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Post by emilyyy on Sept 1, 2011 8:48:08 GMT
How are all your horses? Have you made some progress you would like to share. Would be lovely to hear from people. Recently Trio has been very left brained and dominant which I am really finding hard to handle as I am naturally very right brained. However she was a star when we got the vet out when I assumed she would be bad (I know don't make or teach assumptions). So how are all of you?
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Post by Jodes on Sept 1, 2011 11:47:02 GMT
Oh theres a principle number 2 there lol!! Sounds like your doing great Emily - the more savvy you pick up the more you can play with those dominance games back Bouncer and I are doing really well thanks - i sent off for my scholarship application this morning so cant wait to hear back from that - im crossing everything on my body lol so excited! im revisiting all the things on parelli connect that i havent done so tahts what ill be doing soon lol! xxx
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Post by Rachel&Sully on Sept 8, 2011 14:26:29 GMT
Hi there,
I've not been on here for a while as its been such a busy summer with juggling everything (work, children and horse).
Sully and I are doing great.... we managed our first outing and did a sponsored ride, although he did get a bit too excitable for my liking and stopped listening to me and was far too distracted by the other horses. This was one of my initial reasons for starting parelli, I wanted to get Sully trusting me more especially when out hacking. We are still a way from conquering this. On the ground and in the school we are coming on leaps and bounds.
I have to be honest, I did lose my momentum a bit with parelli. I started to struggle with ideas of things to keep it interesting. My lesson with Zoe was great and if I could have her more frequently then they would really help. My main problem is with work and the children I only get so much time a week and as I want to ride him as much as possible, I find it hard fitting in time for other things. Don't get me wrong, I do spend lots of time on the ground with him and I am always building what I've learnt so far into everyday things, but we are just not progressing with anything new.
I have weekly riding lessons, but obviously they are 'traditional' riding lessons.... I'm not sure we'll ever know enough to transition over to parelli riding?! I'd love to, but not sure how I'd achieve it without weekly parelli lessons and I don't know a local instructor.
We did have a great session this week.... I discovered whilst out on a hack Sully has a real fear of umbrellas. So, I decided to set-up a number of 'scary' things in the school including an umbrella and then I played the games I've learnt so far around the objects... was fab, even managed to get Sully putting his nose on all of the objects (including the umbrella)... after lots of play, I managed to get somebody walking around him with the umbrella up and he didn't bat an eyelid. We'll see if that's paid off at all next time we meet one while out hacking!
Emily, sounds like you and Trio are doing well.
Jodie, fingers crossed re. your application! If you are accepted, what does it mean and what will you be doing?
xxx
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Post by Jodes on Sept 12, 2011 11:30:49 GMT
Hi Rach! Sounds like your getting Sully out and about which is great well done!! Sponsored rides are usually a nightmare for people because there is so much excitement for some horses to take in! lol glad to hear that you had fun though and were able to keep safe Dont feel that you have to feel bad about not keeping up with "an amount of parelli" you "should be doing" Its not like that! Parelli is meant to be fun! And even though i have transitioned to doing complete parelli (because i see the benefits for me and my horse now) i didnt for about 2 and a half years! I only dabbled in Parelli now and again - but when i got more support behind me and i learnt more after clinics and everything then i was confident enough to do that! I am waiting to hear back from scholarships to get me started on my instructor courses - and then hopefully that would cure the issue of having an instructor locally! But in the meantime - if you ever want me to pop over with some new games and ideas for you to try out then i dont mind Sometimes you just need someone on the side line doing the "Can You" game I could stand at the side saying - "Can you..... touch one foot on the pedestal" "Can you.... sideways 3 steps onto a tarpaulin?" Its fun! Also are you a Parelli Member? Because Parelli Connect is SOOO HELPFUL it has tasks and ideas for you to do and tasks for you to tick off... and if you dont know what the task looks like it has a video there ready for you to watch! Well worth signing up to it - non members get a 30 day free trial and you can track your progress! Great news about the umbrella too imagine what you would have done before - you would have avoided umbrellas - so now at least your thinking and solving puzzles yourself Huge well done to you keep it up!! xxzx
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Post by Rachel&Sully on Sept 15, 2011 7:40:50 GMT
Thanks Jodie.... just a quick reply as I'm in the office today. Oh fingers crossed on your scholarship, that would be fab if you could be my instructor :-) I really want to come along to the playday with Zoe, absolutely fine if you want to give the other lady my contact details if she wants to share some transport. I will def take you up on the offer of coming over to help with some new games / ideas :-) I really must look into parelli connect again. You're so right.... previously I would probably have never ridden in the rain through fear of us meeting an umbrella, parelli has taught me how to tackle these things on the ground.
See you soon
xxx
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Post by Jodes on Sept 22, 2011 7:49:10 GMT
Hi Rachel - I have been able to arrange you a lift back but possibly not there - Did you want to try and get someone to drive my trailer? All you need is someone with a 4x4 who can tow? x
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Post by Rachel&Sully on Sept 22, 2011 13:13:48 GMT
Hi Rachel - I have been able to arrange you a lift back but possibly not there - Did you want to try and get someone to drive my trailer? All you need is someone with a 4x4 who can tow? x I might be able to get a lift there fairly cheaply. Let me find out. Do you think there will be somebody who could drop me back? Thanks :-)
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Post by Jodes on Sept 23, 2011 7:30:26 GMT
Deborah said she can drop you back no problem Sully and Levi would have been accquainted by then! xx
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