Feb 16
Sam was a star today. He was very good with the harness and only bucked up(half-heartedly), but otherwise did everything I asked him to. I put the bridle on him for the first time. He chewed it, like he should, but didn’t seem to be terribly concerned.
I just sacked out Shiloh, because he is jumping out of his skin for some reason. At times he is just fine, but if something sets him off he can’t wrap his head around it, so I will just sack him out everyday until he doesn’t flinch at all. I will use different materials (right now I am using an old towel) and let him get the frights out. I used to have another pony that had to be sacked every three weeks or so. In between the sackings, he was a champ. Some horses are just that way. He is getting better with his hind legs, although I won’t let Jill do them yet.
I moved Sam and Treat into the main barn. They weren’t very happy about the change and leaving their buddies, but eventually they will all be in the bigger stalls and in the middle of the activity in my barn. That is as much of their training as taking them out everyday. I find that watching the hubbub of the working barn helps horses get used to the routine and change that goes with training.
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