Mel Peacock
When: 10th - 13th February 2011
Where: Cloverfern Equestrian Centre, Riddells Creek VIC
Daily Programme:
Morning 8.30 am - 12pm
Level 1 Secondary: Lesson 3 & 4
Safe & Practical Saddling and Riding techniques—To have your horse going forward Confidently & Easily—Sideways and Backwards—How to stop you horse with just your body energy and one rein
Afternoon 5pm - 8.30pm
Level 2 Primary: Lessons 5 & 6
Advance on our Basic Skills with Positive Reflexes— Work on longer lines—Go looking for the truth at Liberty—Gain an independent seat with Bareback Riding
I was thirlled to visit Riddells Creek once again and meet up with everyone from Central Vic. In our first lesson we had a good look at our saddling, pre flight checks and mounting proceedures and using these proceedures to help us to know if our horses are ready to be ridden and if not, what to do to help our horses out if they were feeling a little clostrophobic.
Our second lessons was all about getting started in Level 2 and it was wonderful to see the girls exploring their positive reflexes and working with the 22' rope for the first time. It all came together on the last day when they left their halter's and lead ropes behind and with a little look at building rapport, they created a connection with their horses that they had only previously dreamed about. It was also a very proud moment for me when they then hopped on their horses....Bareback!....something I had heard both of them mention that they werent too keen about, but still they gave it a go and in the end, the girls were walking around with huge smiles on their faces. I even had to encourage them to hop off at the end of the lesson!!
Thank you to Karen who attended all the lessons with camera in hand. Karen has put together some wonderful slideshows of the progress made on each day. Enjoy!
Day 1 Slideshow
Day 4 Slideshow:
Student Ta-Dah's:
Gayle - HQ Yeild
Be a leader not a lover
Kylie - Bob moved faster than me
Doing a trail walk with Bob
Getting my phases better and listening to Bob more
Learning about my Energy in liberty
Walking - Bareback and relaxed.
Tracey - Manny moved at MY pace!
Manny 'woke up'
Getting myself sorted so I can pick up the 'feel'
Manny continuing to circle long range behind me
Manny connected with me!!
I rode Bareback!!
Samara - Grace jumped the Barrells!!
Rode the rail for the first time ever!
Went Sideways a 1/4 circle to the right
She tried really hard for me and taught me lots
Rac - Aske for help - if in a zone in the programe - let people know
Chad jumped the barrells
He really tried hard today and when given the right 'ask' we got results!
