Clark draws the line
Champagne took the bossiness a little too far the other day, chasing Clark and trying to bite his rump. Finally Clark kicked out quite high with both hind hooves, missing Champagne's head by about an inch, and only because Champagne pulled sharply back just in time. Okay, THAT's where the line is. Case settled.
Two days ago when I took Champagne out of his stall to ride in the arena, Clark was all "OMG!!!! CHAMPAGNE! Don't LEAVE me!!!" He cantered about, calling and fretting, until he realized he could see Champagne beging ridden. Then he was OK again.
Meanwhile, Champagne is back to his pre-move self. Sluggish, half asleep, willing to go forward if he must, easy on the flexibility exercises but hard on the "stay straight" ones. Wind? What's that? No drama. I guess he likes being part of a herd, and the boss of the herd at that.
Today I'll try out my new flash on his bridle. Kim the instructor said he is avoiding contact with all the open mouth stuff. We'll see how he does . . .
Two days ago when I took Champagne out of his stall to ride in the arena, Clark was all "OMG!!!! CHAMPAGNE! Don't LEAVE me!!!" He cantered about, calling and fretting, until he realized he could see Champagne beging ridden. Then he was OK again.
Meanwhile, Champagne is back to his pre-move self. Sluggish, half asleep, willing to go forward if he must, easy on the flexibility exercises but hard on the "stay straight" ones. Wind? What's that? No drama. I guess he likes being part of a herd, and the boss of the herd at that.
Today I'll try out my new flash on his bridle. Kim the instructor said he is avoiding contact with all the open mouth stuff. We'll see how he does . . .