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Finally! The past few days of being unable to play have felt like forever. The sun was shining and I had a really lovely play with Lily. We did plenty of friendly game and lowering her head because she had lots of burrs entangled in her mane and then we refined our simple porcupine games asking for little, expecting a lot and rewarding the slightest try.
Once she was in a confident learning frame of mind I thought that we'd carry on playing with driving from zone 5 using the follow the rail pattern. On Saturday her backups were fantastic but her forwards was wobbly because she was unconfident but today she was a lot more balanced; the backup was good and the forwards was good. After a few tries and wobbling off the rail, she got it and I only had to lift my hand a little for her to correct herself. I was so pleased with her yet again!
When she was in a good frame of mind and had her head low and relaxed, enjoying a rub on her neck I took her ropehalter off and ended the play session. I still spot glimpses of her wondering whether I can be trusted or not which is bound to happen with her, I don't expect miracles but those moments are lessening and I see a small change in her which is really good. :)
Over the winter when the grass isn't growing, we hay them and in previous years they've gotten over-confident and disrespectful when haying. This winter I am trying to remember carry my carrotstick, yesterday I forgot though and Lily got dominant and kicked out at me. So today after I finished playing with her, I went down to the haybarn and with hay under one arm and carrotstick in the other hand, I walked out into the field protecting my space and made them wait 30 seconds each time I put a bit down. Lily got a bit fed up of that so she trotted up to me with ears flat back and I drove her away assertively... She trotted off, licked and chewed and took two steps forward with a soft, quizzical expression so I let her have the hay; thats the face I want to see when I give her food!
I hope this good weather stays around, I love crisp but sunny winter days. |
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Awsome, yet again well done!! =D
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Awsome, yet again well done!! =D