It's been almost a year since I messed with Buddy, and since someone is coming to look at him...I thought it would be a good idea to see what he remembered.
I basically ran him through some of his groundwork.
flicked the rope all over him...check
yielding his rear end....check
moving sideways...check
backing away (gettin' outa my space)...check
He was really going good, calm and easy. So I thought I would bounce up and down all around him. He's tall and we are going to have to be able to hop to get on (at least I will). With all of the jumping and falling against him, he never bobbled.
So I went ahead and laid across his back, he never blinked. In total I probably spent about an hour messing around on the ground with him. He is a testament to what good groundwork can do and how long a horse retains it.
I basically ran him through some of his groundwork.
flicked the rope all over him...check
yielding his rear end....check
moving sideways...check
backing away (gettin' outa my space)...check
He was really going good, calm and easy. So I thought I would bounce up and down all around him. He's tall and we are going to have to be able to hop to get on (at least I will). With all of the jumping and falling against him, he never bobbled.
So I went ahead and laid across his back, he never blinked. In total I probably spent about an hour messing around on the ground with him. He is a testament to what good groundwork can do and how long a horse retains it.
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