It’s Liberty Day. \u00a0I’m trying to prepare Ms. Fancy for a Parelli Level 4 Liberty Audition. \u00a0We are playing in a 60 foot round pen and enjoying life…because I have treats for the sprightly mare when she succeeds in even slightly doing something I’m asking. \u00a0I decided making a 360 turn would be a fine task for the Liberty audition. \u00a0We work on it. \u00a0I give her signal after signal, she has no idea what stupid thing I’m asking for and eventually, I get a ragged 360 degree turn. \u00a0We do this at least three times, maybe four. \u00a0The turns get done in slightly less time, but still very ragged.<\/p>\n
I decide to be done with turns and proceed to a sidepass quest. \u00a0I stand beside her and give the sidepass signal with my horsemanship stick. \u00a0Poof, she does a snappy 360 turn while I look on in astonishment. \u00a0What the heck!\u00a0This must be an accident, I decide. \u00a0I stand beside her again and give the same sidepass signal. \u00a0She snaps around with a 360 turn. \u00a0I’m even more astonished. \u00a0What the heck? \u00a0I ask her again and get the snap turn. \u00a0Good Lordy! \u00a0Fancy just gave me a big golden gift. \u00a0I’m going to use this in the audition. \u00a0No one, including me, will know what signal I’m using to get a snappy 360 degree turn. \u00a0This goes along with one of the sayings I’m fond of…”If You Ain’t Cheating, You Ain’t Trying!”<\/p>\n
Who taught Fancy to spin using that non verbal command? \u00a0WHO?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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