Keept going slow and its going great! We have been trying the bridle to get some roundness between the halter riding. Have keept it soft and done some latheral bending. Kaleigh have been awnsering nice and started to come down more and relax.

We have still been playing loose before I ride. Now she can walk sideways to me when I ask and back up =)

The week have been good

We have been doing a lot of freestyle riding, tried the canter in the arena. She have been a superstar! Went to Umatilla the other day. Lauren had some lessons so we took a couple of horses and rode there. Kaleigh loaded up nicley =)

A bit wet

Warmed up with some circles and then we walked some around the playground and trotted. She was positive and calm. Introduced the stick on her back too. Follow the rythm and turning from the stick than useing the rain. Worked good and she was ok with it. We started to put our nose on things too, builds up the self-confident and when she found the right awnser she got a cookie! 

Kaleigh and the drive way

Rainy day

Rainy day today!

Rode some between the weather changes. We warmed up a little diffrent today! Played some by the montain block. I asked her to come to me and set herself up for me so I could get on. I did that by adding some rythm on the butt on her otherside with the stick. She started to walk forward and sideways away.  I keept going with the same rythm and played the yoyo game if she walked forward. Took some time but when she started to think right I gave her a cookie and stopped. After that she got it! 

Got on and we walked some around the play ground and up the drive way.  We had some thresholds where she had to stop and look without me asking her to go, just take that break. She licked and schew and we walked on. Added some rein simulations between. Rode in the halter and on a padd.

4 June

Love these pictures, how to catch madams attention! 

Cookie gone x)

Went out of the comfortzone yesterday, think most was beacuse of the weather (many of the horses I played with was a bit reactive). Kaleigh started off unfocest and a bit worried to be out, put the splint boots on and then right on the games.  We took more time in our play session and I tried to help her truh by giving tasks where she still could move her feet and at the same time break the pattern so she had to think. It worked and she got more calm during the time. We finished up by the barn, shower and groomed some. 

Today she was cool and calm. Funny how it can be. This time we started off with some bonding time by the barn. Grooming, fly spray, splint boots, saddle and so on.. 

Warmed up with some online. I did some friendly game with the stick in circling game, added some change of direction and then we went to the montain block. We had saddle and halter on.

When I got on Kaleigh started to back up fast. I bend her soft in left rein, right rein just enough to cross her front feet so she had to think. When she stopped I rocked her to the side by taking some more on one rein and she started to walk forward. I reward with a cookie and strokes along the neck. From there we went around the play ground. Stopped and eat some spanish moss and just chilled. 

Keep it short and sweet!

Kaleigh Yoyo game

Backing up just by the finger aaaaaaand just a little wiggle! =))

Getting more and more confident! 

Started to play more dominant games now when she is connected and ready! We have been doing some more backing up by the yoyo game and played with the basics. She is more focused and relaxed around the facility. Dont get me wrong Kaleigh is a smart cookie and are very independed but now she starts to ask and be more balanced with her curiosity. 

Been a hot day so we took a shower after the play session. Started to rain when we were showering but was just a mist. Fly spray on and dinner was waiting in the pasture. 

30 May

Today we played with the saddle.

Introduced it with cookies, she got curious and it got her attention!

We walked up the drive way and did transitions with the stick. She was a bit unfocused but the stops and back up worked and she started to follow instead off leading. We also added some back up. Did some circling game and added some friendly game with the stick. She thought it was a little scary in the beginning but learned fast.

Got a little (scuff?) on her throat from the first night here when she was a bit worried in the pen. It's healing fine. 

28 May

  Did you know.
The longer the tongue is during the lick an chew the smarter they are?
Kaleigh got a very long tongue! 

Today we continued with liberty and we also went around and looked at the obstacles. Did some games during the time. Like yoyo in the halter and moving the front end.

She is super

First play day

Our first play session I decided to approach Kaleigh in liberty (no leadrope or halter). I want to build trust and I want her to feel free to choose if she wants to leave or stay. 

We did some friendly game with the stick and she was totally fine with it. I also worked on my draw that she will follow me and face me. We did some transitions when I was in zone 3, by her side. 

Switching pastures

See her eye? Looking all nice now

Been swtiching some pastures for the little girl found one that she liked next to the other mares. Mia and peaches liked Kaleigh and its a calm energy around them. 

Welcome Kaleigh to bridging the gap!