horses. Amy has quite a few more "savvy arrows" than I have, so getting feedback from her was excellent. I hope she's able to come out again soon!We brought both Sherlock and Allegro out of the pasture. They're the two that Amy hasn't met yet. She started with Allegro while I worked with Sherlock, then we switched. Immediately Amy realized she was going to need the 22' line on Allegro. Amy is used to working with an introvert, and Allegro is very much an extrovert. And right-brained to start. I think he's innately LBE, but frequently goes RB because he's young and still quite unconfident. Without pressure, he's really quite playful. Eventually Amy had Allegro settled and listening to her. His most obvious 
"tell" is his switching tail. Once that stopped whipping back and forth, he was able to come down and respond appropriately to her cues. I had the same problems with him when I played with him at RafterXX: Like a kite at the end of the line at first, but pretty soon he was getting it.
"tell" is his switching tail. Once that stopped whipping back and forth, he was able to come down and respond appropriately to her cues. I had the same problems with him when I played with him at RafterXX: Like a kite at the end of the line at first, but pretty soon he was getting it.I had pegged Sherlock as a LBE. But Amy figures he's LBI. He's REALLY pushy. He tends to walk right through you (especially if you're on his right). I really enjoyed watching Amy work with him. While Allegro's "release" was being allowed to chew on the carrot stick, Sherlock's release was just being walked around. Several times when Amy asked him to come forward off pressure, 
he'd try to go through her and she rather vigorously had to defend her space (first photo). And a couple times when she ask him to circle - he waited until she used phase 4, then tried to leave rather emphatically. They had a few arguments like that, but Amy had a great attitude with lots of humour and pretty soon he was doing what she wanted with a good attitude as well. I can learn a lot from her. I tend to get frustrated easily. Less than I used to, but I still notice it. If I talk out loud to him like she does, maybe that'll help! She made me laugh at one point when she asked him to back up (after crowding her again) and showed me she was still grinning - and it was a very forced grin! :-) She was trying REALLY hard to stay positive! But sometimes I guess that's what it takes, right?
he'd try to go through her and she rather vigorously had to defend her space (first photo). And a couple times when she ask him to circle - he waited until she used phase 4, then tried to leave rather emphatically. They had a few arguments like that, but Amy had a great attitude with lots of humour and pretty soon he was doing what she wanted with a good attitude as well. I can learn a lot from her. I tend to get frustrated easily. Less than I used to, but I still notice it. If I talk out loud to him like she does, maybe that'll help! She made me laugh at one point when she asked him to back up (after crowding her again) and showed me she was still grinning - and it was a very forced grin! :-) She was trying REALLY hard to stay positive! But sometimes I guess that's what it takes, right?
A few times he went introverted and she had to change the pattern quickly to break him out of it... he was having a hard time with the stick and string - differentiating between driving and friendly (not unusual) and he got into the pattern of just running around her. Instead of continuing to swing the string until he stopped his feet, she quickly changed direction over and over until he was able to stop. Then she re-introduced the friendly stick and string and he was able to stand still. There's those savvy arrows at work! Way to go Amy! I really enjoyed watching her work with both horses. I got a lot out of it and I hope she did as well!
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