Heres a list of things I put down in a notebook when I first got Navara, things I wanted to teach and games I wanted to play. I can happily tick many of them off now. Feel free to add your own.
Come to call
Learn to target
backwards without pressure
Yield without pressure
Lower head for halter
Ground tie
Pick up all hooves independently with just a point of a finger
Pick up all hooves from just pointing whilst remaining on one side of the horse (Labelling 1,2,3,4
Spook busting!: Stand under umbrella, be wrapped in tarpaulin, learn to investigate and embrace scary objects ofher own accord. Aiming for total bravery.
Tricks:
Bow
Jambette
Spanish walk
Yield
Half pass
Begginings of piaffe (Already the 1,2,3,4 game)
Lowe the haunches
Stand square
Park out
traditional bow
Lay down
Jump with me at liberty
pedestal
'Fast feet'
Smile
Nod (agree)
Shake head (disagree)
beauty pose
learn to neck rein and then eventually work in just a cordeo
Learn to neck lunge
Sit down
Passage
Pick it up
Drop it
Neck neck
Kneel
These were just a few that I aimed for and worked out the best ways to do things I found that rather than reading how other people had done them finding out what worked best for Navara and what she felt safe with was more important as many tried and tested ways may work for some horses, but may well confuse others. Treat each horse as an individual. Teach respect, spacial awareness and politeness beforehand and train tricks etc at liberty so the horse may tell you if he feels uncomfortable so you dont end up damaging his trust in you by opushing him out of his comfort zone
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Wow, I love your photos... i dream of riding my horse like you do in the second photo...... she is really stunning... ")
I think those are all the wish list items I would have.....
So glad you liked them. i never would have believed I would be doing the things I do with her now 3 years ago. 3 years ago even sitting on her would have had me full of fear or on the floor. Its amazing what clicker/liberty/ and playtime can do for you and your relationship and how deep your bond becomes once you start communicating rather than 'telling' cannot wait to hear your updates x
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