> Then she stepped Prize's front feet over the tree and parked him there so > she could use the tree as a mounting block. He looked back at us and sort > of raised an eyebrow, but he stood absolutely still.
thats my Jas, and lately Teev. just carry on while i do the goofiest things. with Teev last weekend I realized my left foot is sorta bobbing aginst his side the whole time i ride. But he somehow deciphers it when i give a nudge or a soft cue to go right, also like Jas he has learned the difference between a real kick and a clumsy knock of my foot. amazing they learn that. when I first started riding him he would flatten his ears a little like he was aggravted that i didnt know how to do things but now he is like Jas, has it figured out. has learned some of my cues mean the opposite, like when I squeeze my legs jas knows it means slow ddown, not go, cause it means I am maybe about to fall so I clinch up. Teev used to put on the breaks when I would rein him in suddenly while trotting or cantering fast, now he knows I just want him to slow, and somehow knows when I want hi to whoa altho i dont really say or do anything different. Fox is getting it too. and stonewall has it down but can be unpredictable when excited. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
