. I tried and tried and tried and sometimes he was okay, sometimes terrible. Then one time he got a little worried, shot forwards... I made him back up to where he was before and he went inside so I thought "wait! Stop, don't ask him right now." and 40 seconds later he was back in the field so I gently asked him for a FQ yield and he did the best one yet! I was so pleased that we stopped there and I opened the gate to his field, backed him through at phase 1 and turned him out. Wahoo! :)
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My name is Lucy Middleton, I'm 17 years old and from the United Kingdom.
I started Parelli in January 2008 and it has been an incredible journey so far.
Pre-Parelli I did the best with what I knew but now I know better; I want to do better!
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    I am owned by this gorgeous piebald cob mare, Lily. She's an interesting character, fun to play with and is a great teacher.

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    It's not about disposable horses; it's about relationships for life.
    It's not about quick fixes and artificial aids, it's about savvy; true understanding and expertise.
    It's not about winning and others losing; It's about win-win: you and the horse need to feel good.
    It's not about me me me; It's about changing the world for horses, becoming a person of knowledge and influence, and sharing what you know.
    It's not about fear and doubt; It's about unconditional love and trust.
    Love for the empowerment of others and trust that you'll never ask the horse to do something that would hurt or diminish his dignity.

    Reveal your horse. Discover your potential. Live your dream.
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