Today was a “Liberty” day. \u00a0I decided there was not enough afternoon time to do both liberty and ride. I do have the challenge of the Parelli audition for Level 4 Liberty. \u00a0Time to get serious. Fancy is in a short time training period with the great Erin Patterson. \u00a0There happens to be a wonderful round pen at the stable which is the perfect size for our Liberty required tasks. \u00a0All four Level 4 Parelli auditions require flying lead changes. \u00a0Fancy can do the liberty flying lead changes with her gorgeous eyes closed. \u00a0We did get a few.<\/p>\n
There was a lot going on at the Patterson property today, much for Fancy to look at. \u00a0We have fence post installation and neighbor crop harvesting.<\/p>\n
Fancy and I did some stuff and occasionally, I was ignored while Fancy tried to ascertain if anyone needed her help with installing fence poles or harvesting beans. \u00a0Fancy had to play the circle game and her focus left me. \u00a0Fancy’s head was turned to the outside of the arena instead of looking at me for direction. \u00a0I’m supposed to fix her attention deficit before advancing to the required tasks. \u00a0Did I?….Nope. \u00a0It’s too exciting to think about Fancy doing the flying lead changes at liberty. \u00a0The horse’s body has to be in a certain bend to get a lead change. \u00a0A head fixated to the outside of the arena is not the proper body position for a flying change. \u00a0This was proved to be over and over again and before we went into exhausted, out of breath, not going to stay at the caner when changing direction mode.<\/p>\n
I was forced to put her halter back on and try for lead changes online. \u00a0She can do them with the 12′ rope, but it was difficult today. \u00a0I really needed the 22 foot or even more horrific, the 45 foot rope. \u00a0I have neither with me. \u00a0All the great tack was at my house, not the stable. \u00a0“Be Prepared” is not my motto!<\/p>\n
Fancy and I ended up doing half circles, changing directions while staying in the same gait, canter. \u00a0We call this the Flying Leaf exercise. \u00a0Fancy did it good enough and the clock ticked to a meaningful ending point. It was a good place to stop without Fancy realizing I had failed the liberty flying changes. \u00a0Fancy did great during the the exercises, just ask her!<\/p>\n
Once again, the self-named “Great Susan Horse Trainer’, was beaten by the self-named “Fancy, the Winner”. \u00a0Occasionally Fancy takes pity on me and lets me win because she enjoys the athletic go moves. Her focus outside the arena instead of on me proved fatal to my flying change dream today! \u00a0Horse life is like this quite often.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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