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Aha! Look at :09 here – perfect timing of starting the wrap cues, right as his front feet were landing from jump 3. This was a wrap-towards-me and he did well with that, and sent back out to he line beautifully! That would be the same timing as the switch away, with the difference being that you would turn him away with your hands and step to the Rear Cross line with your feet.
Great job!
THi!
He found the out jump beautifully here too! Your timing was not as early with the verbals as it was in the previous rep, but still good!
The switch was still a little late: you did it about one stride before takeoff but it was still too late for him to set up the jumping – he tried but ending up dropping the bar. One stride sooner (landing from the #3 jump) should be perfect!
T
On this clip, you gave him the high energy out out out before he even entered the tunnel – and he stayed on his line perfectly! Suoer!!!
The switch cue was late at :09 (he was already taking off for 4) so try starting it (verbal and hands moving) as he lands from 3 and see how he does.Nice work!
TracyNice job on the first rep getting up to the #4 jump for the switch by not hanging out or decelerating near the #3 jump – that allowed you to get to a great position AND show decel and set up the turn. Super!!
He had a hard time finding the jump before and after the tunnel – he did well on the first rep when you were converging your motion towards it and later when you sent him to it. To help him find the jump and stay on the line, 2 things to do:
– lower the bar so it is easy and he doesn’t have to use any mental energy to get over the bar when you are behind a visual blocker
– throw the reward (he has MUCH LOVE for the momma an wants to be near you on course, so a throw reward will help you build up the love for staying on his line while layering 🙂 )
Great job!
TracyThis clip was the initial training to show him the jump behind the tunnel – very nice! On the 2nd rep at :44, you said “out” as his feet were landing from the previous jump: love it!! The next rep was a little later, so keep the earlier timing of as his feet are landing, you are cuing the out. You can also toss a treat or toy past the jump, so he doesn’t try to hustle back to you for the cookie by going over the tunnel LOL!! You can also say your verbals several times, not just once (out out out!). That won’t make much of a difference on a small sequence like this, but it will make a massive difference in supporting his line on the bigger courses.
Nice work!
Tracy
Hi!
I consolidated these into your main thread, so we can keep them all in one place.He did super well here!!! You can give him the ‘out’ cue for the jump behind the tunnel sooner: as he is in the air for the jump before it, start saying out and repeat it a few times. He found the tunnel after it really well! And since he is a big dude that has to squish down to get into the tunnel, you can wait for him at the exit of the tunnel for a heartbeat, so you don’t get too far ahead – you ended up going past the layering blocker because there was no place else to go LOL!!
Tracy
Hi!
>>We returned from our vacation in North Carolina last week to what now appears to be Hades, previously New Orleans.>>
YIKES! It is so hot there!! You could have stayed in NC where it is definitely cooler but also a bit like a rain forest right now! It was great to see you there even though we didn’t get to chat a lot!
Great job on these sequences and you both did brilliantly in the intense heat:
Seq 1, no added obstacles – super nice! Very connected! You can do the BC 2-3 sooner: as soon as he is over 2, start the blind. At :08 he was about a stride from takeoff so it was a little late and he had to slow down the tiniest bit to wait for you.
Nice independence sending to 2 and 4!Seq 1, adding the jump: He didn’t even look at it, but I think you were concerned because your blind was late at :39 🙂 You were looking at him for a long time til he almost took off for 3 there – doing the blind on time is even more important when there is a potential off course (because it will draw him away from the off course) so you can totally start it when he is jumping 2. The rest looked fabulous – you handled it as if the added jump was not there and he was great.
Seq 1: adding the tunnel – he is reading his lines perfectly here too, never looking at the off course tunnel. Yay! That BC 2-3 can definitely be earlier (see above 🙂 )
Seq 2, no added obstacles: looked fabulous! At :29 you did a threadle (I think you said ‘close close close’ but he didn’t need it: your handling se tup the perfect line!
Seq 2 with the added jump: looked just as fabulous without it – the handling was clear and he never looked off course 🙂
Seq 2, adding the tunnel – no problem at all! Especially the exit of the FC on 4: the tunnel entry is RIGHT THERE and he never looked at it – beautiful turn! You ran all 3 reps of this sequence as if the off course obstacles were not there and he nailed it. The only suggestion is that he probably doesn’t need the threadle 4-5 because his line was so good!
Seq 3, no tunnel – he was pumped up! The FC 2-3 was a little late without a head start from a stay (he was already taking off for 2 when you started it), but that should not be a problem when the tunnel is added in. The rest looked awesome – great connection and timing!
Full Sequence 3 – nice blind to the tunnel!
Give him the exit verbal before he enters the tunnel – you were a little late at 1:59, saying the ‘right’ verbal after he was in the tunnel, so his exit was a little wide.The FC at 2:04 can be sooner – he was lifting off and you were just starting it. You can get there sooner (into the gap for the FC) by sending to the 4 jump from behind you, and starting the decel into the FC as he lands from 4 and looks at 5. That will tighten it up! I don’t think he was looking at the tunnel there at all, he was just following the timing of the cue.
The backside FC on 7 was GREAT! It was a lovely tight turn, even with the tunnel right there.
Well done on all of these – you were setting the lines beautifully and he was reading them beautifully as well 🙂
Tracy
Hi!
>>We returned from our vacation in North Carolina last week to what now appears to be Hades, previously New Orleans.>>
YIKES! It is so hot there!! You could have stayed in NC where it is definitely cooler but also a bit like a rain forest right now! It was great to see you there even though we didn’t get to chat a lot!
Great job on these sequences and you both did brilliantly in the intense heat:
Seq 1, no added obstacles – super nice! Very connected! You can do the BC 2-3 sooner: as soon as he is over 2, start the blind. At :08 he was about a stride from takeoff so it was a little late and he had to slow down the tiniest bit to wait for you.
Nice independence sending to 2 and 4!Seq 1, adding the jump: He didn’t even look at it, but I think you were concerned because your blind was late at :39 🙂 You were looking at him for a long time til he almost took off for 3 there – doing the blind on time is even more important when there is a potential off course (because it will draw him away from the off course) so you can totally start it when he is jumping 2. The rest looked fabulous – you handled it as if the added jump was not there and he was great.
Seq 1: adding the tunnel – he is reading his lines perfectly here too, never looking at the off course tunnel. Yay! That BC 2-3 can definitely be earlier (see above 🙂 )
Seq 2, no added obstacles: looked fabulous! At :29 you did a threadle (I think you said ‘close close close’ but he didn’t need it: your handling se tup the perfect line!
Seq 2 with the added jump: looked just as fabulous without it – the handling was clear and he never looked off course 🙂
Seq 2, adding the tunnel – no problem at all! Especially the exit of the FC on 4: the tunnel entry is RIGHT THERE and he never looked at it – beautiful turn! You ran all 3 reps of this sequence as if the off course obstacles were not there and he nailed it. The only suggestion is that he probably doesn’t need the threadle 4-5 because his line was so good!
Seq 3, no tunnel – he was pumped up! The FC 2-3 was a little late without a head start from a stay (he was already taking off for 2 when you started it), but that should not be a problem when the tunnel is added in. The rest looked awesome – great connection and timing!
Full Sequence 3 – nice blind to the tunnel!
Give him the exit verbal before he enters the tunnel – you were a little late at 1:59, saying the ‘right’ verbal after he was in the tunnel, so his exit was a little wide.The FC at 2:04 can be sooner – he was lifting off and you were just starting it. You can get there sooner (into the gap for the FC) by sending to the 4 jump from behind you, and starting the decel into the FC as he lands from 4 and looks at 5. That will tighten it up! I don’t think he was looking at the tunnel there at all, he was just following the timing of the cue.
The backside FC on 7 was GREAT! It was a lovely tight turn, even with the tunnel right there.
Well done on all of these – you were setting the lines beautifully and he was reading them beautifully as well 🙂
Tracy
