Thursday, 24 March 2011

Lost in translation...

So I'm recommended to try and get more voice control over Ernie.  Which means, when out in the woods say "Can-ter!" loudly and clearly when I ask for it and reward him accordingly if he does it.  (Remember in the school when we go for this transition we tend to get lots of bucking! .... but I do tend to try and voice activate to a degree when I'm schooling anyway.... )

Off I go to the woods determined to try this out.  So we're off cantering and I remember that I forgot to say anything, so I say it when I nudge him to keep going ..... And, what do you know - HE BUCKS! - mid-canter.

So it appears I have taught him voice activation, but it just activate the wrong bits!  Re-learning's going to be fun (not!), god help both our backs!!  :-)

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