I have found that Megan can be very sensitive but is also very disrespectful and can be very lazy. Today reinforced all of those traits in her and now I get to work through even more of her issues.I knew she had backing problems but she would not respond to tapping the lead rope "1-2-3-4" tapping the rope harder each set of 4 then actually tapping her lips and nose. She planted all four feet, leaned back and put her head in the air saying "you can't get me!!!! I had to change techniques to get her response and respect.
She was not quick to respond to "Wiggle, Wave, Walk, Wack" but she did respond when she ran into the tip of the crop style whip/stick, I had her attention. Megan actually came back around and gave me 2 eyes and backed away more and more until I could consistently get 4 steps instead of one.
I decided to quit there while I was ahead and went through desensitizing drills by throwing the rope over and around her body and head then laterally flexing for relaxing and thinking. It was then time to quit while I was ahead and feed the horses.
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