10/26/10
OK, I know I have a day one for Annie....as per usuall I have been hit and miss with her. So, since I would like to send her to her new home with a good foundation, I'm starting over (again).
Started the day with groundwork. Annie has had a ton of ground work done so we moved through it pretty fast. I had only planned on getting on and off today, but that went so well I stayed on. I was riding her with a rope halter, just wanting to let her pick where she wanted to go. She had frozen feet initially, but I just made it uncomfortable for her to stand still. (wiggling in the saddle and letting my legs flop). I didn't really care where she went, I just wanted her to move. After 30-45 minutes of just wandering around the round pen, I started asking her to bend her neck both directions. She really did well, but still had some sticky feet. Before getting off for the day I did ask her to stop and she did ok with that.
She has a lot of ground basics so I am looking forward to see how she responds to the riding.
Well, with Annie's start in life it is hard for her. Imagine if your mother hated you!!
ReplyDeleteI would say hate is a strong word, all she wanted to do was kill her!
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