Rewatched Level 1 DVD and was able to see details missed before. Sort of "a little more of this" and "a little less of that" kind of thing. Played with Z with this in mind.
Sideways, worked on not moving as she did, but sending her out on the rope. Found out I need to be moving my feet to begin with, but can then be still and she'll take it from there, for a few steps. Yahoo! Need to remember to look over her withers, not at her head.
Needle simulation: Great on left side, immediate relaxation. Right side, needed phase 4 repeatedly but then got better. More practice.
Lead by the leg: need to immediately release leg completely ie, take string off leg, when she responds with even thinking about forward motion, otherwise she thinks she should just stand still. Isn't pulling back, but I'm not being clear.
Now, big time learning for circling game: After a few false starts, but letting her play at changing direction and gait, rather than telling her she was wrong, I figured out how to BE QUIET once she was sent, and she did 4 LAPS at a walk, without changing gait, direction, and seemed to be looking where she was going. YAHOO. Learning is so much fun.
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