So the last couple of days have been exciting out on the trail. We started off going down the fence line and I kept her attention by doing lots of changes of directions and one rein stops. She was scared of the tumbleweeds in the neighbors yard, and one particular tractor tire that probably was going to eat her alive (HA!) And we just took it in stride. I got her relaxed and using the thinking side of her brain and then we could lope along with no problems.
Today was pretty much the same except I went down a different fence in the pasture and got her used to even more spooky things. One particular puddle was a problem. I had to laugh when she went to drink the nasty soupy mix- I think she was trying to also perceive how deep it was with her muzzle. After getting a mouthful of mud she finally got the confidence she needed to try it out. Then we repeat 10 more times...
Loping along the backstretch there was a section of fence with tall sagebrush on one side and tall weeds on the other that made her nervous. So guess what we did? We went back and forth baack and forth until she gives me that heavy sigh and I can feel her muscles relax a bit. Then we move on.
It'll probably be a pretty boring blog from here on out because it's hard for me to drag my camera people out on location (aka my husband and or mother-in-law). I'll try to post weekly now unless something really cool pops up.
A few more things I want to get accomplished this month before I put her up for sale include-
a) putting as many trail miles on her as I can
b) roping the dummy and
c) dragging logs
If I can get all these done - I think we'll both be happy campers and I will feel confident selling her as a green broke horse. I kind of feel sad about it now...because she is a pretty nice girl. I just hope I can find her a wonderful home that will keep going with her.
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