I took the little boy for a walk again on Sunday. Sounds nice doesn't it? A nice stroll with one's horse, under the bright sun on a nice spring day...
He started early this week. We went over to the barn where I'd left my vaseline so I could grease his eyelids and chosen warts, after which we wandered down the hill. All well and good, but coming back up he jumped forward, swung round when I hung onto the lead, and then proceeded to rear and leap into the air and kick several times and pulling back in between. His saving grace? He didn't once throw a hoof in my direction - I did half expect him to in the rear phase, but he didn't. We went back down the hill, backed up, turned around and tried again with similar action from him. I got a little firmer and made him back up the hill, then turn around both ways before I led him into the barn and out the other side.
As I'd hoped, once we got a bit further out of earshot of TOW, Rory settled down and walked or passaged politely beside me. We had a couple of tries at coming back round the front of the barn again before he behaved. Then we walked most of the way down the driveway, watched the four wheelers go by and walked back up the driveway. Not as easily done as related. We did stop several times and back up or swing hindquarters around to ensure he was listening, but he was quite good considering.
I really need to get someone to take pictures next time. He's getting bigger and starting to shed out. Those baby warts are REALLY ugly in the sun. He's getting more of them too.
He started early this week. We went over to the barn where I'd left my vaseline so I could grease his eyelids and chosen warts, after which we wandered down the hill. All well and good, but coming back up he jumped forward, swung round when I hung onto the lead, and then proceeded to rear and leap into the air and kick several times and pulling back in between. His saving grace? He didn't once throw a hoof in my direction - I did half expect him to in the rear phase, but he didn't. We went back down the hill, backed up, turned around and tried again with similar action from him. I got a little firmer and made him back up the hill, then turn around both ways before I led him into the barn and out the other side.
As I'd hoped, once we got a bit further out of earshot of TOW, Rory settled down and walked or passaged politely beside me. We had a couple of tries at coming back round the front of the barn again before he behaved. Then we walked most of the way down the driveway, watched the four wheelers go by and walked back up the driveway. Not as easily done as related. We did stop several times and back up or swing hindquarters around to ensure he was listening, but he was quite good considering.
I really need to get someone to take pictures next time. He's getting bigger and starting to shed out. Those baby warts are REALLY ugly in the sun. He's getting more of them too.
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