Well what a week it has been, Pickle was well ready and has picked everything up amazingly quickly,
Holiday started off introducing him to the bit and to voice commands and taught him to lunge, Holiday sent me some photos, I was so suprised to see my boy looking so grown up that I cried a bit
He has got the hang of this very quickly, he is better going anti-clockwise than he is clockwise, but this is to be expected as we mostly do things with horses from the near side,
then he was introduced to longlines, I went to visit on Thursday and I also had a go at long lineing him, I have not long lined for about 20 years so I felt quite awkward, someone was sneaky and got a picture of me long lineing him
I was amazed how much had been accomplished in 3 to 4 days, Pickle is responding very well to voice command on the lunge
amazingly well I thought for only such a short time,
everything is taken at his pace and as he is picking things up so well he will get bored if he is not moved on to the next bit.
I visited him again today and he had his 1st ever proper saddle on (bless ) he had a very light racing type saddle on in february for about 10 minutes at the Monty demo, but they are a fit anything type saddle, I also tried the treeless on him to measure for a girth a while back. so really for all intense and purpose this was indeed his 1st proper saddle, no bucks, took it all very well
after he had finnished his lesson today I hosed him off all over, I was quite proud of my wimpy self as I had been afraid to bath him incase he threw a fit and trampled everything around, Holiday is helping me to be a lot more relaxed about life, This will help Pickle no end, and teach me to get a grip, lol
I am so very proud of him, and so pleased with how Holiday working with him.
there are loads more pictures and some videos on the "Pickle goes to Holiday's" link in my signature so feel free to nosey.
I am sure Holiday will want to add to the bits of the week I wasn't there to see
but I dont think I will be able to call him ickle Pickle for much longer he is getting to be a big boy now
I had to add this one in, Holiday is on the phone and after less than a week he is being so good lol
Holiday started off introducing him to the bit and to voice commands and taught him to lunge, Holiday sent me some photos, I was so suprised to see my boy looking so grown up that I cried a bit
He has got the hang of this very quickly, he is better going anti-clockwise than he is clockwise, but this is to be expected as we mostly do things with horses from the near side,
then he was introduced to longlines, I went to visit on Thursday and I also had a go at long lineing him, I have not long lined for about 20 years so I felt quite awkward, someone was sneaky and got a picture of me long lineing him
I was amazed how much had been accomplished in 3 to 4 days, Pickle is responding very well to voice command on the lunge
amazingly well I thought for only such a short time,
everything is taken at his pace and as he is picking things up so well he will get bored if he is not moved on to the next bit.
I visited him again today and he had his 1st ever proper saddle on (bless ) he had a very light racing type saddle on in february for about 10 minutes at the Monty demo, but they are a fit anything type saddle, I also tried the treeless on him to measure for a girth a while back. so really for all intense and purpose this was indeed his 1st proper saddle, no bucks, took it all very well
after he had finnished his lesson today I hosed him off all over, I was quite proud of my wimpy self as I had been afraid to bath him incase he threw a fit and trampled everything around, Holiday is helping me to be a lot more relaxed about life, This will help Pickle no end, and teach me to get a grip, lol
I am so very proud of him, and so pleased with how Holiday working with him.
there are loads more pictures and some videos on the "Pickle goes to Holiday's" link in my signature so feel free to nosey.
I am sure Holiday will want to add to the bits of the week I wasn't there to see
but I dont think I will be able to call him ickle Pickle for much longer he is getting to be a big boy now
I had to add this one in, Holiday is on the phone and after less than a week he is being so good lol
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