Talon und Zeke tut Dinge.
We hit 108 deaths today. Took us seven days to double, which is an improvement over four to five days previously.
Today I had the morning lesson and then we worked Talon with the false shafts.
We're pretty much ready to (re)introduce the cart and hook her. Just need to make the time!
After some vegging and Chris deciding he wasn't going to pull out the old ladies after all I pulled out Zeke and he had his first long luning session.
He did quite well considering I just threw the bridle on him, hooked up the long lines and said "walk on!"
I know I skipped a bunch of steps in there introducing him to it, but when it's your own horse and you've known him since birth sometimes you can get away with it.
He wore the surcingle, crupper and breastcollar a few times last year and he was very good about his tail putting the crupper on today. He was a bit noodly, partially because Talon was loose, but started to get the hang of it towards the end.
Today I had the morning lesson and then we worked Talon with the false shafts.
We're pretty much ready to (re)introduce the cart and hook her. Just need to make the time!
After some vegging and Chris deciding he wasn't going to pull out the old ladies after all I pulled out Zeke and he had his first long luning session.
He did quite well considering I just threw the bridle on him, hooked up the long lines and said "walk on!"
I know I skipped a bunch of steps in there introducing him to it, but when it's your own horse and you've known him since birth sometimes you can get away with it.
He wore the surcingle, crupper and breastcollar a few times last year and he was very good about his tail putting the crupper on today. He was a bit noodly, partially because Talon was loose, but started to get the hang of it towards the end.