On 9/3/07, Skye and Sally ~Fire Island <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I totally agree with you on that Judy. I start off using the > smallest bit of pressure, whatever it is, wheather we are taslking > about backing up, crossing over, cues with my seat...everything I do > on the ground I want it to be able to be transferred to the > saddle..... > > The lightest first , then I ask a little 'louder' the next time.....
Skye, what you are saying with lightest first and body language is what Pat and Linda say, I think in one of the DVD's Linda says something about wishing she had ears, Use the "Mother in Law look" is said all the time, relaxing and cocking a leg, Trusting the horse, standing in one place, not moving your feet first....Smile, all are examples of body language... some are human ones, like smile, but a horse learns what that means... Using 4 oz's of pressure, ( I used more the 8 lbs with my puppy, like I said, I have to get lighter, but I knew that, lifting my 8 lb puppy in the air, simply demonstrated just how heavy I am, I was SHOCKED ) Lightest first, Which can be a simple look, WITH intention... The other half of this is to make sure that they are watching for the intention, a horse has to know the difference between swinging a rope because you want hem to move, or swinging the rope cause you are simply swinging a rope cause you can. When a horse starts to "ASK" for direction, that is Communication... When a horse learns the difference between your intention or your just doing something they become braver and calmer, the learn the to know that when you are reading a map, or putting on your helmet or putting on a slicker, ETC that they don't have to do anything, but if you used that map or slicker as an Aid to ask them to move over to the gate, that they would know, oh, now she/he wants me to move over here or step there, they do it cause you ask them and they respect you and trust you... we all want horses who are sensitive to what we are asking them, ie LIGHT, But we also want them to stand still when we are doing something, there is such a balance there... some horses are way to sensitive and need lots of Friendly game with lots of things and lots of creativity, others are to dull and need lots of porcupine and driving games around lots of objects... Parelli just makes it look so easy, cause his timing is so good... If you watch Linda from years ago till now, she really shows what it is like to go from loving horses to being GREAT with horses, if you watch her, it use to take her LONGER to get the same results that Pat could, now, her timing is Perfect and she gets results in about the same time as Pat... She still loves horses, she is simply now a great horsewomen... I think what I enjoy is watching her in and English saddle and riding English but doing all the same things as Pat who Rides western... When I met My Husband it was a standard joke, He is a Western and I am more English... The interesting part is, I really don't mean to be a Guru, I do watch and read other people, but, I simply enjoy the Parelli's so much, that I am gravitated to them, more then others... I don't do clinics and I have not bothered to do all the Tasks, I do what I do, when I need to do it... If I am having trouble with something, I study the DVD's or ask for advice, then I practice it... Now, I have to admit, I love watching Judy's UTubes with her Clicker training, that is really interesting to me, however, I have not done it, I have not figured out how to do it correctly... but it does fascinate me... -- Debbie in MN ~ Please check out how we can all help raise money for Huginn's Hospital Fund ~ http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgtrq74d_386xtqp ~~~~~~~~~~~If we all do a little, we will have a lot!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
