Z's left brain returned today, hooray! Challenged me to come get her in the pasture, wouldn't move her head/neck away from me until phase 2 (which for Z means press the hair), then would move really quickly, and stop. Had to shake the halter at her hiney and she thought about running away but came back!
In the arena, explored the whiteboard info about new mirror, rather than jumping at it, and walked ears forward right for the mirros (40 feet across back end). Sniffed and rubbed with her nose, got worried, moved away, came back. Played me and my shadow, she kept going to and away from the mirror. Then got sudden RBE and wanted to run so I helped her move her feet in small circles.
When she became fixated I asked her to move her feet sideways, or yo yo and she got mad at me LB. Even reared, swung her neck, "Can't you see I'm occupied!" she seemed to yell! Over time more and more interested in me, came to me as I walked backwards, ears forward (hers)!
I'm sooooo happy that I have parelli techniques and knowledge. In the past this would have been an endless RBE episode. Thank goodness I also now can have fun playing on line rather than thinking that it was important to get on and work it out that way (how dumb is that!)
Oh, and then back to the pasture, more LBE but again, came back to me after swung away. What a beautiful gal.
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