Introduction & Details
Week 1: Let's Start from Scratch
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Week 1 Checklist of exercises to try
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Harmony Training Continuum
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The 2 best Respect & Safety and 3 best calming Calm Connection Exercises
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Calm Connection Exercise 1 - Square
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Calm Connection Exercise 2: S Pattern
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Calm Connection Exercise 3: Move with Me and Yield
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Respect & Safety Exercise 1: Back, Back, Stay
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Respect and Safety Exercise 2: Swing Shoulders and Back
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Summary & Questions
Week 2 - Calm Connection Challenge
Week 3: Get Connected
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Week 3 Checklist of exercises to try
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Calm Connection Exercises
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My #1 Secret that is the root of my success with horses
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Energy & Opportunities for More Connection
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Calm Connection Exercise 4: 360 with a Twist
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Calm Connection Exercise 5: Boomerang
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Calm Connection Exercise 6: Spirals
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The 8 ABCS and a sneak peak at next week
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A demo with MIdas: drivelines and energy up and down
Week 4 - Ground Work Challenge
Week 5: Liberty and Create a Yes Horse
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Week 5 Checklist of exercises to try
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Feel & Timing
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Liberty Mistakes and how to fix them
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Create a Yes Horse - and Rewards
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The Cheek Hold
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ABCs - forwards, down, and haunches
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ABCs: Up, Back, and Haunches
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ABCs: neutral, shoulders, and sideways
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Join Up - using no tools and no chasing (in class lecture)
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Join Up Example 1- Challenging Distracted Horse (Midas)
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Join Up Example 2 - a dominant horse that turns their butt to you (Jill)
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Join Up Example 3 - a distracted horse (Kim)
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Join Up Example 4 - with the anxious horse about to jump out of the ring
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Join Up Example 5: Sometimes it's just easy
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Join Up Example 6: when to use cheek holds with Dreamer
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Join Up Example 7: Blizz the calm but not connected horse (yet)
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Join up: with the excited and active horse
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Join Up: with the super domanint horse that wants to kick you
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Join up: with a horse that used to be dominant and crazy
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Join Up: with the super timid horse
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Join Up: The insecure horse
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Join Up: trying to be interesting
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Join Up - with a disconnected horse
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Join Up: using the 45 degree angles
Week 6 - Liberty Challenge
Week 7: Riding with a Calm Connection
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Week 7 Checklist of Exercises to try
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Ask, Tell, and then Wait, Clairfy, Motivate, or Adjust
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Is your horse ready to ride? Free run & trot
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Mounting Tips
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Mounting - an example
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Mounting- Video 2 (more examples)
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Calm Connection Exercise, Riding: Square
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Calm Connection Exercise, Riding: 360 with a Twist
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Calm Connection Exercise, RIding - Boomerang
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Calm Connection Exercise, Riding - Move with Me and Yield
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Calm Connection Exercise, Riding: S Pattern
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Calm Connection Exercise, Ridng: Spirals
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Putting the Calm Connection Exercises to the Test with a Known Bucker
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Building Confidence
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Should you let your horse follow another horse to gain confidence?
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Confidence Building - Session with the horses
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Recap of the Calm Connection Exercises: Ground and RIding
Week 8 Riding Challenge
Week 9: Continued Progress
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Week 9 checklist of Exercises to Try
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ABC's in the saddle (Create a Yes Horse)
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ABC's in the saddle - a second group
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The 3 S's of Progress
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Using the 3 S's with the Calm Connection Exercises (Refinement)
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Balance and Posture for Horses
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Balance And Posture Exercises on the Ground with the Horses (Refinement)
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Balance and Posture Exercises with a Second Group
Week 10 Refinement Challenge
Wrap Up and Celebration
