This is the first day Taylor and I work together with her foal. He is a nice quiet guy that I think will come around quickly! We used the bamboo pole to start with and even though it was her first day working him she was able to get all the way up to his […]
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Well, we upped the anti and really made progress with Seeky today!! We put his halter on again but this time with a rope and progressed to getting him to give to it. The end result was to have him maul my face!! He is so cute!
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Today we continued with our flagging and added teaching Shima how to “pony”. It makes it a lot easier to teach them in a controlled area then out in the hills the first time! She did really well and we look forward to next week!
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This was the 2nd day flagging Shima and she is definitely getting much better! We worked on rubbing her muzzle today too and are trying to go into her pen several times between sessions to get her better about us approaching her.
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We are now just using our rope to get a hold of Seeky instead of needing the bamboo pole. He is doing good and we even put his halter on him today! He wasn’t sure he liked the feel of it but decided it was ok!
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We changed stuff up a bit today and took Shima into the indoor arena and flagged her off horse back. This is a fantastic way to build confidence in a horse that is scared. They have the security of another horse and the person is safer than being on the ground. Also she started wanting
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Today we introduced the halter to Seeky. Then we taught him to check it out to get scratches!! It was very fun to watch and his actions were very funny! He is sure coming along good! He will be someones best friend!!
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Today we took Shima out into the round corral. Things got a little crazy a couple of times but the work we put in all ready helped us out a ton! We worked moving in a circle with the flag as well as leading some from both sides. We also lead her to her stall
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Today Seeky really started checking us out!! He is thinking I am a pretty good buddy because I scratch all his itches!!
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Seekseekqua sure loves his scratches!! I know he is so close to giving in totally! We were able to get right up beside him today and he was loving the affection! He respects the rope enough that for the most part we can control him easily.
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