the work in progress, progressing... if i really really got after him with teh lunge line he eventually deided that i meant it and walked round.. to the extent that this worked both directions, not just one...
anyway, a debate ongoing...
is lunging beneficial or should one only longline?
personally, want to be able to do both + in hand work (once M has cracked the notion that that is what he is to do, not just stand there looking at me!) and don't really understand those who think that lunging has no place and that one cannot really have any communication with the horse on the lunge....
Saturday, 22 September 2012
Thursday, 20 September 2012
fingers crossed
next lesson arranged for 7th october (holidays for RI intervene) longlining....need a lesson on that and see if we can get something to click with M on the ground...
did some tuesday night, at least he walked round and vague attempts at changing rein, but his heart wasn't in it
last night managed to get him walking a few circles round me, progress of a sort...
when i'm on the ground, it's as if he pays attention to anything BUT me if i;m asking for anything except following me about; but if i ask him to follow me about, he's quite happy to do that... which is all very well if that's what i want, but isn't going to get us a long way!
tonight, didn't do anything, it had rained on and off all day and threatening more... after going to visit gaynor, have spent the evening moving pics and videos of her & charlie that we had forgot i had onto a USB stick for her...
and, BTB, not riding as still not fully recovered from that crashing fall the other week; nicely bruised rib .... and the bruise on the behind is still touchy (albeit not on a spot that i sit on, but still...)
did some tuesday night, at least he walked round and vague attempts at changing rein, but his heart wasn't in it
last night managed to get him walking a few circles round me, progress of a sort...
when i'm on the ground, it's as if he pays attention to anything BUT me if i;m asking for anything except following me about; but if i ask him to follow me about, he's quite happy to do that... which is all very well if that's what i want, but isn't going to get us a long way!
tonight, didn't do anything, it had rained on and off all day and threatening more... after going to visit gaynor, have spent the evening moving pics and videos of her & charlie that we had forgot i had onto a USB stick for her...
and, BTB, not riding as still not fully recovered from that crashing fall the other week; nicely bruised rib .... and the bruise on the behind is still touchy (albeit not on a spot that i sit on, but still...)
Monday, 17 September 2012
pathetic attempts at lunging
by me, but at least i got him to go round me, in both directions, without stopping and without turning in, in a slow walk, about 5 times round each side.... then, looking at big clouds heading our way, went back round ...
it did in fact rain a bit...
it did in fact rain a bit...
Sunday, 16 September 2012
a smile!
on gaynor's face....
she'd had a bad day, but decided to come down to the yard and gave M some cuddles, a carrot, and then a lunging session since, yet again, he wouldn't do it for me! and she did have a smile on her face
hurray!
horse therapy....
she'd had a bad day, but decided to come down to the yard and gave M some cuddles, a carrot, and then a lunging session since, yet again, he wouldn't do it for me! and she did have a smile on her face
hurray!
horse therapy....
Thursday, 13 September 2012
upset monfils...
in fact i would say somewhat distressed...
when we were eventually able to turn out (I did all the business when the van came for Charlie as G wasn't up for it, of course...) M went screaming up the field, clearly looking..
when i got him in ... in a gale, TBF - he was stressed....going along the track by the field as we normally do was not a good plan, as it woudl take us past the area where C went... and i knew M had been bad going past there yesterday, even though he'd already said his own goodbyes....so went another, unusual, way...
then when we got to yard, he looked hard at C's stable and i told him C wasn't there and burst into tears on his mane...
just fed him and turned out again the way we came in... think a few days for him to settle...
when we were eventually able to turn out (I did all the business when the van came for Charlie as G wasn't up for it, of course...) M went screaming up the field, clearly looking..
when i got him in ... in a gale, TBF - he was stressed....going along the track by the field as we normally do was not a good plan, as it woudl take us past the area where C went... and i knew M had been bad going past there yesterday, even though he'd already said his own goodbyes....so went another, unusual, way...
then when we got to yard, he looked hard at C's stable and i told him C wasn't there and burst into tears on his mane...
just fed him and turned out again the way we came in... think a few days for him to settle...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
RIP charlie
Gaynor's Charlie.
dropped in the field about 4.30 this afternoon whilst running about with his friends....
this was taken a couple of summers ago when he and Molly were on their own near Gaynor's house...
he was 12; she'd had him from 2. a gent in every way ....
:-(
this was taken a couple of summers ago when he and Molly were on their own near Gaynor's house...
he was 12; she'd had him from 2. a gent in every way ....
:-(
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
hive of activity
of the farrier & vet kind...
gaynor and i had the vet booked - monfils eyes (blocked tear ducts) and charlie's teeth (needs sedating) and the farrier was coming for charlie and a mare with lami (with another vet from a different practice for her as well) .. i got there early, farrier arrived early (very unusual for him, LOL) so i got charlie in first (I hadn't even known he was coming, but probably as well he was early and we got charlie done before our vet arrived!) - expensive vets bill for me as i owed from the abscess
so all told was at the yard for about 3 hours...
and i'd left some bread dough rising so made fresh loaf when i got home...
and in the morning i'd been up and tried (and bought) a hit air vest - in yellow hi-viz - this is the sort that expands with air if you fall off ...
and a load of washing done and dried after a wet start
and this evening cleaned some tack, and some yard boots
had had the day booked off for a while, the reason for that booking got cancelled, but i thought i'd take the day anyway as i've a few left to get before the year end!
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