Hey there @Marjorie Lewis @Jennifer Wagner @Vicki Eastridge @Jacqui Robertson ! It's great to have you in the community and I know some of you have already looked at the pre-clinic exercises, but I'd love to hear more about you and your horse 🤗

If you're enrolled in Reconnect, Rebuild, and Ride with Heart these are your "office hours". I'm switching to Wednesday evenings. Fridays are staying the same for now, but they will probably change when the weather warms up. Going forward Wednesdays — 7:00 PM EST Fridays — 10:00 AM EST These are relaxed coaching sessions where we can talk through anything that’s coming up with your horse or you. You can bring: • a question • a short video clip • a situation you’re trying to understand • or a small win from the week Sometimes the smallest moments with our horses turn out to be the most interesting to unpack. Come to whichever session fits your schedule — you don’t need to attend both. 👇 Drop your question or win below if you’d like me to cover it during Rider Lab. Looking forward to hearing what everyone is noticing this week.

Since we have a lot of new members, just a reminder that there are virtual office hours tonight from 7-8pm EDT. We'll meet right here in the group. You should see a red LIVE button that you can click when it's time. I hope to see you there!

I'm so excited to see more people joining us 😊 Let us know a little more about you @Karen Launis and @Robin Kockler. Remember, there are office hours tonight from 7-8pm EDT. If you came into Reconnect, Rebuild, and Ride with Heart because you signed up for a clinic; jump in and ask a question, even if it's not about the course! We've got a live coaching call coming up in the beginning of May, so keep following for that (you'll get an email too). Have you tried the experiment this week yet? I'd love to hear how those go in the call too 🤗

This week’s 10-minute experiment I call The Energy Ladder. Master the rungs and then climb the ladder faster to refine your horse's response. Start on the ground. Ask your horse to walk off. Either straight ahead with your or out on a circle, doesn't matter, whatever is easy for you. How did it feel? Do they walk on promptly with purpose at the lightest touch or maybe just your intention? No? Good. Now you can play with The Energy Ladder. What is the least amount of pressure or ask you'd like to use to get your horse moving? Save that as your first rung. What are you ACTUALLY having to do to get your horse moving? Save that as your third rung. Your second rung will be an action in between the first and third-pick whatever aid or combo of aids that works for you. The fourth rung is an action bigger or more enticing than the third rung. This could be using a tool - like a stick - or using something like food. What is going to really motivate your horse, KINDLY? Start asking for each rung of the ladder VERY CLEARLY and SLOWLY. Whenever your horse moves off, give a big HAPPY release! Simply notice when your horse goes. Is it always rung 3 or do they start moving off sooner? This week is about gathering data and noticing. Next week, we'll work on refining the ladder! If you want to hear more talk about, listen or watch this week's podcast episode. Here is a video of me doing this in the backup 👇