SHEDU FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING
Street Racing Basics & Beyond
Street Basics are a set of skills that any Shedu should acquire before even thinking of getting anywhere near the starting line.
***A Shedu must complete both their Core Training and Street Basics before proceeding further into Street Racing SFTs.
These exercises are done on the rough and tumble streets. Often in places where law enforcement are rarely seen and never welcomed: abandoned factories, run down urban decay, and low life level noisy districts are the common areas for training.
**** IMPORTANT! Street basics do not replace or cancel out the need of CORE TRAINING.
STREET BASICS' TASKS:
(8 images total)
Perfecting basic obedience, learning voice cues. (1 image total)
Sit/Stay etc, normal command that comes with ground-work.
Accepting body paints or brand covering paints (1 image total)
Desensitization to street life: noise, crowds, unknown people etc. (3 image total)
You as an artist are given freedom to show cat and handler in this process in whichever way suits you as long as it clearly shows cat and handler in a city setting performing training.
Here you can go wild with any additional elements that you would like your cat to get used to.
Such training begins with getting your cat used to the cityscape and unfamiliar surroundings in the quietest hours of the day. Then, when the cat feels safe and secure enough comes time for real training. Often this part of training includes a lot of walks in crowded areas, perfecting basic obedience commands there, such as “sit”, “stay”, “heel” and “follow me”. Next step is to introduce more irritating and scary things, such as fireworks, exploding balloons, unfamiliar objects, people, etc. The more your cat knows - the better.
To complete the task, depict the process of desensitization. Whichever you like the most. But remember, that should be happening on the streets of the city.
Meeting racing buddies (3 image total)
Unlike official racing circuits, on the streets there are no safety staff or rescue teams, so it is twice as important for street racing cats to have good manners and to know how to behave with other cats around them.
Often in street racing most of the learning and training goes on in a group with a more experienced cat who helps the newbie to get used to wild conditions that street racing presents. Cats should get to know their racing gang buddies to decrease chances for unwanted accidents on the track. Street racing can be quite aggressive, with cat and rider teams trained to attack opponents in order to better their own chances. It's important for a cat to recognize who their friends are in the heat of the race to avoid taking out teammates with 'friendly fire'.Don’t have a buddy cat? You may instead use one of the Mendoza cats:
Pick 3 from the following prompts:
A) Meet your team
B) Get to know your “buddy” cat
C) Learn to run shoulder to shoulder with another cat
D) Learn to run in crowd
E) Teach the cat to jump dangerous objects - fire, barb-wire fences etc.
Continue your Street Training
BENEFITS & REQUIREMENTS
These sets of prompts are not mandatory to participate in Shedu events. However, if completed, they will give your cat noticeable benefits:
Each completed set linked to a specific discipline will cancel out the roll for the following hazards of shows in that specific discipline:
Initial roll for buck offs **
Initial roll for falls **
Initial roll for fatal and serious injuries **
Initial roll for refusals **
** Initial roll is the mandatory roll that will take place at an official event. A completed SFT makes sure your team will pass those. However in some competitions or disciplines there are additional rolls for mishaps. SFTs will not protect from those. You will need to acquire special gear and/or make proper choices to avoid those.
MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS
Literature: 450 words per task (In English or Russian language)
Art: Clean coloured sketch/ 50% + body/ Handler (50%+ visible)*/ BG + other elements if required by the particular task.
The shedu anatomy should meet the standard level according to the AP chart to qualify for these prompts.
Cats must be ridable age (2.5-3 yrs)
You can place up to 5 teams of handler and cat in one training picture.
TACK on Shedus is required. Mandatory (when rider is on the back: saddle, halter/shedu bridle/cordeo). In other times - collar and leash or halter and a lead rope.
HOW TO SUBMIT COMPLETED TRAININGS
Gather your entries and comment to this LOG :
Don`t forget to link the references of the handler and the Shedu being trained!