Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Goals for November


Goals for November


 

Me

1.       Soft elbows (as soft as I want his jaw to be)

2.       Track length of ride with length of warm-up, intervals, down-time, etc

3.       Don’t forget to give breaks

4.       Praise more often at smaller trys

5.       2 lessons (scheduled for November 10th, November 24th)

Gavin

1.       Continue growing out mane – if it continues to look like a clown fro, roach it

2.       Get session for bodywork – with new half-pad, change in footing and size of arena, Gavin is moving like a champ.  Holding off on any chiro/acupuncture.

3.       Stick Gavin to determine if he can compete as a pony in 2018 dressage classes – per new dressage trainer

4.       Weight tape Gav with Confirmation pics (do this monthly going forward) – per saddle fitter

Gavin/Me

1.       Transitions

a.       Trot to walk (a stride) to trot

                                                               i.      Be patient, focus on prompt transitions with jaw staying soft, don’t ask until ready

                                                             ii.      Post until walking

b.       Trot to canter to trot

                                                               i.      Be patient, focus on prompt transitions with jaw staying soft, don’t ask until ready for both up and down transitions

                                                             ii.      3 reps on each lead, 3 sets with breaks in between

c.       Walk to canter with no trot in the transition

2.       Walk squares

a.       Helps Gav understand turning without bulging the outside shoulder

3.       Lateral work

a.       Leg yield along wall (walk)

                                                               i.      Helps Gav understand leg yielding in general

b.       Leg yield from quarter line (trot)

4 comments:

  1. I love how these goals are broken down

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    1. Thanks! Totally got the format and drive to do this from yours :)

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