Skyfall has officially been taught every exercise in Clinton Anderson's Fundamentals series. This is the first horse I have put through the entire process. Right now we are fine tuning a few exercises we are weak in (usually due to user error).
I probably haven't ever ridden a horse as enjoyable to ride as this one. He is willing, soft and supple, and easy to teach.
I have just shy of two weeks left in May to finish off the Fundamental exercises and then I will be spending June getting his gait down. He's already giving me some gait, so it shouldn't take a lot of time to push him up a little faster so I can have him certified.
So far, teaching both trot and gait is working swimmingly. He understands that when I post and ask with a big two leg squeeze on a loose rein that I want trot, but when I ask with a small squeeze and light contact on the bridle that I want something different. He isn't certain what that looks like all the time yet but he is trying to find the answer and succeeds with a few steps here and there.
I'm hoping to bring him to a show in late June or July sometime to have him evaluated for his gait and officially certified. This will complete his Rocky Mountain Horse requirements.
Here are some video links of some of his recent training.
https://youtu.be/aKcE9CPd0O8
https://youtu.be/TbrFH9oeE2Y
https://youtu.be/EfKBtGy_Noc
https://youtu.be/anRCWaLPvF4
https://youtu.be/KJ4u55lijwo
https://youtu.be/HhKHGBnTKJo
https://youtu.be/IW759QUqpm8
