Gully is progressing nicely and his ground skills have greatly improved.  He is showing a lot of initiative and curiosity.  He really wants to please now.  He has pretty much quit being a teenager and just needs a job to do. 

George did ground exercises for just a few minutes this morning.  Then we rode him.  We did circles on him to soften his mouth.  He was ridden in the arena this morning instead of the round pen.  This allows him to free up and move out a little better.  We worked on stopping and backing and he showed a lot of improvement in all areas.  Being in the arena helped him a lot with his forward motion. 

We rode Prince too.  His ground skills are very good so we don't have to do much of that with him.  We drove him and he is still heavy in the front.  After that we rode him and worked on circles, engaging his hindquarters, and going forward.  He still wants to get his head down and coast to a stop.  After we get him to where he will stop and turn, we will take him to the arena and maybe that will help with his impulsion.  This horse is like a colt.  He has no foundation training on him.  He doesn't turn or stop or back up.  All of this has to be taught before you can ride him in a big arena.  No wonder he has a history of getting scared and running and bucking.   

Cinco turned a little corner today.  He wasn't near as scared as he has been in previous sessions.  He is asking questions, and can learn new tasks if given time to assimilate them.  This is a big step for Cinco.  If you can ever get him to think instead of reacting from fear, he can learn something.  His owners know that this horse may take a little more time than the average horse, because of the fear and trust factor. 

Fred had a really good day today.  His ground games have really improved and he is one of the smartest horses we have seen.  His trust factor is way up.  But it is still somewhat of an issue with Fred.  Over time though, he will get to trust humans more and more.  Usually he is a pain to catch, but he let himself be caught easily today. 

Sugarfoot is always easy to catch, because she catches you in hopes of having a treat.  She is very food orientated.  She still doesn't lead too well, but she has only been broke to lead for about two weeks.  She did relatively well in the ground skills.  We taught her to find a cone and touch it and she learned it very fast.  Sugarfoot's owner is a 14 year old boy, who has done a lot of work on her, since we got her.  He is going to try to show her in open shows.  She has a really nice personality and they should do well. 

Hopefully, I can get some pictures posted tomorrow so you can see what each horse looks like.