Leslie's Lesson Journal
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3/15/2006 - Wednesday, 10 am
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Worked in outdoor arena, western saddle and bridle
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Has been doing an excellent job western, jogging beautifully
and slowly, steering well, and gaining confidence
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Walked and trotted and jogged, stretched, and tacked
horse up well.
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2/7/2006 - Tuesday, 12pM
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Rode in outdoor arena
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Rode without a martingale; tacked up without help
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Refreshed "show etiquette" memory
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Walked and worked on turning towards the fence
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Trotted up and down one side of the ring, the dry,
level side
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Posted to the trot and worked on maintaining control
while trotting
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Stretched lower back and legs for better balance
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1/19/2006 - Thursday, 12 PM
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Rode in outdoor arena for first time (weather conditions
have been really bad); English saddle and bridle
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Walked around on the fence, taking care to sit right
and sit tall and straight
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Learned to look about two fence lengths ahead in order
to keep eyes up
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Learned about the different aids/cues and the difference
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Had trouble keeping Priss next to the fence on one
end; learned the psychology of making your ideas the horse's ideas; using reverse psychology
to get the horse to do what you want it to do
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Worked on walking over poles and using the crop/voice/legs
to cue the horse to go over instead of stopping
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Learned about focusing where you want to go, and keeping
your eyes ahead/over the poles, and how where you're looking is a key to balance and center of
gravity
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Did a good job overall....confidence increasing daily...keep
up the good work!
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