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Add a photo of you and your horse improving their HQ yields, FQ Yields. Show us what your horse does best, or show us which skill they have made the most improvement on this week! Need help? Check out the Purpose "HQ, FQ, Lead, Back". Need more help? Send us a video for coaching!

Add a photo of you and your horse improving their HQ yields, FQ Yields. Show us what your horse does best, or show us which skill they have made the most improvement on this week! Need help? Check out the Purpose "HQ, FQ, Lead, Back". Need more help? Send us a video for coaching!

Conditioned and worked on patience while ground driving. She has trouble standing still and relaxing, so I worked on this a lot

Upload a photo of you and your horse after a successful catching session! For bonus points, share your pic to the facebook group! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Catching" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of you and your horse after a successful catching session! For bonus points, share your pic to the facebook group! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Catching" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

http://carterranchhorse-5967690.hs-sites.com/forever-foundation-2020-1 Enter your email via the ink above to receive additional tips and reminders as we progress through this challenge! For bonus points, share a pic of you and the horse(s) you will be participating with to the facebook group and tell us what you are hoping to accomplish over the next 60 days. What will be hard? What do you think will be easy?

http://carterranchhorse-5967690.hs-sites.com/forever-foundation-2020-1 Enter your email via the ink above to receive additional tips and reminders as we progress through this challenge! For bonus points, share a pic of you and the horse(s) you will be participating with to the facebook group and tell us what you are hoping to accomplish over the next 60 days. What will be hard? What do you think will be easy?

Worked on tarp, ground driving and head shyness. All 3 were much better. Did light conditioning

Worked on ground driving with a halter and bit. No problems once she settled down. Could use more work with ropes around her rear and back legs. Reactive with me tossing rope over her head so worked on that until she relaxed. Did 3 mins of trotting each direction in round pen to start coming conditioning

Vidalia does great on the ground for everything under saddle she still needs work on some things. I love how she ground ties while being saddled and loads in a trailer like a champ...

Upload a photo of your horse traveling on a circle with slack in the lead rope, or with slack in the reins. . If you choose to show this on the ground, ideally your horse would be wearing a saddle for this too!! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Circling" Purpose. This video is focused on riding, but you can do all the same maneuvers from the ground too. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse traveling on a circle with slack in the lead rope, or with slack in the reins. . If you choose to show this on the ground, ideally your horse would be wearing a saddle for this too!! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Circling" Purpose. This video is focused on riding, but you can do all the same maneuvers from the ground too. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse traveling going backward or slowing down. This can be tricky to catch in a photo, but the key is to show us how you are woking with your horse to help them feel confident speeding up and slowing down. Ideally, they would be wearing a saddle for this too!! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Transitions" Purpose. This video is focused on riding, but you can do all the same exercises from the ground too. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse traveling going backward or slowing down. This can be tricky to catch in a photo, but the key is to show us how you are woking with your horse to help them feel confident speeding up and slowing down. Ideally, they would be wearing a saddle for this too!! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Transitions" Purpose. This video is focused on riding, but you can do all the same exercises from the ground too. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse improving their ability to stand quietly to mount before going for a ride! FNeed help? Check out the video lessons in the "Mounting" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse improving their ability to stand quietly to mount before going for a ride! FNeed help? Check out the video lessons in the "Mounting" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse being better prepared for the saddle. Your horse might be wearing a saddle, or just allowing you to place the lead rope over their back. The key is progress! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Saddling Preparations" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse being better prepared for the saddle. Your horse might be wearing a saddle, or just allowing you to place the lead rope over their back. The key is progress! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Saddling Preparations" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse yielding their hind end or front end while wearing a saddle, surcingle, etc. Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "HQ FQ Lead Back" Purpose or the "HQ FQ Yields" Purpose. This video is focused on riding, but you can do all the same exercises from the ground too. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse yielding their hind end or front end while wearing a saddle, surcingle, etc. Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "HQ FQ Lead Back" Purpose or the "HQ FQ Yields" Purpose. This video is focused on riding, but you can do all the same exercises from the ground too. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse preparing for riding with the reins! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Two-Line Driving" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of your horse preparing for riding with the reins! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Two-Line Driving" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Handled by Cat for photo shoot with Linda.

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Ridden in arena over obstacles.

Two line driven by Cat in the arena.

Ridden in arena by Cat.

Joker for catching. Put fly mask on.

Assisted Cat putting ride on her by holding the lead line.

Assisted Cat putting ride on her by holding the lead line.

Worked in round pen with Cat. Cat rode W/T both directions with Leigh Ann on lead line.

Cat warmed her up with two line drive, then saddled. Took to round pen. Good for up to mounting block. No a lot of handle on her. She is gate and cat sour. Did W/T both directions and found calmness in a head down walk for the end. Got off off side. No worries. Nice horse for all she has been through. Tricky for getting fly mask on/of.

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When you successfully catch a horse from their herd and return them in a way your trainer/director approves of, create a training activity for that horse, and mark this challenge complete.

When you successfully catch a horse from their pen and return them in a way your trainer/director approves of, add a training activity for that horse, and mark this challenge complete.

Ask your Director/Trainer which horse you should assign to this purpose. This will be a horse you will perform the "Catch a Horse in a Herd" Challenge with.

Ask your director/trainer which horse to assign to this purpose. Once you assign the horse (From the purpose page), mark this task complete.

Upload a photo of your horse coming up to you while you sit on the fence or stand on the mounting block! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Up to the Fence" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Upload a photo of that shows your horse improving their trailer loading because you can send them in the trailer while you remain sitting in a chair! Or better yet, can you load them without a halter on? How still can you keep your feet? Show us your best! For bonus points, share your pic to the facebook group! Need help? Check out the video lessons in the "Liberty Trailer Loading" Purpose. Need more help? Send us a video for coaching.

Mark this challenge complete when you have been able to further test the horses's commitment with any of the items listed. Same criteria for quality and acceptance vs toleration apply.

Mark this challenge complete when you are certain the horse is confident in being asked up to the fence and committed to standing there while you cause some "commotion." A horse that is confident and committed will stand with relaxation and can be guided willingly in any direction. Be sure you mark this challenge complete when the horse is accepting of this exercise versus just tolerating it.

Mark this challenge complete when you are able to ask a horse to lead forward after they bring their right hind foot toward the fence. The horse should stay parallel to the fence and allow you to rub them on the withers. Ideally, this challenge is completed with a light feel on the halter and lead rope and relaxation in the horse.

Complete this challenge when you are able to sit on the fence and have a horse successfully bring their right hind foot toward the fence. This only counts when able to compete the maneuver solely off the feel of the halter and lead rope - not with any driving pressure to the hip.

Share a picture to the FB group of a horse that loaded into the trailer with no strings attached!

Log an activity for a horse that is able to confidently put at least one foot in the trailer at Liberty.

Log an activity for a horse that is able to confidently try at the trailer.

Log an activity for a horse that is able to get confidently and quietly within range of loading into the trailer at Liberty.

Mark this challenge complete when you are able to toss the rope over the horses hip to the opposite side of where you are standing, and "unwind" them while walking backward. Be sure the horse is confident and soft with this on both sides before marking the challenge complete.

Upload a photo of you with the horse you will be participating in this Advanced Challenge with. For bonus points, share your pic to the facebook group and tell us what you are hoping to accomplish over the next 60 days. What will be hard? What do you think will be easy?

Pick an object or obstacle that is directly to your right, and placed about 10' away from you. Complete this challenge when you can have a horse that is facing you, standing straight out in front of you, and you can send them out and to the right to put a nose or foot on the object placed to your right. If you are the center of a clock. The horse is at 12 O'Clock and you are sending them to 3 O'clock.

Worked more on yielding shoulders when turning. She yielded better but is pulling on the halter, so we worked on line in circles until she softened. She had a cough and some congestion when she started working, so I kept the session short

She has gotten very pushy with her shoulders, and hasn’t been responding well to the stick and string, so today I used the flag to cause more commotion to get more energy from her. It helped a lot. She started to understand that she does not need to push her head or shoulder into me. Big improvement from start to finish

Washed thoroughly and focused on her face, which she is very uncomfortable with. Lightly sprayed face with water until she lowered head and relaxed

Debbie, one of the volunteers, did a ground work lesson with Vidalia. Debbie is timid and Vidalia can be a little pushy with her. We worked on accommodating them both to handling the stick and string, and work on debbie’s timing of correcting speed and direction at liberty in the round pen

Did groundwork and desensitizing to stick and string. Was more nervous than usual. Better about head being touch. Worked on mounting, she tried to bite me several times when I put my foot in stirrup. Worked on it until she stood quietly and relaxed. Mounted and just had her stand. She walked some, so one trim stop until she stood quietly, so i dismounted. She needs a lot of quiet time under saddle to learn to relax and trust

Worked on slapping string on ground next to her. Was very fidgety. Worked on moving her shoulders more, and introduced side passing

Worked on swinging string over back. She didn’t move as much this time and licked and chewed a lot more. Was much better about head being touched. Still will not relax and lower head while doing liberty work in round pen. Has a lot of tension

Worked on tossing string over he back until she would stand still. Conditioned. Worked on touching head with stick. Pulled away a lot

Worked on head shyness and dropping head down when pressure is applied to halter

She had become very head shy again. I worked first with the stick to allow her to get used to being touch around face and ears. Then used my hands, then worked on halterinf and unhalterinf without her pulling away

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose is able to successfully stand still next to the mounting block when the flag is in motion in the air around them, above them, and below them. Be sure the horse is accepting the flag vs just tolerating it in their space before completing this challenge. If you find you have a horse that is tolerating it and just can't seem to progress toward accepting the flag in any of the previous challenges, be sure to ask for help before progressing to this challenge.

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose is able to successfully remain relaxed in motion, while the flag is also in motion in the air around them, above them, and below them. Be sure the horse is accepting the flag vs just tolerating it in their space before completing this challenge. If you find you have a horse that is tolerating it and just can't seem to progress toward accepting the flag, be sure to ask for help. Sometimes progressing through all the lessons and coming back to these specific challenges can help Be sure to log your activity!

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose is able to successfully distinguish the difference between your intention for them to stand still when the flag is in motion and when your intention is for them to move forward away from your energy and the energy of the flag.

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose is able to successfully stand still when the flag is in motion in the air around them, above them, and below them. Be sure the horse is accepting the flag vs just tolerating it in their space before completing this challenge. If you find you have a horse that is tolerating it and just can't seem to progress toward accepting the flag, be sure to ask for help. Sometimes progressing through all the lessons and coming back to these specific challenges can help Be sure to log your activity!

Complete this challenge when you can smoothly transitions from a full HQ Yield to a full FQ Yield, Backing 10 Steps and then trotting off for 20 steps. Ideally, this is all done with lightness.

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose can successfully back 10 steps away from you with the application of steady pressure. Ideally, the pressure is light enough that you only have to press on the hair or skin, but not the muscle or bone.

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose can successfully back 10 steps away from you with just your intention.

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose can trot off the feel of the halter and lead rope when leading them forward. Add a short video, (30 seconds or less) to the training activity that shows them going from a stand still to trotting when you lead them. Ideally, they trot for at least 10 ft.

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose can successfully yield their Forequarters a full 360 degree rotation to the right with steady pressure. Ideally, the steady pressure does not require more than 4oz of strength (enough pressure to apply on the hair or skin, but not the muscle or bone)

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose can successfully yield their Forequarters a full 360 degree rotation to the left with steady pressure. Ideally, the steady pressure does not require more than 4oz of strength (enough pressure to apply on the hair or skin, but not the muscle or bone)

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose can successfully yield their Hindquarters a full 360 degree rotation to the left with steady pressure. Ideally, the steady pressure does not require more than 4oz of strength (enough on the hair or skin, but not the muscle or bone)

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose can successfully yield their Hindquarters a full 360 degree rotation to the right with steady pressure. Ideally, the steady pressure does not require more than 4oz of strength (enough on the hair or skin, but not the muscle or bone)

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose can successfully yield their Forequarters a full 360 degree rotation to the right with just your intention.

Complete this challenge when the horse assigned to this purpose can successfully yield their Forequarters a full 360 degree rotation to the left with just your intention.

Add a picture to a training log of a horse that is assigned to you of a correctly tied clove hitch. The lead rope can be attached to a real horse (if the horse is ready for this exercise) or it can be attached to an empty halter if you are doing this as a simulation with a "Volunteer" horse.

Add a picture to a training log of a horse that is assigned to you of a correctly tied bowline knot. The lead rope can be attached to a real horse (if the horse is ready for this exercise) or it can be attached to an empty halter if you are doing this as a simulation with a "Volunteer" horse.

Add a picture to a training log of a horse that is assigned to you of how you finished the knot with either a daisy chain or a "lock". If your organization has a preference of a certain technique, be sure to show this. The lead rope can be attached to a real horse (if the horse is ready for this exercise) or it can be attached to an empty halter if you are doing this as a simulation with a "Volunteer" horse.

Add a picture to a training log of a horse that is assigned to you of a correctly tied quick release knot. The lead rope can be attached to a real horse (if the horse is ready for this exercise) or it can be attached to an empty halter if you are doing this as a simulation with a "Volunteer" horse.

Add a picture to a training log of a horse that is assigned to you of a correctly wrapped lead rope. The lead rope can be attached to a real horse (if the horse is ready for this exercise) or it can be attached to an empty halter if you are doing this is a simulation with a "Volunteer" horse.

Add a picture to a training log of a horse that is assigned to you of where you would consider to be a safe place to wrap or tie the horse.

Post a picture to the FB group of a horse that you feel is ready to tie. https://www.facebook.com/groups/714145648627452/

I was able to walk in to the pen and move her to where I wanted her and halter her bring out and put her back into the pen.

Proper halter tying

I was able to lead my horse from round pen to her stall at a safe distance for the both of us.