Axel's progress: Axel was a super star tonight which I was not expecting. He was calm and even listening to me when he wasn't on the lead-line. We worked on standing still for a little while both on the lead-line and near the "mounting block" (bucket).
- Relax in barn/arena - even without Jeff around tonight he was finally calm despite the wind making some evil noises
- Relax in stall
- Back off trailer
- Lunge 3 gaits - lunged walk and trot in both directions, free lunged trot and canter in one direction (surprised me that he was listening and actually got into that canter)
- Move out - seems to be moving out really well on the lead and at liberty
- Use haunches
- Canter both leads - right lead only lunging at liberty
- Relax in barn/arena - fairly relaxed in the aisle while I brushed but still a little nervous
- Relax in Stall
- Pay attention to handler - extremely nervous in the arena, not paying attention at the halt
- Lunge 3 gaits - lunged walk and trot
- Gain confidence with rider - super nervous even with me on the ground
- Load and Unload
1 comment:
Sounds like a very productive day! And I love the mounting block I have one like that when I am at the upper arena.
It is raining here in California today and alot coming this weekend. It is a "chilly" 60 degrees today. :)
You have a really nice blog and hope to watch some progress.
Ron
horse classifieds
Post a Comment