Really like this--seems like a bridge between Parelli and B Me
Silke – 7 Games
Dvd1
4 Qualities of an Exercise
1.
Reward the slightest try
2.
Don’t break gait/slow and right
3.
Speed up w/o pressure/fast and right
4.
Healthy mind/body/emotion
Friendly Game
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Rhythm, relaxation and retreat
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Cock the back leg to encourage mirroring
relaxation
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Toleration is not relaxation—reward the
slightest relaxation tiny
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Give tiny releases for tiny tries: eyes, ears,
nose etc
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Good better best, never let it rest
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Phase 1 is human’s relaxation
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Fawn stretches HER back for horse to mirror
Massage techniques in friendly game
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Lateral, with the muscle, circling skin over
muscle
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Watch for slightest relaxation
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Smile and think how proud I am i.e. 60sec GM
cookie
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At a walk/trot touching at withers—can she relax—release
on the try
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Can she mirror my long, low body
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Lifting the horses back from under carriage—soft
hands can she lift
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Good to teach the lift on the ground before
asking for it in the saddle
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If she is grouchy don’t do it, call your
therapist
Porcupine Game #1
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Gives you lightness
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Transfers to riding aids—reins and leg
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Increases the relationship
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Reward the slightest try, not break gait, speed
up, healthy
Backup
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First from the nose then from halter knot a la
MMJ
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Mind, flexion, weight, feet
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Flexions according to Silke: lateral, vertical,
longitudinal, latitudinal, head and neck
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Teaching vertical flexion in the backup is
healthier for the horse than backing flat
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Soft, open hands, reward the slightest try
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Careful not to feel rough to horse as then she
can’t understand
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If a little bracey and head low, lift head a bit
so horse doesn’t evade
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Gives a mental connection
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Reward connection and relaxation
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Mini releases for mini tries; big release for
big try
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