Georgia Quarter Horse Groundwork, video 4 of 5

This is the first time this horse has been introduced to being asked to move his shoulders away. Notice how little I move my feet while I ask him to figure out what I want. I am really patient and asking only for a little bit from this horse. Only a few days prior he was too nervous to be near anyone, and since I was only there for one session, I wanted to maintain his growing confidence that interacting with people could be fun and not scary or confusing.
You might also get the feeling that I have roots growing into the ground with my energy. That's called being grounded. I'd like to do a feature about this energy exercise, but for now to sum it up, here's the basic about it. I imagine that I've got a cord of light running from the base of my spine down into the earth, connecting me all the way to the center of the earth. This is my grounding cord. I've been doing this so often that I don't have to think about it very much to "turn it on." A grounding cord helps me stay connected to the earth and helps me be the calm, confident leader of my horse. Any weird shake-ups or feelings can be sent down the cord so that I can remain level headed and thinking clearly, and able to read the horse better than if I were swept up in the horse's emotions.

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[lizzieodonnell]

Wow nice video... Nice explanation of grounding yourself too... I am enjoying my very first gelding, he was mistreated by a trainer for a little while that was hired by the guy that had him before me, so he had turned into a very easily spooked guy. I have not been able to lunge him and he does not even really want to circle me but this looks like it could work. It would be great if this works... I will try it... Thanks for the video