It's been a while again.
Ducks, chickens, horses, school, and everything else.....
I've made it through the first week of school. Starting to get a routine.
Seems the last 3 days my routine has been to hook up the horse trailer and go down to where my new horse is..... and spend about an hour working with him to get him in the trailer. Just to come home and park the trailer until tomorrow.
He's just a yearling. Born where he is and never been anywhere else. My trailer is the first big black box he's ever seen and it's big enough to eat him whole! The fact that he's only been haltered or on a lead the last 3 days and he's done fantastic inspires me. He is so mellow, he has personality and spirit. But he's just so passive and mellow. It's amazing.
Day one:
He had about 10 people " helping " us, with their different ideas. He seriously stood there 'bored'. Never got excited or freaked out with people pushing on his butt and trying to lift his feet. {I was laughing to myself} He stood his ground. Sniffed the trailer and ate a bit off the floor.
Day 2:
He put his foot up by himself and was considering a second foot, but it just wasn't going to happen. When I took him back to his pasture he didn't want to leave me and go in. He wants to come home with me.
All the other colts come around and give him a good sniffing and they chat about where he was and what happened.
Day 3:
He put his front feet in and stepped back out. He went in again by himself and lifted one hind foot. Then he showed everyone how he could go in and out with his two front feet by himself. He did it about 4 times. He's getting used to the trailer and he's starting to understand it isn't going to swallow him whole. He's just not sure about lifting that fourth leg up off the ground. After all, he's been standing on the ground since he was born and we're asking him to step off of it.
Today the colts came to the fence to watch and encourage him. I felt bad, his buddy Buster was walking away alone... When I put him in his pasture again he didn't want to go. He wanted to stay in the driveway with me.The colts were picking on him today after I left the field. I don't know if they were teasing him, or jealous because he was getting attention.
There's about a half a dozen yearling and under 2 year olds. Starving for a people of their own. They are all so friendly and want to go home. To their own forever homes. If your looking for a horse........
Just remember to have patience.
I've had so many people giving me 'rushed' advice on how to get this colt in the trailer. .... and the people that know what their talking about all say the same thing I say...
Patience.
You say the word patience to some people and they give it an extra 5 minutes if your lucky. Patience means, patience. It's going to take as long as it's going to take. Patience doesn't have a time limit. In fact, patience is the opposite of a time limit.
I want my horses to go in the trailer more than once. I don't want his first time to be traumatic.
There are 2 kinds of horse people.
- Those that break and use horses for their own glory and gain.
- Those that train and build relationships with their horses as partners.
Lil Star is doing great in her training! and she's shedding out beautifully! Such a sweet little girl.
** Just a note of interest. Most competition horses are geldings. Mares tend to be more independent and less co operative. I had to laugh when I heard this considering I have 2 mares.
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Blessed by God.
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Until next time , Stay safe and Happy Trails.