Dec 2010 Warwick Quantum Weekend

With Endorsed Instructor, Mel Peacock

When: 4th - 7th December 2010

Where: Morgan Park Warwick, QLD

Daily Programme:

Level 1 Primary: Lessons 1 & 2
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

Level 2 Secondary: Lessons 7 & 8
Impulsion & developing emotional fitness for your horse - Cherokee Bridle - Introducing the Bridle - Picking up the pace - Leads & Diagonals

Ruth and Renva did a wonderful job of hosting this weekend at the fabulous Warwick Horse Trials' grounds. There was lots of wide open spaces here which is wonderful for all the level 2 homework we do. (no excuses for not getting homework done now girls!! )

I had the pleasure of meeting and helping 5 new students to get started with their Level 1 Ground work. Everyone had a wonderful time getting to know their horses a little more and bringing their relationships to a new level with BFO's about how important it is to reward the very slightest of tries from our horses.

The afternoon group discovered how to ride a real circle and how to offer their horses release whilst doing so. There was also many lessons in the passenger lesson with discoveries about moving with their horses, and getting their stops as good as their go. Well done everyone!

Here are some Ta-Dah's from the weekend:

• Fella and I built on our relationship - a great strat!
• Learnt to ask for respect and to pretect my personal space.
• Rocket and I got the sideways working.
• Built a better relation ship with Molly.
• Stretched my comfort zone and my horse Star's comfort zone by taking him a little bit out of it then bringing him back.
• Matty's flexing is vastly improved - a lot softer and respeonsive
• Stubby and I did canter circles on a loose rein and it was a circle.