The Enlightened Horseman

16th May 2010

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Working Taser and Bullet

This week with Taser and Bullet has fallen into the routine that they will have with me for a long time to come.  I had been contracted, to work with them 3 times per week but usually when I get a horse I try to work with them every day in the beginning in order to get a good feel for the horse and to indoctrinate them into their surroundings and what will be expected of them.  This usually results in results that are greater and faster than can be expected from them in the future.  Clients who see their horses after the first month of training are usually very pleased and surprised at the progress but can sometime be unaware that the real work lies far ahead. This is the case with Bullet and Taser.  

The first month or so of working with them had me getting them accustomed to being handled, being caught, and haltered, as well as getting Taser’s feet Trimmed.  Now I am focusing on getting them to be friendly with people.  I have introduced them to the saddle but before getting on them, I need them to be friendly and even like people.  This has not really happened yet, but it is slowly getting better. As I enter their pasture, their tendency is still to move away from me and avoid me.  Although I can catch them after about a minute or so, I still realize that I am not welcome in their presence. And if I am not welcome in their presence, then it would be ridiculous to expect to be welcome on their backs.  Although I am sure that I could get them to tolerate me mounting them, that is not the approach that I practice and thus I will wait until they no longer try to avoid me.

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