Misc

What does it take to make a change?
Build a new habit--30 days to make a new habit?
Muscle memory--unconscious, easy to do, don't have to think
Changing requires energy--problem with giving up too soon. Kathy says after lesson--learning fades after 4 days--some truth to that--remember that much fades with ballet with guest instructor master class--takes repetition to make it the new habit.

Feb Savvy Times:
Linda Parelli talking about auditing Christoph Hess session
Riding FORWARD on loose reins energetically until the horses started to use their backs and stretch their necks, allowing riders to do downward transitions on loose reins.
Also balance is the horse's responsibility
(vs idea it is my idea to help a horse with balance instead of thinking of "fixing" a horse)