JUNE 26, 2008
Today the Mustang colts made the trip to the round pen. It isn’t that far and Shasta walked over like she had done it a million times before. Penny had to be backed almost all the way there, to get her brain in gear, but she made it too.
They had a really good session in the round pen. It seems to free them up some.
Jere got Shasta moving off of pressure and did the catch me thing to see if she was still tied on in a larger area. This colt is so sweet and trusting, that she hardly ever spooks or tries to run. And she didn’t this time either. Jere even did some Liberty work with her and she did really well.
Penny didn’t get off the rope at all, but Jere spent a lot of time disengaging and getting her to think. She really has trouble with circles, because her brain seems to go into “run faster” mode after the first or second circle. So, we won’t do many circling things until she can use her brain better.
Today the Mustang colts made the trip to the round pen. It isn’t that far and Shasta walked over like she had done it a million times before. Penny had to be backed almost all the way there, to get her brain in gear, but she made it too.
They had a really good session in the round pen. It seems to free them up some.
Jere got Shasta moving off of pressure and did the catch me thing to see if she was still tied on in a larger area. This colt is so sweet and trusting, that she hardly ever spooks or tries to run. And she didn’t this time either. Jere even did some Liberty work with her and she did really well.
Penny didn’t get off the rope at all, but Jere spent a lot of time disengaging and getting her to think. She really has trouble with circles, because her brain seems to go into “run faster” mode after the first or second circle. So, we won’t do many circling things until she can use her brain better.
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