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Previous Tips on GatheringThe 4 S's of Gathering1. Sweep with your right hand 2. Shovel with your left hand 3. Slide your right knee 4. Squeeze with both of your legs Pretend you are sweeping the floor & in your right hand is the broom & your left hand has the dust pan and the goat's legs are a pile of dirt. Your broom has to start BEHIND the dirt pile to make sure you get all of the dirt. As you make contact with the "dirt" (goat's legs) you must keep the "dirt low & close to the ground, otherwise the "dirt" will fly where you don't want it to go. Make sure you break your wrist over to get all of the 'dirt' into the dust pan. The top back leg of the goat shouldn't be sticking up, it should go directly into your left thumb, if your right hand comes all the way across with the sweeping motion. Your left hand has a hold of the front leg & it will come DOWN & UNDER the back legs, like you were shoveling dirt off the floor with the dust pan. You will SWEEP & SHOVEL AT THE SAME TIME, meeting in the middle of the goat's body. As your goat's legs pass your right knee, it will SLIDE down onto the ground behind the goat's legs to make sure that they stay in the middle. Just drop your knee into the ground, be careful that you don't scoot around the butt of your goat & then to the ground- keep in mind, the more motion you make, the more time you take! As you sweep & shovel, your left hand will hold the goat's legs, your right knee will be in the ground, behind the goat's curves in it's legs above it's hocks. Your left knee should still be on the goat's shoulder. With BOTH knees you will squeeze to help keep the legs in the middle of the goat. By squeezing with your left leg it keeps the goat's front leg from pulling away from you. And by squeezing with your right knee, it will keep the back legs where they belong as well. Any questions?? Contact me!!!
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