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blitzen_

a beejah update

Mar 03, 2008 00:33

ergh. it's late. i should be in bed. must clean house. rent inspection on tuesday. urgh.

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stayed inside until 4.30pm when i drove out to beej. had the aforementioned Great Snake Debaucle and then went and played with beej. he was so not interested in me and didnt even give me a cursory glance when i called out. meh.

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riding, beejay, bareback

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jaanka March 2 2008, 16:34:17 UTC

As for him taking of once he sees the bridle - I honestly think its him just going damm it...she wants me to work and sods off nothing more than that.
Jazz and Travis do the samet hing but as soon as they see liquorice they are all over us like a bad smell.

blitzen_ March 2 2008, 23:46:51 UTC

oh yeah, that was my first thought - he saw that i put the saddle away when he turned tail, why not achieve the same thing with the bridle?

i just played some friendly game and then hold the bridle up - he puts his nose right in and sucks the bit in. it's pretty cool. i don't have to touch it. same with his halter - when he DOESN'T do it, i know he's really not in the mood, which a bit of grooming & poo duty (which he seems to love watching me do, hahaha) will change.

and beej is not a licorice fan. unusual.

glenatron March 2 2008, 22:19:05 UTC

The direction thing is one of my big deals with Zorro - I have to keep everything as meaningful as possible if he is going to enjoy it.

I'm not a very focussed person so I find that quite tricky, but with practice I'm starting to get better at it.

blitzen_ March 2 2008, 23:44:23 UTC

me either, i tend to take my sweet time to do stuff and i'm perfectly happy *wandering* or people watching or just *sitting*.

i've only started to really realise this now because previously BJ has been so consumed with fear over things i've never had to think about having a 'plan' or direction to keep him stimulated, only to keep him from going into himself.

penella22 March 3 2008, 16:57:39 UTC

I went to a Parelli Day yesterday and spent some time with an OTTB. It occurred to me while working with him just *how much* boundaries mean to horses like this. His owner has never really done Parelli with him before, but this guy settled down and visibly relaxed as soon as some boundaries were set on the ground. And while he was a mess on the ground, he was super proud of himself as soon as his owner was riding. It's like he knew what his job was and what was expected of him so he calmed right down. Interesting huh? Made me understand some of what you go through with Beej a little better ( ... )