hi it's Josie and I thought you might like a little update on Brave he's had eight more
rides since the last one that you saw and if you haven't seen part one I'll put the link
in the description go and watch that first thing come back here so he's had eight more rides I'd
like you to see that what I've done differently is I've put him in the bit and bridle that he's
owner would like to use underneath that bit he has a strap there the strap is literally because
when you're riding in an FM the bars can help the horse to turn but it also if you have to stop in a
hurry stops the bit from sliding through the mouth this does the same thing to a snaffle it literally
holds the sides down it's not tight you can see in there it's not very it's not tight it's loose
it just stops the the bit from going like this and sliding through his mouth if I have to do an
emergency stop on him this boy's such a good boy I haven't had to do oh yes I have had to do one
actually just one on him when he he got a jolly big fright from something when he was sleeping
like this and just went anyway I thought you might like to see where he's at after eight more rides
it's always interesting I find any way to follow horses progress I've done my 10 minute warm up
in walk on him so I'll just get him going again and then we will start with the ride a few things
have changed since in in those eight rides of which I'm very pleased with so I can get this boy
to start to take the bits like to stretch forward to the bit now I'm doing that in walk
so I've also taught him a little bit of flexion so that when I squeeze my ring finger on my left
hand here I'd like his nose to come to the left like that that's very good if I squeeze it on the
right it goes to the right so that's actually flexion at the poll so he has learned that
because that actually helps me when I want him to stretch out in the walk so I'll see
if I can get him just to take the reins down and out in the walk like you do in a dressage test
when you're after a long rein walk and there he goes now he's obviously not up in a in a medium
walk because he's a green horse but I will see if I can bring him up again good boy good boy
and on the circle line here I'll see if we can stretch him out in the walk good boy good boy
he's like what are you doing there we go good boy wasn't the prettiest
so we'll have a go on the straight line which will probably be much easier for him actually
because when I flex him to the right a tiny bit like that the fence stops him
from turning that way and then I'll Flex him a little to the left and these are
just tiny movements of my ring finger and he whoops stretches out and follows
now it's not a lot and I know that but it is definitely a beginning and he does follow it
good boy good boy he needs to get off my left leg there good boy just straighten my saddle Up
off my left leg again because he's leaning on it
good there we go that's nice there that was a lovely follow
so he followed the bit out as I asked him to Okay so let's see what his trot looks like now
this is his first Trot for this session
good boy
good boy so I'll just do a couple of laps first give him a chance to warm up sorry mate
good good boy good boy
good boy
what a good boy hey let's cut this end of the Arena a bit so we don't go too close to the camera
that's a boy good boy
very good nice
let's do a circle here
these circles have certainly improved good very good boy
good do a circle in the middle
good boy
what a good boy
and a circle not going to come to the end there just because the camera is there
good now we can even change the rein look at that what a good boy
nope that's a boy you're all right good it's getting let him find his balance here good
good boy
do a couple circles here I'll actually go back to the other end and start from there good boy
and he's starting to want to stretch down as well in the trot which is really nice
good that's a boy good boy good boy this way
this way good boy off my right leg go this way this way ah good boy what a clever boy you are
good boy this way we do one in the center
then he's going to show you his new party trick which we haven't done yet so the
first one might not be that good so that's was that was my fault there it was my indecision I
was thinking about the next bit of what we were doing and not telling him where I wanted him to
go by squeezing the inside ring finger now now it just helps him outside ring finger because
we're staying on the track see if we can show you his new party trick this way this way this way so
you know last time I was showing I told you that we were just teaching him leg yield so here we go
such a good boy good boy
nope now we're going to come the other way good boy good boy come on that's a boy no
make him straight first so it doesn't just fall to the track good
good boy
we'll do a young leg yield off the
left leg we can ride straight for R even these lines are so much better they're not so wobbly
because he's between my legs and hands get off my left leg much better
much better than he was before understanding the AIDS more off off
good good boy
one more then we'll have a little rest nope okay off my left leg
good
boy I want him a little bit rounder to do the down transition no not poking noses
good now I'm gonna ask him to stretch over his back very good let's give him a loose
rein walk and we'll be back to show you the Canter let's have a look at a left Canter
that's the boy so the transitions themselves are getting much better
he's balanced in himself much better
still a bit of a hairy canter for the rider come around the corner mate
but you can see
I can usually do a couple of laps it's a good boy
I'm gonna try a circle here nope Yep this way that's the boy that's good okay good boy
good so now I'm actually going to let him come back because that was a good I think I've done
a 20 meter Circle in oh one the other day actually he can Trot though not a walk break it will be in
a minute but I don't want that to become a habit come on good horses learn from Association and
every time he can't as he gets to walk pretty soon I'll Canter him and he'll want to walk
good boy all right so he does have a little bit of trouble with his right Canter
good boy transitions are certainly better
steering's pretty rubbish and staying in it is a problem for him
good
so when he comes out of that I just kick him on into it
until I ask him out good that's better that's better good boy good boy
so as you can see his canter still needs some work but it has improved and his Trot work has
improved quite a lot that's just eight more rides he's such a lovely boy thanks for watching guys
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