I didn't do much with Rory today. After he ran about with Totyo I brought him into the barn and gave him a good grooming. He doesn't need very many carrots to persuade him to stand still now. It's such a pleasure to have a horse who stands quietly and relaxed on cross ties while I do my fussing over him. Some days we still have a discussion about picking feet up, but they're pretty mild on both sides of the arguement. It was only as I was finishing up that I realized just how well he was behaving. The good manners seem to sneak up and one day I turn around and there's this super polite horse standing on the crossties, and I can't quite put my finger on when it stopped being a training session about standing still.
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