ON DEMAND Liberty Video-Coaching Group Workshop w/ Guest: Andrea Wady

This Workshop is over... we had a GREAT time.  The recording can still be purchased and you can view it at any time.   Here is the index to the video, which includes questions you will hear answered:

00:00 a) Learning Liberty w/ Scotty - Preview Video as Folks Join the Webinar

0:02:11 Administrivia - Jen

• Everything Andrea can be found at www.andreawady.com
• Everything David can be found at www.DavidLichman.com 

0:04:07 David’s Intro to Workshop and Andrea

• 0:05:39 b) Andrea Coco Rain Forest video
• Story of how we met...
• What is Pure Liberty Horsemanship?
• People get stuck with only doing what the horse initiates... what happens when we want to offer the horse something we need to get done?

• Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic motivation

0:37:37 Q&A

• Are these your definitions? Did I get this right? Extrinsic motivation = motivators/tools you introduce (treats, stick, etc.) Intrinsic motivation = something innate to the horse (curiosity, play, etc.) that you tap into

• How much direction do you add to play with a horse (other than "don't run over me!"?
• Andrea sits so beautifully on a horse. Can she share any of her secret tips with us or is she just a very talented/lucky person in that respect?
• Would you use food as motivator with a new horse?

0:46:40 Welcome LeAnn Milbrandt & Mystic Night

• She comes when called. She stands nice to be haltered. However, when I lead her is when there is head tossing. I thought this might be a good strategy to get her more connecting with me just walking at liberty. However, when I try to just go with her she will turn on me and toss her head (like she is saying get out of my space or you are irritating me). I'm not sure what the appropriate reaction to this is with a pure liberty strategy. I move out of her way and usually change sides. It may be that her bubble is bigger than where I am at, although I am trying not to crowd or herd her.

• d) 0:48:34 LeAnne Pure Liberty video
• Another question: Andrea indicated to look where they look, but if they are looking at you or reaching out to touch you, what is the appropriate response? Should you look the same direction as they are or back at them? Also, what if the thing they want to nibble on is you?

• 0:57:10 Q & A LeAnn
• Love all this intrinsic ideals, how do you deal with dominant horses? Who get too much in your space and respond to requests with aggression in a split second.

1:00:49 Welcome Cathy McElroy

• She is a horse that won’t be pushed. Here’s an example from a couple of years ago

• 1:01:38 e) Cathy BEFORE video
• You slowed things down & quit asking for so much, no more outbursts like this – but now you want to know if you are being too soft?

• I think that i am getting her to be interested in doing the things I want and she does a lot for me but there is always a point where she decides ok I’m bored or tired and that is enough .I do try to end my session before that happens so i am the one saying enough but ... I am worried that I am letting her take too much control.

• f) 1:03:19 Cathy Pure Liberty video
• 1:13:56 Q & A Cathy ?

By necessity, I train my high-energy, playful gelding in an arena that has 1) awesome hay available 2) his paddock buddy eating at one end.  I do allow him to eat with my express permission during breaks...but he does like to leave to try to go grab a bite to eat when we're working on something.  I get him back without any problem by claiming the space with quite a lot of energy but the issue is ongoing.  How do I discourage this in a way that the behavior will begin to be extinguished?

1:20:58 Welcome Isabelle Bublot & Melina Saunier (translator)

• Isabelle posted this video in my Community Connection & Coaching Group

• Stick to me... she gets closer when I ask her to speed up at the walk or trot and comes along almost every time with head shaking, which can make me quite uncomfortable sometimes as you may see.

• 1) Do you think this head shaking shows protest / unhappiness / reluctance from her part more than enthusiasm? ... This may seem like joy on some occasions, but I’m not so sure this is the case in this precise situation..

• 2) What can I do to prevent/improve this, which will probably depend on the reason you think she is doing it...

• g) 1:22:33 Isabelle Bublot Head Tossing video
• h) 1:23:58 Isabelle AFTER video
• Andrea – what’s your take?

1:36:49 Final Q & A

• Wonderful reading of a horse! What would you do with a low energy horse instead?
• 1:41:08 Can it work in the round pen and let the energenti horse go along the fence while te person travels on a smaller circle, or will that cause other issues? Might require on line at first?
• 1:45:39 I have two 18 year olds working here… they have no ears, more or less ambition and I feel, that my traditional  way of working is too much to digest, they are very hard to engage… suggestions? Love Katja.
• 1:51:29 What are some of your best ideas about re-establishing a lost connection? What about when the connection is here-gone-here-gone-here-gone?  :)
• 1:58:29 I have a draft (my Gus) with lots of playful energy who always needs variety when playing liberty. We have been playing at finding relaxation inside a horse trailer, (he loads easily at liberty but does not travel well at all). I am wondering if you have any tips from the point of energy while inside the trailer. I have hay inside, I have him on line or off line

2:09:30 End

Andrea: www.PureLibertyCourse.com

 Questions not answered during the live webinar:

 Mary Lou: My lovely, sensitive RBI gelding had become more, not less, tense and worried in the four years that I have had him, I believe because I have (nicely) pushed him too fast to achieve my goals, and because, being a good little obedient soldier, he has let me “get away with it.”  How do I start to begin to repair the relationship?  

Also, once I have that working better, how does one reconcile partnership with goals?  Where’s the balance between what he wants/needs and what I would like to accomplish with him one day?
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Andrea Wady is a long time student, friend and colleague with a strong background in riding from childhood, and a foundation in Natural Horsemaship. She has created Pure Liberty Horsemanship after studying with me, Dr. Jenifer Zeligs, Elsa Sinclair, Emma Massingale, Honza Blaha and Katja Schumann.

Taming Wild - Pura Vida: Crossing the country of Costa Rica, from The Pacific to the Caribbean, with fellow liberty trainer Elsa Sinclair, Andrea & Elsa explored bonding with two very damaged rescue horses through movement and a liberty mindset.

Workshop Contents:

The David Lichman Video Coaching Webinar Experience

Sit in the Gallery, watch, listen and post questions for two hours, as I advise and coach several students on their individual video submissions. During the event I will share the student videos - stopping, starting and highlighting relevant sections while I discuss with the student my thoughts and suggestions.  Live Q&A throughout.

When: On Demand, any time

Pricing: Gallery Spectators…. $30

Purchasers will receive a $5.00 discount on all future video workshops!

Access: On Demand in your Purchased Streaming Videos