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| Whoa there's a rope on tied to me! Sophie had to learn to give to pressure and not run away from it! |
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| Two eyes! I can't train a horse that isn't paying attention to me. Sophie was pretty eager to learn. |
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| We just un-tracked her hind end...To get her focused on me I had to constantly re-direct her feet and teach her to cross her hind. |
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| This is the start of our leading. She did pretty good! Tomorrow will be even better |
Today concludes day 4! Basically did the same as I did yesterday, but even more desensitizing and focus on redirecting those crazy feet! She always thinks she has to be moving so I just put her to work, and then when she rests I desensitize her! I rub her alllll over and let her know how nice it is to be next to someone. Also, I use the rope lots and get her used to things flying everywhere. Clinton Anderson says, "Heart attacks are free, so give your horse one!" It really helps especially with Arabians to desensitize them LOTS. And to everything because they really do notice it! Sophie is a good girl though, and I am very happy about her progress so far. You see, horse training is about building blocks and making a strong foundation. I do a little bit, a LOT so that the good things are repeated so often that it becomes second nature to the horse. Sure I could rush things, through a saddle on and YEE HAW TONTO! And pray to God I don't get killed...but I don't believe that is beneficial to either the horse or the rider (You only have one body!) Needless to say, I am happy, she is happy and we are moving forward!
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