September 1st 2010, Fall is well on its way!

This evening while Tammy was off at a riding lesson/ride share opportunity, I worked with both Megan and Fiona for a while.  I chose to work with Megan first and everything went as planned. 

I had her lunge around the corral first even if she did not need it. I started with desensitizing using the rope and the string from the whip/stick.  We quickly moved on to doing some sending and side pass exercises. One great feat that was accomplished tonight is, I was able to take Megan into the stall entrance without using a whip or stick.  We just walked into the stall and backed out just like there was no problem or issues just a few days ago.  Next I was off to picking up feet, I was ok picking up both front feet and getting rid of buildup in the hoof.  I then went to pick up the hind feet where Megan picked them up without having any problem at all.  We usually go around and around in circles but tonight I was able to pick at both hind feet without problems.  I did notice some black "Yuck" in her left hind foot but all in all it was ok.  I will pick it twice tomorrow and see what I can get out of it.

I turned Megan lose and went to catch Fiona, where without any troubles at all, she comes right to me and stands to put the halter on.  She is a little sweetheart that likes to run, buck, kick and have fun.  My goal tonight with her was to work on lunging and controlling her feet a bit in the corral.  I found out Fiona is a smart little girl, she decided that when she was a little tired of trotting around the corral the best resting place was the stall.  Fiona was almost playing a game where she would go into the stall area, turn around and look at me as if she was saying "You can't get to me in here"  It made me laugh because she was right.

Everything went real well and both horses were sent out to the pasture with a good amount of hay for each.  Tomorrow is a new day and I will have my hands full with both horses again.  I think it is time to take Fiona out of Megan's sight again and take her through the stall out into the yard.