Phew!
I'm back! Sorry for the SUPER long departure and for abandoning you!
Things have been great with Aravis, she's being a good girl and finishing parts of level 3 but we really need to do more liberty. :) Getting there!
Her freestyle is fabs. Spins and back ups have improved in leaps and bounds.
Her online is super. Got some flying changes under my belt. :) (I haven't FINISHED my level 3 online audition yet! I didn't do the resubmit for circling and obstacles... must get in gear.)
Her liberty is... well I don't know.
Her finesse is coming along. Working on flexion and engagement in the trot, stretching.
SO! I'll talk later when I have more time!
-Priscilla
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
My my!
I've been sorely neglecting this place. Time is doing weird things... like flying. :)
So as for my audition, it passed mostly but I need to send in 3 canter laps in each direction with a change of direction in-between as well as showing playing with more obstacles. Over all our score was 3+ with a level 4 driving game. I just have to submit that clip of our circling. :)
Aravis and myself participated in a Trevor Carter (4 star Parelli Profesional) clinic hosted by Rene'! It was really fun and Aravis progressed a lot in those 3 days. :)
She's doing super ... but I have a problem. I need an arena (some space at least 150' by 100') to do more of my level 4 stuff). I'm seriously thinking of boarding and I'm praying something comes up.
I've been "sick" the past day. I can't put a finger on it, it's really sore muscles especially in my back and shoulders without doing a hard workout to deserve it. Uhg! It may have something to do with riding a ton more recently.
I also recently watched Linda Parelli and Colleen Kelly's Rider Biomechanics DVD. It is awesome, I didn't know that such small changes in the rider's body actually make such a difference and do so much in guiding your horse! Did you know that pressing your foot more in one stirrup over the other can guide your horse in the direction you want? No reins needed? I didn't! :) I did circles bridless at the trot without corrections for the first time. Made me pretty ecstatic.
So I've been really getting Aravis to use her elegant body to do something... like finesse and precision riding. Haunches in and Shoulders in are two things we need to work on a lot more as well as more lateral stuff at the trot. She's great and SO good and walking and trotting different speeds. For example, yesterday she picked up a really slow trot (for her) on a loose rein. With contact it's really no problem.
Her downward transitions are getting much better, way less work to get a different gait.
I got a lot of help from Trevor Carter to actually getting sideways, it was great and I felt as though I could actually tune my horse for myself... Because I was the one truly getting better. Super huh?
I learned in the clinic that Aravis is BIG, she's probably about 16 hands now, I need to measure her. She has a lot of potential. I want to be able to develop that. As you guys probably know, I want to do eventing. It's basically the triathlon of horses. I doubt myself sometimes weather I would actually be able to do it but Rene' said to work up to it. (Duh, Priscilla)
:)
Anyways..
That's all for now!
-Priscilla
So as for my audition, it passed mostly but I need to send in 3 canter laps in each direction with a change of direction in-between as well as showing playing with more obstacles. Over all our score was 3+ with a level 4 driving game. I just have to submit that clip of our circling. :)
Aravis and myself participated in a Trevor Carter (4 star Parelli Profesional) clinic hosted by Rene'! It was really fun and Aravis progressed a lot in those 3 days. :)
She's doing super ... but I have a problem. I need an arena (some space at least 150' by 100') to do more of my level 4 stuff). I'm seriously thinking of boarding and I'm praying something comes up.
I've been "sick" the past day. I can't put a finger on it, it's really sore muscles especially in my back and shoulders without doing a hard workout to deserve it. Uhg! It may have something to do with riding a ton more recently.
I also recently watched Linda Parelli and Colleen Kelly's Rider Biomechanics DVD. It is awesome, I didn't know that such small changes in the rider's body actually make such a difference and do so much in guiding your horse! Did you know that pressing your foot more in one stirrup over the other can guide your horse in the direction you want? No reins needed? I didn't! :) I did circles bridless at the trot without corrections for the first time. Made me pretty ecstatic.
So I've been really getting Aravis to use her elegant body to do something... like finesse and precision riding. Haunches in and Shoulders in are two things we need to work on a lot more as well as more lateral stuff at the trot. She's great and SO good and walking and trotting different speeds. For example, yesterday she picked up a really slow trot (for her) on a loose rein. With contact it's really no problem.
Her downward transitions are getting much better, way less work to get a different gait.
I got a lot of help from Trevor Carter to actually getting sideways, it was great and I felt as though I could actually tune my horse for myself... Because I was the one truly getting better. Super huh?
I learned in the clinic that Aravis is BIG, she's probably about 16 hands now, I need to measure her. She has a lot of potential. I want to be able to develop that. As you guys probably know, I want to do eventing. It's basically the triathlon of horses. I doubt myself sometimes weather I would actually be able to do it but Rene' said to work up to it. (Duh, Priscilla)
:)
Anyways..
That's all for now!
-Priscilla
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Priscilla and Aravis's Parelli Level 3 Online...
Yeah... this is what I've been up to!
I learned a LOT at my course and haven't written on here from being SO busy! :) I'm trying hard to get through level 3/4 and this is the next step... Freestyle and Liberty are next.
I sent this in yesterday and am looking forward to my results!
-Elrohwen
PS: Make sure you've turned off my playlist and turned up this video's volume!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
I rode this evening...
...And it was wonderful! Aravis was well behaved and we were bareback. She trotted out beautifully and even thought of cantering.
Her transitions online have become wonderful! Her sideways both toward and away has also much improved and progressed. :) Her circles are better and her connection is stronger.
I ended up riding her back to Bobbi Sox and she wasn't trying to run, she was calm and trusting.
Aravis is ready for trails and clinics in my opinion. Trails anyone?
-Priscilla
PS. SO excited about Pagosa!
Her transitions online have become wonderful! Her sideways both toward and away has also much improved and progressed. :) Her circles are better and her connection is stronger.
I ended up riding her back to Bobbi Sox and she wasn't trying to run, she was calm and trusting.
Aravis is ready for trails and clinics in my opinion. Trails anyone?
-Priscilla
PS. SO excited about Pagosa!
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