Well, she still was a bit unsettled to start - had just been half terrified by the roller door next to her stable opening, but she has to get used to it and it wasn't as terrifying as yesterday!
Only 5 - 10 minutes rope circling tonight, then YO's OH brought in the mini john deere digger/earthmover he'd borrowed (with my permission, i hasten to add, I wanted to see what Molly would do); then I did a little bit more "go back/come forwards/stand still" and took her to the mounting block. Moved her back from it and forward. then took the pressure halter off and brought her up and climbed the steps - and she stood and I got on, yay!
then 5 - 10 minutes walking round the school and just chilling really, she wasn't the least bit phased by the machine (he was earth moving in a small way, new arena surface being delivered tomorrow to top up what's there, given that the arena has been extended sideways) but eventually got her stress head on, not because she was still stressed but because she thought (probably rightly) that she'd done enough.
I think she probably had.
Then when i'd fed her and turned her out, I noticed the mares had no water so had to wrestle with unwieldy pipes (essentially, the blue pipe you'd bury in the soil) as a hose from the tap a bit along. took ages, then realised the pipe had got one of those kinks - and it started raining ...
anyway, when i got back down to the barn, they were all waiting for me as they couldn't see me from where they were! thought i'd gone for a walk or something....starting to think about worrying! amazing, i'd have thought they could see the pipe being moved...anyway, nice to be concerned!
so overall a good night..
Only 5 - 10 minutes rope circling tonight, then YO's OH brought in the mini john deere digger/earthmover he'd borrowed (with my permission, i hasten to add, I wanted to see what Molly would do); then I did a little bit more "go back/come forwards/stand still" and took her to the mounting block. Moved her back from it and forward. then took the pressure halter off and brought her up and climbed the steps - and she stood and I got on, yay!
then 5 - 10 minutes walking round the school and just chilling really, she wasn't the least bit phased by the machine (he was earth moving in a small way, new arena surface being delivered tomorrow to top up what's there, given that the arena has been extended sideways) but eventually got her stress head on, not because she was still stressed but because she thought (probably rightly) that she'd done enough.
I think she probably had.
Then when i'd fed her and turned her out, I noticed the mares had no water so had to wrestle with unwieldy pipes (essentially, the blue pipe you'd bury in the soil) as a hose from the tap a bit along. took ages, then realised the pipe had got one of those kinks - and it started raining ...
anyway, when i got back down to the barn, they were all waiting for me as they couldn't see me from where they were! thought i'd gone for a walk or something....starting to think about worrying! amazing, i'd have thought they could see the pipe being moved...anyway, nice to be concerned!
so overall a good night..
4 comments:
Well at least she remembered her lessons in mounting.
She's a funny one Polo would have had a hairy canary about something like that going on around him so her issues arent lack of confidence are they?
I hope you made her carry on for at least a few minutes after she had decided she'd done enough Claire?
C
well, i didn't get off until she started kicking the kicking board ....
Keep up the mounting training every now and then. Molly is the kind of horse that needs reenforcement of each lesson so she remembers who is in charge.
Good about the tractor, though. She needs to work despite distractions.
Started to water my Boys this morning only to find a huge hole in the hose, and I was looking for a kink. Wish it had been one.
How nice to hear about all the work they are doing on the arena. It shows they really care about being able to properly work the horses. This really does seem to be a good place for you to be.
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