Personality and Self Discovery :)

This month's Savvy Club DVD was AMAZING! I would love to see more discussion and get more insight on humanality, and matching it with horsenality for sure. And it really helped solidify my personality for me.

I never really knew which I was more... I knew I bounced around between all but RBI. When I am around two or more people I'm very comfortable with, I can be a very strong RBE. When I am at work trying to get a lot done at once, I can become very LBI with the "leave me alone, don't talk to me, I just want to get this done" point of view. However, innately, this DVD helped put in concrete my innate personality is LBE :) I used to have friends specifically find me and have me talk to people because I am extremely blunt, but I just see it as being honest! It's the truth, who wouldn't want to hear it? I don't think I'm bossy, but I can be if those around me aren't getting done what I think should be. My RBI mother lovingly refers to me as her "slave driver", and has me come over (like I just did last weekend) to help her get things done that she needs an extra push for. See? It's helpful! Lol! And when the psychologist was talking about his LBE wife, and how when she is frustrated she kind of blows up and talks out all her problems, then lets out a deep breath and goes out on the porch and reads a book... OMG! That is EXACTLY me!

At the end he talked about growing, and controlling your personality as well as have it bleed out into other personalities, and to think about what aspects of other personalities would be beneficial for you. For me, I would like to have the confidence to be more RBE sometimes. I really admire their talent for just walking up to strangers like they've known them forever and striking up a conversation, so I think that's how I'll focus on expanding my personality traits :)

It's really empowering to find out clarification of who you are... to put it into a label and research it, and then to have a psychologist put your personality into multiple situations, and also match it up with horsenality? It really helps see things clearly, and also keeps you conscientious of the impact your actions and energy have on other people of other personalities. I'll definitely be watching that DVD again, but next time make my boyfriend watch it with me ;p

Lillan Notes from Maureen Raskin

Maureen Raskin said Jane and I spent the day at Land's End, just a mile or so from my house, auditing the private lessons Lillan Roquet was teaching. We learned SO much. I can't wait to get busy applying these techniques to Lou. They included: if your horse won't listen to a soft ask with your legs, "make a commotion" by disengaging hindquarters, then give a moment of silence before you move on. Repeat as necessary. To get your horse to stretch his neck down during the trot, push your hips forward as you post, as if you are trying to push his ears down with your hips. For a horse that travels with his head high and a bracy neck, get him to release and relax by turning his head slightly to the outside and continue walking or trotting until the horse gives and relaxes his neck, then release and let him straighten his neck. To transition from trot to soft walk, tip horse's nose to outside and release when horse takes his head down to relax. To teach a halt with your body, pick a spot. If your horse doesn't halt at the spot, then allow him to walk until your body reaches that spot (his grace period). Then pick up the reins and back him up to the spot. If he doesn't get it after a couple of trys, make a commotion by tapping him on the shoulder with your stick as you back him. Repeat as necessary. I must remember that horses process as follows---mind, flexion, shifting wt, then lastly, moving feet. So much more, but I'd be writing a novella. Great job Lillan! It was your birthday but we all got the present!

These are notes from another Parelli student I found interesting. I originally copied it for a personal reminder, but these are definitely tips everyone can benefit from!