After i got my baby boy on the bus, i hooked up the horse trailer in hopes of being able to take Freya to Sue Solf's house tomorrow. We spent a lot of quality time at the trailer and with our front feet in and there came a point where i had to step up and say enough is enough this isn't an issue and its ok i am here....come on in and eat. So as soon as i stepped up with my leadership she come right in with all 4 feet. *sigh* big breath and relax. After playing with this for a few min i had my " friend,brains of this operation, my teacher/ dictionary" Sue L. walk around at the back of the trailer and Freya with no surprise reacted, the only difference was she didn't have to get off, which is huge progress. The next step was to wiggle and move the back door, this she did not like so off we got. We played touch it with the door and wiggled and moved the door until it was a non issue. Then we took a grass eating break.
The next step was a little bit of the squeeze game between me and the back door of the trailer. Today was all about being particular. I wanted her to stop in all of the zones, she did it and did it very well. The main goal in mind was to have her back into the door. We didn't quite get there but with the help of my dear friend, were inches away from touching the door with zone 5. AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH. Enough trailer work for now, onto some driving.
Sue had a turn with Freya which was huge cause i got to see some more magic and have a better understanding of the leadership i need. I have a very hard time understanding my phases and how much is too much or how much is to little. Sue has a wonderful understanding of this and was being particular. Freya is so reactive to everything, and am now realizing that she is reactive cause i am, lol. When i can step out of my comfort zone she wont be so reactive, to new things. I think when my imagination comes everything else should fall into place. Sorry went a little off track. Sue worked on zone 3 driving with a walk, halt transition, and of course not turning to face you at the stop. By the end of the 30 min session Sue had her doing it on both sides. I had a little difficulty doing it on her right side, And then frustration and not knowing really what to do set in, so Sue had us do it on the fence and it worked well, then when i ran out of fence just carried on and we were good. Sue also played at the yo-yo game with being particular it was amazing also playing at yielding the hind with a little more pression. I know this is where my leadership lacks or should say did lack. This is for the most part the end of play session and i just let her graze, however i only wanted her to graze away from me and with me in zone 3, that was a bit of a challenge, trying to keep her nose away from me. We ended on a very positive note and as frustrating as it is cause i have the truck and trailer, we will not be making it to Sue's house tomorrow. Little bit more playing and consistent playing before i will be confident enough to do it on my own. The most important part of this session and play times to come is that my confidence and leadership is growing every time i play with her.
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