Longeing Videos
These were from about a week ago:
He did much better last night - only acted up a couple of times, and they were short-lived. He did what he was asked almost every time. He even trotted for me without TOO much of a fuss. For the first time, he maintained a fairly smooth trot without slowing down or freaking out. After doing a couple of circles trotting like this in both directions, I let him stop.
He's also caught on that when the lead rope/lunge line gets jiggled, he's supposed to stop if he's moving and back up if he's stopped. I taught him that a couple weeks ago and he's pretty much got it down now. It's really helpful during longeing. He knows that if I do it as he's walking toward me when I asked for a halt, he messed up, and he stops and waits. By the end of our session last night, he knew he was supposed to just halt and wait until I relaxed, then he came to me every time.
I was a happy girl. Breakthroughs are awesome!
Body weight wise, he looks the best I've ever seen him! Good job with whatever youre doing. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I switched him to Equistages feed. It's probably a combination of that and all the good grass now. He definitely feels spunky most of the time now - soooo different from when I got him!
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