Polework......

Kinna was very funny today. Got her and Fina out to do a bit of polework. Put Kinns on the long lines, she decided she'd rather hooley around than pay attention for a bit........eventually got her attention and showed her some poles to walk over, in an attempt to get her to work out where she needs to put her feet which isn't always her strong point.......

What's this?

OK, what do I do now?

Got it, I think!

Then did a bit on just one lunge line, when she was paying attention she was great, but she kept trying to take off after Ali and Fina.....

So after I'd got her to listen to me for a bit, I let her off and she was hilarious......

Ali and Fina were practising bending over poles, she is quite stiff through the neck, particularly to the right, she tends to lean in and "motorbike" rather than bending through her body.

Hopefully doing this kind of thing regularly will help, along with some TTouch massage. Ali is purposefully keeping the reins loose and using her hands as little as possible so Fina doesn't do her arguing and bracing through the neck thing. She decided to try her in the Myler today to see if she went better than in the bitless. With very little rein pressure, she seemed fine with it. Will try her jumping in it next.......

She also tried the circle of poles exercise that she's been shown by Louise, kind of like this, but we're not worrying about the number of strides.....

........some work to do there!