Show prep and other things
I don't feel prepared, so I'm writing this to remind myself just how far we've come! Decision making - he still tries to make decisions...
Arena work
I was in a foul mood today, but fortunately horse therapy fixes that. We had to do arena work, so I wasn't sure how this was going to go...
First Canter and changing things up
To start the lesson, I changed things up a bit so he wouldn't be so bored or resistant, and hopefully I wouldn't have to use the...
Side passing and some regression at the mounting block
Leg Yielding: Now that Aslan is getting better at the ground cue to go sideways, I decided that it was time to try under saddle. When I...
Ground work progress
Targeting - Aslan pretty much gets this one now. He will touch, follow, and bend his neck to touch the target. He LOVES to touch cones....
The start of positive reinforcement training
While I have learned a lot from horsemanship, I have been dying to add positive reinforcement to the mix. Aslan is nothing like the...
