August 14, 2008
We sure do see a difference in these two fillies. Granted, Penny is a little younger, by her size, but Shasta is so much farther ahead of Penny in training! We think it is due to their different personalities. Thank goodness we have studied the Parelli's Horsenality program and can see where they fit.
Penny is a right brained extrovert. She has a little switch in her head that clicks on and says RUN! And she does. This morning, though, we saw that she is starting to think a little sooner. She will run for a second and then she stops and thinks, instead of reacting. She is tight in her body, and lots more reactive. But on the other hand she has the lightest in feel of these two fillies and is much more sensitive. She will work on a far longer rope than Shasta will. We tied her up with a Blocker Ring for the first time this morning and she gave one little tiny pull and then stood there for an hour while other horses were being worked.
Shasta just takes everything in stride. This morning Jere swung his stick and string while he was walking all the way around her. He laid the rope on the ground while he did this and she didn't even pay any attention to him. We tied her up with the Blocker Rings and she didn't move. But I took a series of pictures and it looks like she is saying, "This sure is boring!"
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