So I skipped the rest of my Passenger Game blog posts for a couple reasons, the main one being laziness on my part, haha! I played the game for six days, but had to stop before the seventh because my good luck with the arena ran out (But still, having six days in a row of an empty arena is... unheard of! Especially at this barn!). Overall... I guess it was a success? I'm not really sure. Part of the problem is that I didn't really establish any clear goals for this game, so I have no idea whether or not I was successful. Oops.
Moving forward, I am going back to basics. I rewatched all of my Level 2 dvds, and have been watching a lot of savvy club episodes on the parelli connect site. I want (need) to break out my 22' line and get to work perfecting some things online that are... broken. I need to restablish trust and communication online before I try to get back in the saddle.
I recently (today) watched an episode where Linda played the 7-games with Hot Jazz for the first time, which was a HUGE boost/help for me. Since Hot Jazz is an RBI, I was extremely excited to watch and hear how Linda not only played the games, but what she was looking to get out of them. It's really helped set me up with the proper goal in mind when I play with Gwen, which is CONFIDENCE! Before, I was considering the game a "win" if she did it when I asked, but now I can see that what I really need is a quality of response, not just response itself. She might be super sensitive at the porcupine game, but if she's worried about it, I lost the game.
So, goal for next week: Work on building confident responses to the games, and work on the 22' line. Our circle game needs some work, too, lately. My "long term" goal is to get a canter on the 22' line/circle game. She has not done this outside of the round pen, ever. I'm hoping by summer, we can canter with confidence.
J
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