Lesson 12 Go and Whoa
December 10, 2020
The Cornerstones of impulsion Pat Parelli’s formula for developing horses goes like this: respect (mental collection) impulsion (emotional collection) flexion (physical collection) Respect gives you impulsion, and respect and impulsion give you flexion. In Level 1 we are most concerned with developing respect and we begin the foundations of impulsion. Level 2 is all about
Lesson 11 Disengagement of the Hindquarter
November 30, 2020
The Indirect Rein In Lesson 10 you learned about lateral flexion. This involves asking your horse to bend his neck, without moving his feet. For disengaging the hindquarters, you’re going to cause the horse to step his hind feet under his belly, almost so that his front end pivots. Disengagement of the hindquarter is achieved
Lesson 10 Lateral Flexion
November 30, 2020
Learning about one rein for control: this is the neutral, control rein position. One rein for Control, two reins for communication. If you can bend a horse’s head and neck to one side, you can control the horse. Pulling on two reins empowers a horse and if he doesn’t want to stop you’ll actually give
Mounting Skills & Drills
September 22, 2020
Start to develop good habits for safety sake: Prepare. Always do a pre-flight check. Mounting Prepare your horse for riding: use the 7 Games, especially Games 4,5,6 & 7. Make sure your horse is balanced and steady, in a good position for you to get on. If you rock the pommel or saddle arm from
Lesson 9 Cont. – Saddling your horse.
September 9, 2020
Saddling is a Friendly Game. This is an aspect of the Friendly Game. Many horses are afraid of their saddle because they’ve never been allowed to make friends with it. Common breaking in methods have a horse blind-folded the first few times he is saddled. He’s never been introduced to it, never was allowed to
Lesson 9 – Saddle Savvy & Saddling
September 1, 2020
This is about saddle savvy, saddling and safety. Believe it or not, a horse and a horseman can tell how much savvy you have in the way you saddle your horse. This lesson will teach you some points about saddle safety as well as the friendly and savvy way to saddle your partner. Check your
The 5 most common myths about riding
August 24, 2020
You just saddle up and get on, no preparation needed! Kick to go, pull to stop. Tough horses need tougher bits. Spurs are for speed. Lean in the direction of the turn. English and Western have nothing in common. One of the reasons people get mediocre results with horses is because they are influenced by
Natural Riding Dynamics
August 22, 2020
9. Saddling & Saddle Savvy – Mounting Skills & Drills 10. Lateral Flexion, one rein for control 11. Disengagement of the hindquarter 12. Go and Whoa 13. Passenger lessons – the independent seat 14. Guiding lessons – indirect and direct rein 15. Focus with your whole body
Summary
August 22, 2020
This completes the fundamental of the Seven Games. As you progress with your horse along the Levels Pathway these games will reveal themselves to be more and more important. The 7 Games is the basis of the communication with horses, everything you ask is one of, or a combination of , these games. This is
Lesson 8 – Game # 7 – The Squeeze Game
August 12, 2020
Purpose: Help horses to overcome their claustrophobic tendencies. Develop confidence for trailer loading, jumping, crossing streams, loading into small spaces like roping boxes, wash racks, race barriers and gates, etc. The Squeeze Game helps horses overcome claustrophobia and has numerous applications. If you remember the section on equine psychology, you’ll remember that horses are naturally afraid
