{"id":30714,"date":"2021-12-03T07:03:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T07:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com\/academy\/course\/marks-journey-2-3\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T07:23:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T07:23:22","slug":"bo2-03-03","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com\/academy\/course\/bo2-03-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark\u2019s Journey \u2013 #2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Taking the Horses Out<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This video is just the next step in Mark\u2019s journey with horses for the first time in his life. &nbsp;In this video, I am just trying to get Mark comfortable around the horses and them comfortable around him. &nbsp;I want everything to be slow and relaxed from the very start.<\/p>\n<p>There is a quick explanation at the beginning of the video, but I want to add a few tidbits of what I explained to Mark off camera and some in lesson 1.<\/p>\n<p>When holding the lead rope you need to hold it with two hands. &nbsp;Just like they teach you to drive a car. &nbsp;You\u2019re directing your horse just by how you hold the rope.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" data-init-width=\"300\" height=\"217\" data-init-height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Marks-Journey\u20132.jpg\" data-width=\"290\" data-height=\"217\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One hand holds the excess rope, the outside hand, so it doesn\u2019t drag on the ground, and neither you nor your horse steps on it. &nbsp;Make sure you don\u2019t wrap the excess around your hand as this could be dangerous if the horse pulls. &nbsp;Just hold it so if your horse pulls, the rope will naturally just flow out of your hand without catching a finger.<\/li>\n<li>One hand holds the rope, the inside hand, to control the slack in the rope and the movement of the horse when needed. &nbsp;Make sure the slack is not too lose so the horse could accidentally step on it, or too tight so the horse is always being pulled on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" data-init-width=\"300\" height=\"187\" data-init-height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Marks-Journey\u20132-2.jpg\" data-width=\"249\" data-height=\"187\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You should try to keep your hands at the level of your waistline as this helps in a few ways.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It tells your horse that you are in constant connection with him physically and that you are paying attention to what\u2019s going on around you.<\/li>\n<li>It helps condition your arms to that position for riding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>It makes it easy for you to make slight adjustments when you need quickly and easily without sudden movements that may spook your horse. &nbsp;I love to push that \u201ceasy button\u201d when possible. ????<\/li>\n<p>No matter if you are actually walking and leading your horse or just standing and being relaxed with your horse, you should always try to stand in the \u201cheart\u201d area or the \u201ctriangle of love\u201d as I call it.<\/p>\n<p>You can picture a triangle \u2013 your horse\u2019s tip of his nose is one point in the triangle, your horse\u2019s front shoulder is another point of the triangle, and you are the third point of the triangle. Staying within this heart area does two things\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It keeps you connected emotionally to your horse and to his heart.<\/p>\n<p>It keeps you safe as you can see what your horse is doing. &nbsp;Most of the body language that will happen if there is danger or any changes will happen from your horse\u2019s head to his shoulders first. &nbsp;So being in this area, you will see and feel any reactions in your horse immediately and be able to react quickly.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy watching these videos and following along with Mark\u2019s journey with horses. &nbsp;This is a new adventure for him as well as the horses.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" data-init-width=\"300\" height=\"186\" data-init-height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Marks-Journey\u20132-3.jpg\" data-width=\"248\" data-height=\"186\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fun for everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-30714","tva_lesson","type-tva_lesson","status-publish","hentry","tva_courses-bo2","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tva_lesson\/30714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tva_lesson"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tva_lesson"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}