Parelli Play

It was such a beautiful morning; I suggested to the girls that we go out and play with the ponies before we did our chores. Full of the joy of hearing that I have passed my first Parelli audition, I began level 2 Freestyle with Teri. It is amazing to see how the learning is sinking in; I knew exactly what I was doing and it was sooo easy. We did Direct Rein, Indirect Rein, Halt and Rein Back, not perfectly, but without the slightest bit of confusion or resistance. When you put your focus where it needs to be, the body moves as it should and the horse understands.

Kate played with her new pony, Cloud, and Pippin (already a master at Liberty work), volunteered to join in. So there was Kate, new pony on one side, doing On Line work, and Pip on the other side, doing the same work at Liberty. It was beautiful to watch.

Julie Anne put in an hour's concentrated work with right-brained Tim. She shares such wonderful insights about herself and the way she learns when she spends time with him. She tells me that Tim is her a few years back - lacking in confidence and full of fears, and just needing to find that safe place. Today Julie Anne is
confident and outgoing, and she is full of faith that Tim
will be the same. She needs that faith, because he can be really silly! During her riding time today he decided he couldn't possibly move forward, and he threatened to buck when she asked him to. Up went the phases, and eventually he did move forward, and realised that he could! He tends to freeze, and he has learned to use this tendency to his advantage too - so it is not always fear. Julie Anne is so good at reading him and sensing the difference.