Profile and Training notes for Cilla

Profile

Foaled: 21^st April 2005 

Measured 14^th November 2010   14’1 HH  and a bit

Wormed 14^th November 2010

We bought her in and left her to be a horse.  Was very anxious about life.  Abandon two foals now in training 

Experience

David Stuart of the round pen start for Cilla

DS: started July 2010:   had 3 rides. Bracey to start with. Ridden twice with snaffle.  Needs to be ridden forward. Put 3 more rides on her in Oct 2010. Ridden out on trails and used on the open day. Huge difference in this mare now she has been put into work. 

Working with Jonnie

7th ride :  27^th Oct 2010 

She has been a lot freer today, better transitions, better focus, and more responsive.  Picking out feet was good, but she is nosey and tries to turn head and watch you!! 

First time with the hosepipe was really nice and she relaxed in to it very well. 

Gate opening and closing whilst being ridden, for the first time was not bad at all, she was listening when asked,  pause, wait and stand.  Looked good once she knew what the aim was. 

Not very good for EP only did her front feet. 

8^th ride : 5^th November

Out at Carsington.  Loaded and traveled well.  Jogger put her off into a 180 and sheep stopped her.  Looked at most things on the way out.  On the long straights she was moving off the leg nicely, and tackled bridges etc nicely.  Good on the way back. 

9^th Ride : 9^th November 

Middleton Top.  Needs shoes.  Moving off the leg better, lateral movements better,  now goes through the gates with rider.

Ready for some school work 

10^th Ride 14^th November 

Improved softness and more responsive. Needs work on western maneuvers.  Back up good. Side pass down pole for her first try was not bad. Feeling better.  Not completely listening, doesn’t like being asked, and if unsure she goes bracey. When she knows what is ask of her, with no confusion she really relaxes. 

11^th ride  18^th November 

Very good day today.  She is working well and through on her lateral movements, getting the brace out.  Started neck reining with the teardrop exercise (flexion pattern / parelli bow-tie) Her stops are improving - really nice.  Transitions improving and following the feel. 

12^th Ride - 26^th November 

Very good, very soft response, slightly better to the left than the right.  Much better off the leg, following the feel and her understanding a lot more, very good and very pleasing.  Working on the exercises up to neck reining, and she is starting to feel it.   Canter needs a bit of work, but choppy.  Stands tied really well either in the trailer or outside waiting for tack.   Parelli Level 2 for Ground and Ridden now.

13^th Ride 29^th November 

Resistance to work today,  but more that happy to walk trot and canter.  She just wanted to have fun in the snow.  Got herself in place for gate opening and closing.  JB to try a different bit with her next time. 

14^th Ride 13^th December

Greatly improved today, nice snappy ground work, although a bit reluctant on the left bend.  Follows the feel loads better since last ride, although needs to be a bit lighter on the feel for neck reining.  Good work from her today … Jonnie is smiling.

14^th Ride 15^th December 

Really good, nice and quiet session, following feel in walk and trot very relaxed. Canter a bit rushed. Calm and accepting of feel, less resistant.  Key is a 15 min ground work session prior to ride and seems to be helping her brain.  Jonnie is very very pleased with her.  Working her canter next, and into lope.  

16^th ride 30^th December

Brilliant saying yes to everything, excellent results today. Smooth walk and trot,  almost there into canter.  Really nice smart stops.  Enjoys lateral movement.  Ground work good, listens and reacts.  Looks in very good condition too, put some weight on over the last couple of weeks.  All in all very pleased with her.  She’s back out on a hack tomorrow. 

17^th Ride 31^st December

Hacks out around Carsington.  Nice 2 hour hack by all accounts., she is getting very comfortable, a lot easier, and listening.  She has a nice gait.  Getting use to being out again after the sand school training.    Also included some road work today and seems unphased by the traffic., although not too keen on push chairs today for some reason !!!

5^th Jan - Front shoes fitted for trail work

18^th Ride 10^th Jan 2011

Cilla was very very good today, either in front or following Bluey.  7 miles around Carsington, riders had to get on and off due to black ice.   Not spooking at anything.  Passed a lot of things today:  wooden bridges, top speed cyclists, trucks, bin lorry with flashing lights, sheep, through the visitors centre car park with moving cars and people, fencing repairs with machinery hammering and banging: loud noises.  Ridden by both by Jonnie and Helen today. 

19^th Ride - 12^th Jan 2011

Arena: Brilliant Session:  working through her moves slowly today. Roll backs, stops, light soft feel work, nice lateral, and she likes and responded to all of it.  Well done.