It is that time of year where all the kids have gone back to school and it has started raining. This year the rain is a little early just like the rest of the weather. Tonight when I went to feed Megan and Fiona I hit it just right between rain storms. The top surface of the ground is soaked, super slick and was just like walking on ice.
I was able to feed the horses without mishap but there was no way I would even try to do any training tonight. This morning I did work with both Megan and Fiona for just over an hour. Fiona is doing pretty good and now getting accustomed to some of the training techniques I am using now. She starts and turns perfectly under the halter but does not like to stop when told to do so. She also does not want to yield her hindquarters and pivot away, she stepped out once and then started running like she was on a lunge line. We have a lot of work to do with Fiona but I have very high expectations for her in the near future.
Megan, Well she did not want to be caught today so she ran around in circles while in the paddock/corral area. When she decided to give me her hooves instead of two eyes, I caught her hind end with the whip and made her trot around even more. After about 8 trips around the corral I told her to stop and turn into me and she did just that. I know that she is in the right mind when she stops and gives me both eyes and I can then approach to put her halter on and start working with her right away. Over the next few days I will be working more on controlling her feet as in yielding hindquarters and forequarters forward and back.
Wish us luck this week and I will post the outcome of the training sessions soon.
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