AUGUST 8, 2008
Today’s session with our Mustangs just proves that the Natural Horsemanship way of training horses really works. We have felt that we were fairly slow in how much training we were putting on our Mustangs, and that probably, everyone else was way ahead of us in training. But we were sticking to our training schedule because Shasta was doing so well and Penny was coming along nicely, but slowly. This morning we had proof of our theory.
Jere started with Penny. She was really quiet and showed no sign of the nerves and head up fear that she usually shows. She worked quietly in the arena and when Jere came out he thought he would load her in the trailer. She looked into it twice and put one foot up. Jere always gives the horse a way out, so he guided her out away from the trailer and turned her around. This time he just sent her and she walked right inside the trailer. So, going with Natural Horsemanship principles, he sent her out to stand on the ground again. Then he sent her in again, and be darned if she just walked in like she had been doing this all her life!! Jere and I are such skeptics!! We figured that we would get her part way in and then have to finish her the next day. But the little sweetheart proved us wrong. Jere sent her into the trailer a few more times and put her away for the day.
Then it was time for Shasta. We had company, so they watched while Jere worked her. Then Jere decided he would try to load Shasta. As Jere was walking to the trailer, he looked over at the dogs, and Shasta walked over to the trailer and hopped in. Just like that. We are so proud of them, we are busting our buttons!!
Today’s session with our Mustangs just proves that the Natural Horsemanship way of training horses really works. We have felt that we were fairly slow in how much training we were putting on our Mustangs, and that probably, everyone else was way ahead of us in training. But we were sticking to our training schedule because Shasta was doing so well and Penny was coming along nicely, but slowly. This morning we had proof of our theory.
Jere started with Penny. She was really quiet and showed no sign of the nerves and head up fear that she usually shows. She worked quietly in the arena and when Jere came out he thought he would load her in the trailer. She looked into it twice and put one foot up. Jere always gives the horse a way out, so he guided her out away from the trailer and turned her around. This time he just sent her and she walked right inside the trailer. So, going with Natural Horsemanship principles, he sent her out to stand on the ground again. Then he sent her in again, and be darned if she just walked in like she had been doing this all her life!! Jere and I are such skeptics!! We figured that we would get her part way in and then have to finish her the next day. But the little sweetheart proved us wrong. Jere sent her into the trailer a few more times and put her away for the day.
Then it was time for Shasta. We had company, so they watched while Jere worked her. Then Jere decided he would try to load Shasta. As Jere was walking to the trailer, he looked over at the dogs, and Shasta walked over to the trailer and hopped in. Just like that. We are so proud of them, we are busting our buttons!!
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