Comments on: A study in contrasts: safety, comfort, and play http://horsegirlonajourney.com/2009/10/31/a-study-in-contrasts-safety-comfort-and-play/ Taking the time it takes... Thu, 17 May 2012 22:13:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lisa http://horsegirlonajourney.com/2009/10/31/a-study-in-contrasts-safety-comfort-and-play/#comment-180 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:13:19 +0000 http://horsegirlonajourney.com/?p=798#comment-180 Just a tip from my on-line audition experience . . . Set up the course and the video camera and then play while the tape is running. Review, tweak, revise your course and do it again. By the time I’d done this about 5 times I had a smooth course with obstacles Cricket understood and a plan to showcase my seven games and all the compulsories. It was also something I knew I could manage in under 10 minutes without getting rushed. When I taped, I had an 8 minute timer. When the timer went off, I knew I needed to move to my last obstacle so I could finish in time.

Excellent observations on connecting with your horse!

]]> By: Michelle/arabhorselover1 http://horsegirlonajourney.com/2009/10/31/a-study-in-contrasts-safety-comfort-and-play/#comment-179 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:55:57 +0000 http://horsegirlonajourney.com/?p=798#comment-179 I can really appreciate this piece that your wrote, “I need to remember this for the rest of our days together. Don’t come back and immediately jump right back in where we’d left off. Have a day to get reacquainted before jumping right back into the program. That’s how to re-establish the trust, through providing safety (no pushing), comfort (no new challenging things to learn), and play (Rocky’s ideas take priority).” I too have done the same and wondered at the moment what the big deal was, and it was a big deal to my horses. I applaud you for recognizing this inherently human issue! :)

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