When: August 9th -10th 2008
Where: Broken Hill Tent Pegging Grounds, Broken Hill
Time: 9am - 5.30pm Daily
Level 1 Primary: Lessons 1 & 2 in the Foundation Programme.Learn how to communicate more effectively with your horse - Have a more willing, cooperative horse with much more positive ground manners - How to Float load safely and easily
Our August Quantum Weekend in Broken Hill saw us getting started with Level 1. It was fabulous to see a new group of Students starting out on the Programme and learning about the 3 Basic Skills, 3 Purpose Plays and discovering how Release Focused Training will help them to have their horses willingly do anything for them. We had a lot of fun exploring new things to No Yeild our horses with and combining our skills with different tasks and fine tuning our Focus in some 'Follow the Leader' . Our Students also had the pleasure of meeting a horse that I am just starting with. This was Pinta's first Quantum Weekend, and although I am only just starting out with her, she was happy to 'show the way" for the rest of the Students.
Student Ta-Da's:
'I only just joined Quantum Savvy last weekend after participating in a Quantum Weekend. My name is Sharon and I live in Broken Hill. I am a novice even though I used to work with horses (but that was many years ago). I have always loved horses but only learnt a little bit of riding, and have never had the chance to own one. I am studying Level 1 with my friend's horse Pauly. In fact it was Carmen (my friend) that introduced me to Quantum Savvy. A big thank you once again to her for bringing Pauly out for the Quantum Weekend.My "Tah Dah" is the fact that I completed the weekend and began to build a closer relationship with Pauly despite the fact of losing my confidence with horses many years ago. Some nasty experiences in the racing industry meant I became very nervous when handling horses. I was so afraid that they may get hurt I couldn't even walk them anymore. With the help of Mel even though I was very nervous, I began to communicate with Pauly in a way I would not have thought possible. As I practiced my No Yield, Contact Yield, and my No Contact Yield my nerves died away and I began to really enjoy myself. I was in awe of the trust that has started to build in Pauly as well as myself. Coming from the racing background where so much focus is on forcing the horse to do what you want, I was amazed by how responsive a horse is to the littlest pressure. As a result I have a whole new respect for them. Pauly is a wonderful teacher as well. His gentleness and understanding help me to concentrate on my own actions and see them through his eyes. He is also very patient which is just what I need.A huge thank you to Mel for running an enjoyable as well as instructional weekend. A huge thank you to Carmen for her support and letting me work with Paulie.'
- Sharon Murphy, Broken Hill
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