Saturday, 23 February 2008

Litt forarbeide




Først sjekket Eliza hvor tiggete og "uforskammet" Sioux var. Ikke veldig (*stolt*) så da trengte hun ikke jobbe masse med det. Ridehallen ble ledig, så da gikk vi inn der og slapp Sioux løs. Mye av oppmerksomheten forsvant umiddelbart, så da brukte Eliza litt tid på å bli venner. Det tok ikke lang tid før Sioux valgte å henge seg på Eliza i en "mini join-up".
Eliza og jeg virker nok veldig ulike på "papiret", så jeg synes det var interessant hvor likt vi leser Sioux slik at det vi faktisk *gjør* definitivt er i samme gate.

The very first thing Eliza did was check how well behaved/rude Sioux was when there were treats involved. She behaved very well, so I was proud, and Eliza could skip a whole lot of work on basic manners. The indoor school was free, so we went inside and let Sioux loose. Most of her attention wandered with her, so Eliza spent some time getting her focus back. And it didn't take long for a "mini join-up" to occur.
Though Eliza and I may seem very different in our approach to horses and their training, it was interesting to see how similar her reading of, and work with, Sioux was to my own.

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