Marching on

Marching on

Why hello there, how are you?

 

It has been a busy week of training and working the girls.  Opal and Ehawee are looking and feeling great.  Ehawee was lounged over a small fence this week in the jump course.  Once she focused on her task, she sailed over easily.  Opal and Ehawee are still being a little food oriented at lunch time, but this will pass in time.  It's time to dust off my tack and get ready to ride again.  

 

Opal was re-introduced to the tarp this week.  While she walked over it easily, having it touch her was a little different.  Once I convinced her it wouldn't eat her, she let me put it right over her back and walk her with it on her.  It was also a windy day, so that hindered and helped me at the same time.

 

 Tarps are not horse eating monsters.

 

Emerald

 

Emmy has had a full week of training.  Working with mounting blocks, ropes, and tarps.  Scary, horse eating tarps.  Emmy was very curious at first, she even picked it up with her teeth, then it crinkled, she backed up, it followed her, she snorted, finally dropping it and cantered away from it.  Eventually with a guiding line and letting her explore at her own pace, she went over the tarp.  

Tarp work with Emmy.

 

Emmy was also given a licking toy in her stall and a big water tub in her stall.  Unfortunately Emmy LOVES water....and after 3 days, her tub suffered a fatality.  Future note: rubber tubs for Emmy.  She is a very sweet, water loving, and playful mare.

 

 RIP water tub.  Carrot flavored lick after 2 days.

 

When working with the mounting blocks, I line her up to the block, lean over and give her lots of rubs and scratches on both sides of her belly while leaning on her a little more each time.  She really enjoys her belly rubs.

 Belly rubs for Emmy.