Walking on rail
Trotting on rail
In both these videos Zaina is on a light or no contact. We are playing the "don't make me pick up the reins" parelli game, for the pattern "stay on the rail/trail". The point of the pattern and game is to have her follow the rail on her own, if she comes of the rail then I use one finger on the rein to bring her back. She really enjoys the pattern - being left to manage herself.
We've only recently progressed where she can do this at the trot. Now I need to work on flexing my back at the posting trot, as that will help her relax and lower her head. On the third time round, coming down the long side, she didn't speed up which is why I praised her and took her to a walk, then halt.
It was a neat feeling the day she understood what I wanted and just went to the rail and walked! Now I have enough confidence to do he pattern without reins, as well as without stirrups. But today I kept my feet in the stirrups because it was the first time I did the swirling arm stuff! At the end I have asked her to halt, using my body, by cones. When she went too far, I used the reins and backed her up.
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