Rory came in as usual and had his breakfast. Afterwards we went for a little tour around the farm and along the road. As we went along the road a truck hauling a trailer came rattling along towards us. I got Rory to jog towards it until we could drop off the road into the jump field. We had time to get well away from the road, but despite the distance Rory jumped forward when the trailer rattled past. He’s not trying to bolt as much any more. When he jumps he’ll hit the end of the lead rope and turn back to me. We went round the jump field and walked over some poles and cavaletti before going back towards the barn.
It happened that the truck and trailer were making a delivery to our barn and they were just pulling out of the yard as we got back. I jogged Rory partway down the driveway “chasing” the trailer. At first he was worried, but as the trailer kept going he relaxed and stopped thinking about it.
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