Wednesday, September 8, 2010

We worked on Gully, trying to get him to catch the human.  We warmed up on the ground skills and then went to driving with him.  He is still putting his ears back in a dominance attitude.  He is not near as bad as he was though and he is making progress with learning all the ground skills.  Next week we will probably put a saddle on him. 

Cinco is a changed boy.  At least around here.  If you took him to a horse show, he might still be wild and woolly.  His trust and curiosity are starting to show.  Today he would go around the round pen and smell things, where before he has never shown any interest in them at all.  He is an not a confident learner, needing you to have a short line and keep him pretty close to you.  He still has a lot of brace in his body, which means he has brace in his mind too. 

We worked on George's ground skills today, just as a review to make sure he does them with perfection.  He is still the willing kind horse he always has been for us.  His biggest problem is going inside himself and getting introverted.  We do a lot of scratching, rubbing and just sitting with him.  This will build a bond and he won't be so introverted. 

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