The Purpose Exercises
9 Seasons
Once you've understood The Principles Of Horsemanship, it's time to start putting them to use through The Purpose Exercises.
You can click through the drop down below to explore these exercises.
These are the exercises that will teach your horse the art of Liberty, by tapping into how horses learn and behave. Typically we teach these in the order listed below, but there are sometimes exceptions to the rule, and many times we are working on multiple at once!
The Purpose Exercises:
1. Trust
2. Steady Pressure
3. Driving Pressure
4. Conscious Relaxation
5. Connection
6. Draw
7. Drive
8. Mirror Me
9. Circles
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00:47Episode 1USING DRAW FOR LIBERTY
Episode 1
Once you've built connection, you can start to build draw. In this video Mia talks about the importance of draw and balancing it with drive.
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HOW TO BUILD DRAW WITH A CUE
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BUILDING DRAW WITH WAIT AND RECALL
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DRAW OFF A CIRCLE FOR LIBERTY
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HOW TO FIX DRIFT AT LIBERTY
Does your horse drift or suck back at liberty? Here's how to help them become a little stickier and build draw. Mia demonstrates some handy tips online and then takes it to liberty with young horse Eagle who is in for training.
