Post by Elaine on Sept 3, 2012 14:14:32 GMT
Exercises to practise from Silversand Sep 2012 clinic - Note: I've probably (definitely) missed stuff so bear that in mind. 
1st - a thought to bear in mind. Steve said to Philip Nye 'what do you believe?' P said 'I believe in quantum physics. You decide what will happen in your life and then you make it happen.' E.g. Horse is going to buck, then he bucks. Or there is a specific way you want to live your life,you got to make it happen.
Softness, bend and horse listening to you on a circle (GW): Horse is leaving on a circle (e.g. fast trot, head to outside): Exercise-have horses front feet near your feet. Horses front legs walking around you, horses hind legs moving in a bigger circle and trotting. The horse has to go slower as the rope is shorter. They also have to use their hind legs sideways more, also reducing speed. And by moving hind legs forwards and under, it causes the horses body to have the correct bend and the head to look towards you, not at the tractor 4 miles away.
Horse rushing from walk to trot (taking over speed, direction or destination): One horse today was rushing when preparing to go from walk to trot. Steve had her do a very similar exercise to the one I posted up here I did with Oz. Like me serpentines weren't working so had to get more specific. Different horse issue, but same concept - do something really specific with the feet to get the horse to totally focus on you.
Jeff Sanders exercise, riding and groundwork: Canter. Bend to a stop then backup without brace/stopping at any point. It should all be one flowing movement
Canter depart: Canter online. Ask nicely (suggestion) for fq yield and canter depart. No reaction, make it happen. Then the most important part - do nothing. Don't canter horse about. Instead horse comes back out of canter of their own accord. The goal is to get horse mirroring what you do, not going faster & loosing the plot, or going slower and not being with you.
Rhythm and suppleness in ridden work: Walk or trot around. While moving do various exercises... Moving different parts of the horse in different directions. Eg. HQ in, leg yield, shoulder in, spin, etc....you have to stay on the gait throughout. Most importantly - the rhythm should not change.
Fixing FQ yield if horse tends to move his hind legs about: Fq yield to left. To discourage horse moving hind legs as well, move hqs to left before you ask for fq yield.
Canter & rope work - Buck B exercise: Rope a barrel. Canter around it and wrap rope around it. The canter other way and coil back up rope. Rope never to touch ground or cross over. Then you're ready for bucks advanced course. Reata, Bucks daughter was doing this at 14 years.
Fixing a horse who is pulling when circling on a rope, in various gaits: Circling a horse on ground. Horse looking out and pulling a bit on the rope. Slack gets taken out of rope as horse is now pulling on the rope. Need to get horse to stop pulling on the rope. Steve asks horse to walk towards him, horse usually still leans on rope and won't walk forwards to Steve. Steve flicks stick with rope on ground to get horse to follow feel of rope and walk towards Steve. Then when horse following rope, not pulling, ask back out to circle nicely again. Horse to step forwards and under with hind legs. When Steve took horse up to canter / gallop doing this horse lost it and got emotional and pulled on rope. Now canter much better, not pulling on rope instead bend in horse, soft and looking towards Steve. If horse pulls, Steve asks him to step forwards and towards him BUT does not take slack out of rope UNTIL horse stops pulling. (Don't release by accident doing a HQ yield) Goal: in canter, horse matches your energy up and down gaits and keeps slack in rope, never pulls on rope.
Dude where's my coffee?
1st - a thought to bear in mind. Steve said to Philip Nye 'what do you believe?' P said 'I believe in quantum physics. You decide what will happen in your life and then you make it happen.' E.g. Horse is going to buck, then he bucks. Or there is a specific way you want to live your life,you got to make it happen.
Softness, bend and horse listening to you on a circle (GW): Horse is leaving on a circle (e.g. fast trot, head to outside): Exercise-have horses front feet near your feet. Horses front legs walking around you, horses hind legs moving in a bigger circle and trotting. The horse has to go slower as the rope is shorter. They also have to use their hind legs sideways more, also reducing speed. And by moving hind legs forwards and under, it causes the horses body to have the correct bend and the head to look towards you, not at the tractor 4 miles away.
Horse rushing from walk to trot (taking over speed, direction or destination): One horse today was rushing when preparing to go from walk to trot. Steve had her do a very similar exercise to the one I posted up here I did with Oz. Like me serpentines weren't working so had to get more specific. Different horse issue, but same concept - do something really specific with the feet to get the horse to totally focus on you.
Jeff Sanders exercise, riding and groundwork: Canter. Bend to a stop then backup without brace/stopping at any point. It should all be one flowing movement
Canter depart: Canter online. Ask nicely (suggestion) for fq yield and canter depart. No reaction, make it happen. Then the most important part - do nothing. Don't canter horse about. Instead horse comes back out of canter of their own accord. The goal is to get horse mirroring what you do, not going faster & loosing the plot, or going slower and not being with you.
Rhythm and suppleness in ridden work: Walk or trot around. While moving do various exercises... Moving different parts of the horse in different directions. Eg. HQ in, leg yield, shoulder in, spin, etc....you have to stay on the gait throughout. Most importantly - the rhythm should not change.
Fixing FQ yield if horse tends to move his hind legs about: Fq yield to left. To discourage horse moving hind legs as well, move hqs to left before you ask for fq yield.
Canter & rope work - Buck B exercise: Rope a barrel. Canter around it and wrap rope around it. The canter other way and coil back up rope. Rope never to touch ground or cross over. Then you're ready for bucks advanced course. Reata, Bucks daughter was doing this at 14 years.
Fixing a horse who is pulling when circling on a rope, in various gaits: Circling a horse on ground. Horse looking out and pulling a bit on the rope. Slack gets taken out of rope as horse is now pulling on the rope. Need to get horse to stop pulling on the rope. Steve asks horse to walk towards him, horse usually still leans on rope and won't walk forwards to Steve. Steve flicks stick with rope on ground to get horse to follow feel of rope and walk towards Steve. Then when horse following rope, not pulling, ask back out to circle nicely again. Horse to step forwards and under with hind legs. When Steve took horse up to canter / gallop doing this horse lost it and got emotional and pulled on rope. Now canter much better, not pulling on rope instead bend in horse, soft and looking towards Steve. If horse pulls, Steve asks him to step forwards and towards him BUT does not take slack out of rope UNTIL horse stops pulling. (Don't release by accident doing a HQ yield) Goal: in canter, horse matches your energy up and down gaits and keeps slack in rope, never pulls on rope.
Dude where's my coffee?