Just what is going on here, I am sure Rondee is wondering. I was just fine in that other pasture eating all the time.
Ever since she came home from the trainer in early July, she has been slowly decompressing. She has been turned out in the front pasture with some other young'uns, having only been handled when Marvin did her feet, and when Madison plays with her over the fence. That in itself is a step forward as she came home extremely headshy, and would practically jump out of her skin when you reached out for her directly--she will now stand and wait for Madison to come and love on her over the top rail. Otherwise, she has been living like she was raised---in a pasture, with friends for company and no stress of any human making. She definitely seems more content, and has simmered down a lot, getting back to her comfort zone.
Evidently BS was fee
ling very cowboy today as he decided we should haul her out and saddle her up, as that was one skill we hear she had down. That went so easily, he decided to lunge her in the old people's pasture.That went so well, he thought he maybe should mess with her some more. Not quite brave enough to get on this supposedly crazy spooky horse out in the wild blue yonder, we came into the indoor to try her. I personally thought that if she would spook, she would do it there, since there are shadows all over, the mister system for the mares was making noise and Playmate was talking the whole time from the peanut gallery, but NOTHING had any effect on her at all. She does not know much, that is for sure, but that is something easily remedied---we will just teach her. The one thing I did not think we could fix was if she was crazy. I do not see a sign of that at all.
I am so excited about how well this went, and how easy she was to deal with. I think we may have finally found the culprit for her fractiousness--being stalled does not agree with her. Such an easy fix! Hopefully we can continue to build upon what we learned today and find the right place for Rondee to contuned her training.
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After first seeing her the day you picked her up at the trainers, I thought she was crazy - she was as jumpy as a cat in a room full of rockers..
Then when we saw her at the beginning of this month, I could not believe it was the same horse, the way she came right up to the fence to greet us and wanted attention and let us love on her was just amazing considering it was 1 month to the day difference
And now to see these pics and BS climbing on her and how relaxed she looks is truly fascinating!
She does not look tense or hollow or spooky or like she's going to jump out of her skin -
Kudos for you guys! I think she's going to be just fine!
Since you saw her the same way I did, that really solidifies my idea that she just is not up to being stalled full time. That is the only thing that is different--other than the constant handling she got there and none here. But if it is being messed with that bugs her, I would not have expected her to be this easy today. She was totally into the whole experience.
I sure hope you are right and that I am not imagining the changes I see in here.
BS is still calling her the crazy one, but he has been laughing when he says it for several weeks now
She is doing great.
She looks good Paige. She looks really relaxed and just ready to do whatever. Good Job! She's a pretty girl.
Yippee - yahoo!!!
Rondee the girl wonder!!
Glad to see she has settled into her new life - being ridden - at home.
that is such good news. I never saw her personally but I also never thought she was crazy, just turned inside out for some reason....and now you know what it was.
It's FANTASTIC that you have found what might be the issue and that is IS an easy cure. She looks GREAT though, not crazy in the least. I'm sure you'll find the right trainer for her and when ya do.. she'll come on board like ya know she can.
Duff can't be stalled... within mins of finishing his grain in the round pen stall he starts ramming his chest into the gate, pacing til he escaltes into crow hopping slamming the panels. I've yet to find a cure for this so I just don't leave him in a stall situation, it is an easy fix by just not leaving him locked up.
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