A week into the new year and i still havent managed to ride yet this year. Too much snow and ice.
Yesterday i actually dusted off the lunge cavesson and lunge rein and gave chunky a lunge. That was the first time i think in almost a year. He was fab, actually was quite energetic. I left billly loose as hes had no work either and whilst he wasnt lunging round at chunkys side, he was having a good gal avant and hooley about, which took the sillyness out of him. Chunky never got excited by his antics at all. After lunging chunky i then took billy over the other side of the field and did some clicker training over the poles. He was really good. Chunky came too and just stood and watched.
Little video.
Today i gave chunky another lunge. Left billy loose and he was so much more chilled, he just stood either watching or munching the grass, not antics. When i asked him to come join me, he did and we went over across the other side of the field for another great polework session.
Yesterday i actually dusted off the lunge cavesson and lunge rein and gave chunky a lunge. That was the first time i think in almost a year. He was fab, actually was quite energetic. I left billly loose as hes had no work either and whilst he wasnt lunging round at chunkys side, he was having a good gal avant and hooley about, which took the sillyness out of him. Chunky never got excited by his antics at all. After lunging chunky i then took billy over the other side of the field and did some clicker training over the poles. He was really good. Chunky came too and just stood and watched.
Little video.
Today i gave chunky another lunge. Left billy loose and he was so much more chilled, he just stood either watching or munching the grass, not antics. When i asked him to come join me, he did and we went over across the other side of the field for another great polework session.