KBR Training Case Study: "River" P.5

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Training Case Study:

"River"
Part Five

Corrine Davis decided to adopt River. She spent a lot of time with him on basics using a number of techniques ranging from TTeam to Parelli approaches. It was finally time to test her work.

Corrine started out with some ground driving. River did quite well in this exercise and didn't seem at all spooked by her following him and guiding him using the lines. Before too long he was reasonably proficient.

Driving around the ranch

The next step involved getting on top. Corrine had already placed some weight on his back through short "lifts," but it was time to see if he could hold his emotions with someone actually seated in the saddle.

We started working from a mounting block, however River would want to step away from the block when mounted. Since our objective was for him to remain still until asked to move, we decided to mount from the ground.

Working from the block

Corrine swinging a leg over

People up close on both sides

Willis on top


Here's how things looked a couple of days later. After the usual ground work Corrine rode River for nearly a half hour. We started out simple, giving him something on which to focus. Pretty soon River was walking out on verbal and leg cues, turning and backing nicely. He never broke a sweat and never looked worried.
Getting connected Riding on their own Mounting from the off side	Follow the "moving target" Bending for a treat Parking out and posing
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