KBR Training Case Study"Hope"Part Five |
Scary stuff!
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Fourth Week of Work, Continued
The predicted rain held off and we were finally able to have a several short sessions in a row with Hope. This continuity really helped her confidence and learning. Eva Knott came over and did some more body work. We focused on Hope's scary off side as well as her legs. Hope's improvement was measurable. | |
Simple, quiet leading
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Getting in on the scary side
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| Eva reinforced the leg work using the wand until Hope no longer reacted or fidgeted. Then it was time to test the waters. | |
Rubbing legs with the wand
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Contact down the legs
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Our first objective was to run our hands down Hope's legs. We used short strokes
with our fingers similar to the wand. Next she needed to hold her leg steady when
we applied a soft grip to her lower leg. Next she needed to calmly lift when we
applied slight pressure to rock her leg forward. When we lifted her leg, it was
important that we put it back down before she felt she needed to take it back.
After lifting her good side a few times, we repeated the exercise on her difficult side until we were getting quiet lifts there too. Continue to Part SixReturn to Part FourPress "Back" to return to the page that brought you hereReturn to Case Study SectionReturn to Lucky Horse ProjectReturn to Training SectionReturn to Wild Horse MentorsReturn to KBR World of Wild Horses and BurrosGo To
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