Training for a Perfect Pony - Dressage with Mistress Athena

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Good boy. That's it. Good.

Now slow your walk down. That's good.

Every time my whip cracks at your heels, that's to push you on. Do you understand?

Do not answer, just nod your head. Good boy.

So if I crack down once, I want you to pick up a bit of speed, but not going to trot, just keep it at a walk.

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And then when I pull on the lunge line, like this, it slows you down. Understand?

Good. Walk on.

Make sure there's no washing line between me and you. Keep it on a tight hold at all times.

It doesn't need to go baggy at all.

You're going to have it, dearie. No brain in that head of yours.

I'll just give you easy directions.

Better.

Whoa. Whoa.

Stand. Good boy.

I'm going to do exactly the same on the other end. Turn around. Good boy.

And walk on.

And whoa. Stand.

For you to be the perfect pony, you have to follow my aids.

And if you don't follow my aids correctly, then we don't get it right, do we?

And instead, you get punished and you don't become the perfect pony.

And we're training for the perfect pony today, so do as you're damn well told.

Understood?

My aids again.

Stand. You wasn't given...

Ow. Ow.

Yes. So, the aids again.

When I crack down at the back of your ankles, it means to move forward in walk.

When I crack them down again, more momentum, go faster in walk.

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Training For A Perfect Pony - Dressage with Mistress Athena