Learning Weaves (almost there!!)

[Giselle]

:D I think Ivy finally "gets" how to weave. We're doing the weave-a-matic style, and we're up to 3 slanted + 3 straight poles now! Here's a little timeline:

May 9 (freshly weaned off guide wires):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/th_MVI_1320.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/?action=view&current=MVI_1320.flv)

May 21:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/th_MVI_1480.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/?action=view&current=MVI_1480.flv)

Today!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/th_MVI_1636.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/?action=view&current=MVI_1636.flv)
(The last 3 poles look off kilter because the ground isn't stable)

Sorry, just wanted to share my excitement :D

[k9krazee]

That's awesome!! It really does look like she knows what she's doing!

I think she has it well enough that I'd start working on weave pole entrance -from every angle, you in different positions (in front of her, lagging behind, etc). But she looks great, keep up the good work!

[Crikit]

Looking good, it looks like she's getting the hang of them and almost has her footwork down.

I'm still doing a ton of foundation work with Kiz and slowly building towards putting him on equipment.

[Riptide]

What a good girl!! Weaves are so hard to train >.< It took my girls months of practice to get them well enough. She's coming along great!

[Giselle]

Thanks! :D

We're still working on a lot of foundation skills, too, but there's just something intimidating about weaves so I wanted Ivy to tackle it head on from Day 1. Today, she's up to 4 straight poles with the entrance being slanted. Sooo excited to add more poles! :D

[ratdogg]

wow. i that first vid is one of the first posts i really read on this site. It's neat seeing the update :) congrats on making such progress. It's really fun to watch something blossom. thanks for sharing!