And speaking of growing, Rory is officially a horse! I rough measured him yesterday and he is (give or take 1/2") 14.3h. So I actually stood him up against the wall, noted a mark on the wall at his wither height then went back with the measuring tape later.
I had him in for the cross tie practice and he politely picked up his feet when asked and stood for everything else. I started with the saddle blanket again, but it was very dry and he got a few small static shocks. He stayed still apart from a little twitch when he got shocked, but I decided not to push his tolerance too far. So we went for a walk around the arena instead. He was pretty good - well really good all things considered. He considered bouncing a few times and did nip at my arm once - only once. After the little reprimand and reminder he didn't try that again. We walked around some ground poles and a low cavaletti. He was a little wary when I climbed up on the mounting block, but came over and I rubbed his face and neck and then got him to walk around me. He was very forward when we walked back out to the field, but I only had to back him up once.
Rory's getting very good about not nipping for treats and leaving my hands alone after seeing that I haven't got anything. He came over when I was getting the brat a bit later and got too close. Brat snapped at Rory (I'd say lunged, but the brat didn't move his feet) and Rory only just managed to back out of reach in time. But Rory didn't give up, he just moved a little further over to keep me between them.
I had him in for the cross tie practice and he politely picked up his feet when asked and stood for everything else. I started with the saddle blanket again, but it was very dry and he got a few small static shocks. He stayed still apart from a little twitch when he got shocked, but I decided not to push his tolerance too far. So we went for a walk around the arena instead. He was pretty good - well really good all things considered. He considered bouncing a few times and did nip at my arm once - only once. After the little reprimand and reminder he didn't try that again. We walked around some ground poles and a low cavaletti. He was a little wary when I climbed up on the mounting block, but came over and I rubbed his face and neck and then got him to walk around me. He was very forward when we walked back out to the field, but I only had to back him up once.
Rory's getting very good about not nipping for treats and leaving my hands alone after seeing that I haven't got anything. He came over when I was getting the brat a bit later and got too close. Brat snapped at Rory (I'd say lunged, but the brat didn't move his feet) and Rory only just managed to back out of reach in time. But Rory didn't give up, he just moved a little further over to keep me between them.
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