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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 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.

Due to a swollen sore spot on Sandy\\\'s shoulder, I wanted to give her a few days off of being ridden under saddle. Yesterday I focused on using the long lines and driving her from behind trying to encourage her to bend and round out through her neck and back through her turns. Today her spot on her shoulder had reduced in size and after palpation I decided to ride Sandy today bareback. Sandy stayed calm and relaxed as I mounted and we walked around the arena both directions to warm up. Then we started practicing small 5 meter circles at the walk. Encouraging her to bend around my leg with a nice balanced gait. One of the volunteers was working on dragging a pole with another horse so, Sandy and I started following the moving obstacle. Sandy was very curious and was genuinely interested in watching the pole move around the arena. She never reacted out of fear or seemed rigid. Sandy seems to be a very confident mare!

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.

Log a health activity for when the farrier visits. (Make note of the horse's behavior). If it was cooperative, wonderful! If they need more preparation, set a reminder that includes instructions on what specifically to focus on.

Log an activity where you are able to hold horse's Right Front foot with your hand for 30 seconds or longer, and softly place the toe on the ground.

Log an activity where you are able to hold horse's Left Front foot with your hand for 30 seconds or longer, and softly place the toe on the ground.

Log an activity where you are able to hold horse's Right Hind foot with your hand for 30 seconds or longer, and softly place the toe on the ground.

Log an activity where you are able to hold horse's Left Hind foot with your hand for 30 seconds or longer, and softly place the toe on the ground.

Log an activity where you are able to use the rope to place the horse's Right Front foot on the ground at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock (approximately).

Log an activity where you are able to use the rope to place the horse's Left Front foot on the ground at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock (approximately).

Log an activity where you are able to use the rope to place the horse's Right Hind foot on the ground at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock (approximately).

Log an activity where you are able to use the rope to place the horse's Left Hind foot on the ground at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock (approximately).

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?

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.