I think Judy is rigfht. What I see in our two is that they want to be "right" and they will offer up whatever they think I am looking for. This is great because if I can teach to this desire, they are SO easy to train. It reminds me of our autistic son who, like many people with autism, is a one-time learner. We'd better get it right the first time, because he expects every ensuing experience with a given activity to be exactly as the first time was. He sure teaches us to think about our training/teaching in advance.
Tosca was apparently taught to stop dead on the circle when she's working in the round pen (an activity she doesn't particularly enjoy). She not only won't turn toward me, she won't take a step no matter what I do. When I dismounted in the center of the round pen, I immediately dropped her bit, a signal I've always used that work is over. She followed me at liberty all over the pen. That's enough connection for me. Nancy
