Lara Coventry Cox

Creating a better life for animals through positive communication with their human

Rebel by name and Rebel by nature
The lay down favourite “trick” #2

Zorro and I kicking some dirt
Zero learning his yawn on cue
The sitting king Trigger
Bolt prefers to go naked..
Zac at Nationals..8 months from starting he did a great job, placed in all
Zorro doing what he does best ..
Rebel and Zorro at QLD State off one onto the other
Star learning target
cuba sitting down on the job
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5534155/another-victory-coventry-cox-wins-state-ranch-riding-title/
cuba loves a lay down , its a great place to build trust
Zorro at Nationals.. it takes commitment to get there
When you’re both focused on the same things amazing stuff can happen
Zorro at gatton the Slide n Spin 2017

again… like i said standing in the saddle is very useful.. think about it.

Bolt going naked again again.
How much time do you spend with your horse? double it now.
Star my dorper ewe is solid on her target lessons.
Once you have a target, float training is a breeze.
🌺Zerowhizit 2nd ride,
A back up no reins.. it’s
about understanding and clear communication.. consisteny is key.. know what you mean and mean what you say with consistency.
It’s not straight but a slight correction is the next step.
And a tip for the next step is .. I won’t be pushing him into position to go straight.. that would be babysitting.. it would create a cue I have to then remove..
he will go straight and I will say “gooood” .. ? How will that happen?
This is what I say to everyone.. ask for a little and you’ll get a lot. I’ll ask for a little, he will go straight.. he can’t go crooked on his first step.
It creates massive gains, instant responses and clear understanding.
💥..
So stop asking for too much if the message isn’t clear you’ll end up with nothing.







So this is how easy training most things become, once you have targets trained it all flows from there. Sure you could run with a bucket of food over a jump and the sheep would probably follow but this is direction not a lure. Star knows she needs to touch the target in order to complete the task. just in time for winter a little woolly Jumper 😆