Jasper hilft mit der Post.
I started taking Jasper to get the mail as I did with Tru-D. I should still donit with Tru-D too and work up to riding her down there, but that is for another time.
The first time I took him down, as mentioned before, he wasn't sure he was allowed to leave. Then he was okay until the jets flew by, which triggered some jigginess on his part, but nothing too terrible.
Walk number two he remembered he was a two year-old and did some silly bouncing about, which is much less cute when the horse is 17 hands tall and you're not sure he is paying attention to the huma who is below his line of vision. He did prove he was paying some attention when he spooked and chose to go behind and around me instead of over the top of me. I appreciated that.
Yesterday was his third trip out and he remembered he was The Best Baby Horse and barely thought about jigging, was easily redirected, and only hollered a couple times.
Today we ventured out again and he was even better. He seemed more mindful of my space and only needed a few reminders to wait up for me as we headed home. A couple more times out and I'll consider long lining him out and back.
The first time I took him down, as mentioned before, he wasn't sure he was allowed to leave. Then he was okay until the jets flew by, which triggered some jigginess on his part, but nothing too terrible.
Walk number two he remembered he was a two year-old and did some silly bouncing about, which is much less cute when the horse is 17 hands tall and you're not sure he is paying attention to the huma who is below his line of vision. He did prove he was paying some attention when he spooked and chose to go behind and around me instead of over the top of me. I appreciated that.
Yesterday was his third trip out and he remembered he was The Best Baby Horse and barely thought about jigging, was easily redirected, and only hollered a couple times.
Today we ventured out again and he was even better. He seemed more mindful of my space and only needed a few reminders to wait up for me as we headed home. A couple more times out and I'll consider long lining him out and back.
