What we did in a nutshell--used partial displacement of HQ to power up/energize the walk as preparation for the trot and later on the circle to loosen/relax HQ as preparation to power down/lower my energy before making a downward transition to slower trot or walk.
KG- As partial displacement is usually used to slow the
horse in Parelli, that is what the horse thinks the correct answer is, but the
rider has to see the partial displacement as a "power up". It is loosening the HQ & back and the
inside hind is placed deeper under the body and gives deeper engagement which
creates more energy. In slowing a horse
down using PD is unhooks the pushing power.
So the horse needs you to power-up and send the intent of increasing
their energy. The horse learns that there
are 2 possible answers and they need you to be sending the right intent.
I was pleased when Try decided to really speed up and go in the trot that we did not shut her down. Kathy said Try just looked so happy letting loose and I had been thinking that Try needed a YEEHAW day not a precision day.
KG- sometimes you
have "Happy Accidents" and rather than shutting them down, I like to
have the horse & rider rejoice in what the horse is offering. The rider has to recognize what is being
offered and be willing to go with the horse
Walk: alternating HQ and tapping stick on my leg to get energetic walk--she figured it out but the HQ yields in the beginning caused her to slow.
Trot: sometimes I got behind the beat/her movement--Kathy said lean forward more to get in sync.
Downward transitions--less energy for us both at the trot--then sit the trot--then ask for downward transition.
KG- bend a bit forward from the waist to help your body
be more relaxed & supple and able to stay with the horse. You can post as fast as the horse can trot,
you just have to realize the horses center of balance is further forward the
stronger the trot is...hence bend from the waist
On the circle outside rein gives inside leg something to push into to get the HQ yield.
KG- you want the horse to find security & balance when standing up into the outside aides. Your outside leg is the "go" leg & outside rein can increase the half halt asking the forehand to wait till the HQ catches up and is engaged enough to allow the horse to shift weight to HQ.
Also to get HQ yield--use leg well behind the girth to cue and if need be hold a little piece of mane to steady myself to do that.
KG- at first you may have to move inside leg further back
to help the horse understand that the correct answer is to release the HQ and
yield. Stick elongates the leg if you
need to phase up. As horse understands
this you can refine how far back the leg needs to go
Issue: my awkward moments when something happens and we lose rhythm--I noted that Kathy has been remarking on these and is concerned and I just have been considering it an aberration and not important. It causes a break in what we are doing to get back on track. This generally happens when I feel something happen in Try's body and I react in mine and Try reacts to that causing us to have to regroup.
I was pleased that at the end of the session Try was much happier than in the beginning.
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