Ok you got my attention, Liberty is my favorite class. I'm an old woman, you know like your granny that is constantly complaining about her aches and pains, well that's me. In liberty all I have to do is stand there and direct. I love to watch the grace and beauty of a good liberty horse.
First off you will need a place to train, either a round pen or good size corral or paddock. Pick your music, same music for the horse so they recognize it. I train my horses to understand english, plus body language. I teach them the words walk, trot, go (run) and whoa (stop) then come. I practice alot in a round pen, but don't bore them, keep it short and only a couple of times a week. Walk them in hand to teach walk, trot, then turn them lose and teach them to run. When in the ring they must work the whole ring, and perform the gaits of trot and gallop, they also need animation, such as fun for them, bucking and rearing, you must not let them stop and roll. To teach them to come after they have already learned the word whoa, I tell them to whoa then to come with my hand outstrectched with a treat. You can't use treats in the show ring but at home it is a good training aid. Your catch is very important, just as important as movement and animation. When you are at a show and your horse has been stalled for severals days, you may want to excercise them the morning of liberty class, so they are not too freash and you can catch them.
This is Wee Equines Barbie Doll in liberty
I thought I had my black mare in photobucket, but can't find her picture, sorry.
