The Power of Feel

I just had an incredible session with Moose. Like I said in the last post, I haven't been able to see him very often lately, so this was quite a pleasant surprise.

I decided to try to emphasize feel today, because I really want to have a light horse if I'm going to be doing liberty and higher level 3/4 things eventually. It turned out incredible. I rarely had to go to phase 3/4, but if I did, I was very clear about it, and then didn't need to again. Moose was really responding well to the lead rope. I tryed to be as subtle, but clear as possible, so his brain got involved. He had a great expression when we were done and was really LBI. I was really happy with our progress.

And it came to me today, hey, if you can ride your horse with just a string around his neck, why can't I play with my horse with just a string for a line, too? So, I think that's going to be something to aim for in the future. I want to see if I can play with my horse with just a binder twine around his neck, or something of that sort. Now that's a test of a light horse!

Besides, Moose was a lot happier today, too. I really felt like he was himself. And it was incredible how slowly we went! I really felt present with him, because I was trying so hard to go slow as to have hands that open quickly and close slowly, so I didn't want to miss his try. And he really hooked on to that.

Overall, a very neat day. I can see now why feel is so fascinating. Very cool.

About me

Well, my name is Erica. I live around horses, though they're mostly peanut-pushers and such. Umm, I do Parelli, but seeing as I haven't even passed Level 1 yet, I shouldn't really say that (lol). I just sold my first horse about a month (or 2) ago, and his name is Junior. He was a LBI (left brained introvert - go to www.parelli.com and click on Horsenality for an explanation). I didn't think it would be a big deal selling Junior. I still don't really. But I am starting to miss him a tiny bit, because I'm getting sick of being horseless. The reason I sold him, is because of rider error after rider error after rider error which eventually turned into fear.

Basically,

he could've worked perfectly for me, but because my mom and I kept making mistakes our relationship suffered. But since this post is about me, I won't go into too many details about him at the moment. Here's a quick pic.

Cute picture of Junior

Hmm, I checked my horsenality and I would say that I am a RBI/LBI. I have a passion for horses, and I love to read. I am quite partial to the fantasy genre, though I have read almost all of the horse books in our library, not kidding!! I also have a thing for psychology, so horses and psychology fit very well together. Another interest of mine is writing fiction stories. I have yet to complete one, but hopefully someday! Well, I'll keep you posted!!