Today was a very special day. Sarah and I loaded Scottie onto the trailer. It went so much better than I expected. Guess I didn't realize how food motivated he really is! lol
Big things are in store for Scottie and I couldn't be happier or more excited!
Loretta
the natural horseman
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Great Days at Turner Farm
It has been an incredible week here!
On Tuesday, Sarah and I planned on taking Lily and Simba to Frying Pan for jumper schooling. I've been having some issues loading Lily into the trailer. She is not afraid. She is 13 and well seasoned. However, she is also a pony. And a mare. And has appy in her. In order to save time I wanted to load Lily and go get Simba, but she's been really hard to load without another horse in the trailer. We've been working on it a bit, but not much. So Tuesday morning, I got her on all by myself. Lead rope, crop and treats in hand and she was awesome. So we headed to Simba's.
Simba, being the superstar that he is actually SELF loaded! I've watched him go from backing up and needing a chain on his nose to this. Lily, maybe you could learn a thing or to from him.
We got to Frying Pan and there was utter chaos due to set up of a carnival. We bagged that idea an decided to go to Turner Farm.
When we arrived at Turner, Sarah was taking our tack out of the trailer and noticed Lily's bridle was not there. Yes, in my excitement of getting her on the trailer, I left her bridle at home. I thought, well, I'll just walk around with her in the halter and her lead for reins and help Sarah with some jumps, maybe do some trotting if she's good. She was so good we cantered. And then, we even jumped, several times, even a little coop. I was quite proud of her. And, it was a blast.
Simba had a big day with the jumps. He conquered those scary flower boxes and even jumped the coop too.
Loretta
the natural horseman
clear communication/visible results
On Tuesday, Sarah and I planned on taking Lily and Simba to Frying Pan for jumper schooling. I've been having some issues loading Lily into the trailer. She is not afraid. She is 13 and well seasoned. However, she is also a pony. And a mare. And has appy in her. In order to save time I wanted to load Lily and go get Simba, but she's been really hard to load without another horse in the trailer. We've been working on it a bit, but not much. So Tuesday morning, I got her on all by myself. Lead rope, crop and treats in hand and she was awesome. So we headed to Simba's.
Simba, being the superstar that he is actually SELF loaded! I've watched him go from backing up and needing a chain on his nose to this. Lily, maybe you could learn a thing or to from him.
We got to Frying Pan and there was utter chaos due to set up of a carnival. We bagged that idea an decided to go to Turner Farm.
When we arrived at Turner, Sarah was taking our tack out of the trailer and noticed Lily's bridle was not there. Yes, in my excitement of getting her on the trailer, I left her bridle at home. I thought, well, I'll just walk around with her in the halter and her lead for reins and help Sarah with some jumps, maybe do some trotting if she's good. She was so good we cantered. And then, we even jumped, several times, even a little coop. I was quite proud of her. And, it was a blast.
Simba had a big day with the jumps. He conquered those scary flower boxes and even jumped the coop too.
Loretta
the natural horseman
clear communication/visible results
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