Dancer and I had our first lesson in over a year! It was wonderful!
Todd Owens a three star instructor from Uxbridge came on Monday night for lessons. We were in a groupmlesson with Laura and Jackie.
After a year off, I soon realized that I needed a lot of help. Todd had us playing one of the friendly games in order to improve the draw in the Yo Yo game. Also, I practiced throwing a rope over Dancer's head without hitting him in zone 1 or the sensative zone.
Next, we worked from the end of the 22 foot line disengaging his hind quarters full 360 degree circle. That was challenging as Todd improved the quality of asking and the quality of his response. I had to spend time relearning how to swing the rope in a rythmic manner. This worked verymwell!
We then worked on moving the front quarters around keeping one leg from moving. I found this challenging as we hadn't done it from 22 feet before.
We finished by spending time with the circling game. We were to complete two circles at a walk, then two at a trot, followed by two at a canter. Todd showed us how to complete this with a purpose.
I have practiced these games varying them to keep up the fun all week! Dancer has reaponded very well to them!
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