Without knowing it, I used Natural Horsemanship today. I was lucky enough to be able to go with some people to get an underfed mare and foal. The mare had a halter but the 4 mo old foal had never been touched. The goal: to get mama and baby in the trailer and take them to their new loving home. The lady at the house was not happy at our slowness! Anyway, it took us 1 1/2 hours to get this baby but after awhile, the filly started chewing and licking her lips. Actually she responded to me which thrilled me to no end. I have never done this before but was just going on what I had learned with my own horse and watching other people do it with their horses. But never with a baby. Anyway, there was one point that I thought the baby was going to come to me instead of going on the trailer with her mama. If she had done that I think I would have cried. She was so cute. I talked to her and if I said good girl once I said it a thousand times. And, also I called her girly girl, which is a stupid name for a cute horse but she seemed to like it. Whatever works. Anyway, just wanted to share that since I am on cloud nine because I was a part of this happy ending.
