Gia - sessions 1330-
Monday October 5th - I worked with Gia today on much the same as the previous week - my position, her relaxation, rhythm, and straightness of her path. I worked a bit more on asking her for straightness in her own body. When we are on a circle, she is very counter bent, so I applied more inside leg to encourage bend. I focused on keeping the outside rein more consistent in the contact (although light) than the inside rein, I applied my inside leg at a "one" (on an intensity scale of 1-10). There was practically no response with that aid, so I kept my leg at that intensity on her side and added a rhythmic tapping of the whip right behind my leg (which would intensify if she did not respond), as I carefully kept the outside rein at a consistent contact, and guided with inside rein only as necessary. Whenever she gave me even the tiniest amount, I released all of that and told her "good girl!". We started that at the walk, and then progressed to th...