Handling 3 - Week 6
After a week delay due to snow, we finally got in our last class. Since the weather was still kind of iffy, the class was pretty small.
We did two novice level jumpers courses (minus weaves). Riot did really well. The first was near perfect with the exception of him taking out a jump standard on the second to last jump. I was so busy not trying to get left in the dust by him, that I think I ran too far ahead and he was rushing to keep up with me. We tried the course (or parts of it) a few more times and I think he started to shut down. I really need to be careful with him when repeating sequences and making sure I’m rewarding him enough.
The second sequence was flawless. It was a really good run.
Most of our crosses were rear crosses and he read them all really well.
I ran the first course at 20” and the second course at 24”. Elsie said that he’s a much better jumper at 20 than he is at 24. Diann agreed, but added that he’s getting better at 24. When I first started jumping him at 24, he was hurling himself over the jumps, but he’s getting better.
