Lunging

[studiowvw]

And I find the best way to establish leadership is to be AWARE of the horse and yourself, and PARTICULAR about persevering until the horse does what you ask.

My biggest flaw is saying, "Oh, she didn't understand me" or "Oh, she almost did it" or "I'll get her to do that right next time."

You don't have to beat them up, get tough or mean - just persist until you get what you asked for. (Or something close that you can build on for next time.)

Here is a link to my liberty work with my QH (sorry, my mini doesn't have the liberty skills yet but we have been improving that.)



To get her to come off the circle and come in, I look at her hip. To get her to stop on the circle, I put a "blocking" type cue in front of her. This does not happen overnight

but can be developed over time.

Hope it is ok to post this link. Sorry it is not my mini.