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First trail ride on Lucky! We did it! And an exercise program for Poco & Ben
It’s been a long interesting journey with this ex-racehorse of mine. Tonight, after a quick EFT reminder that riding Lucky is fun and easy, we played in the field a bit with some basic TTEAM obstacles and plenty of circles…
Lucky – we got it!
So, the last session removed the last of Lucky’s fear & anxiety. Which is good. And, which led to the next layer of the onion.So often when I get to the point that the horse finally realizes he/she can trust,…
Bucklings going to Canada
Conan and Bandit are headed to Canada soon. Here are some pictures of the boys. Bandit Bandit – “must you really take pictures of my rear???” Bandit – such a handsome face Conan Conan – look at that hiney!…
A change of pace for Lucky
I went to work with Lucky tonight and could tell as soon as I approached with the hackamore that he was disengaged. He walked away from me, and refused to put on the hackamore, although he was very willing to…
And still more saddling Lucky…
Lucky challenges me mentally and emotionally more than any other horse I have ever worked with.Getting a read on why he says “no” can be tricky.He is very sensitive and emotional, and reactive. Much more than my other Arabian Ben.…
more saddling Lucky
Still getting resistance on the saddling. Blocking with his head, bolting forward.Doesn’t appear to be fear at this point. Anxiety, tension, anticipation of what comes next, some “no”. Very head high.Chunked the process down a lot. Saddlepad alone, then pad/saddle.…
Saddling Lucky
Spent about an hour tonight working on saddling. It has been months since I’ve saddled Lucky, as we’ve been playing bareback. So, I discovered he still had a LOT of anxiety about being saddled. The process tonight involved lots of…
Riding Lucky
The last couple nights I’ve had fun sessions with Lucky. Last night it was very very windy with a front coming through. Our entire session consisted of lots of TTouches while I stood on the mounting block, settling him enough…
Lucky welcomed the hackamore!!!
The picture says it all. I added treats to our play sessions, and everything fell into place. This last picture was taken out in the open pasture we ride in, and Lucky walked to me when he saw me coming…
Lucky – more on the bridle
I used a different approach today with Lucky. I realized that my energy yesterday was still too aggressive, demanding results. As gentle as the leading from behind was, it was still done with the intention of being a consequence of…
