up date on Foxie.

Do to the fact my dogs ate my phone, I do not have the pictures I wanted to go along with this post.

I was told many things about Foxie when she first came to me, one of them was that she was too spooky and high strung to make  a trail horse. Here again, I keep trying to believe people are not that blind when it comes to an animal that they have owned for years so by impulse, I wanted to believe that there was foundation to the things she was telling me about the horse she had since Foxie was  9 months old.

Again I was proven wrong about assuming the best of people when it comes to their animals. I can say with out a doubt that Foxie is far more of a study mount for trails then my tried and true trail horse I have now. On a whim I took Foxie out for a ride at dusk, spooked up a deer and rode through the trees and under brush (all after a couple days off by the way) without so much of a side step through it all.

the next morning I took her out again for an hour ride through anything I could find to go through to the same results! Turning for home I even asked for the canter to see what she would do. Not only did she pick up the right lead but she never tried to pick up speed or grab the bit.

I keep looking for something wrong with her but as hard as I've been looking the only conclusion I can come up with is;
 A) I just got a really nice free horse
 B) People are very stupid when it comes to their horses!

Riding the wet noodle

     For a twelve year old, Foxie is far behind even where most three year old's are. With her, I've been taking the slow road because with older horses that have never been asked to do anything it's hard to get past that sometimes Lunging has become an important part of our daily routine. It helps reestablish that I am the boss mare and it also gives me a heads up on where she's at for the day.

     For the most part she is doing well under saddle. guiding can be an issue still, Sometimes it feels like I'm trying to push a wet noodle in a strait line,  but again she has the experience of a two year old. The rail gets to be helpful in building her confidence in what she is doing. Because of that, circles and changing directions off rail has also gotten easier. She is truly a wonderful horse that is trying her hardest to please.
I'm looking forward to posting more updates and pictures on Foxie, as she progresses.

 

You have to love Morgans!

If anyone has Morgans you'll know what I'm talking about! They are a great breed but they have their quarks, one of them is their stubbornness. My little mare is just four and normally I hold her up as an example as what a horse could be.
However, being a Morgan, she is prone to her moods. I pulled her out of the field for a little ride out back to watch the sun go down. however she had other things in mind to do and none of it had anything with doing what I wanted. She wouldn't go forward, she wouldn't back and little girl refused to even bend her head.
So at this point you have only a couple of options;

A) loose your temper and blow up at the horse. (If you have Morgans you already know this wouldn't get you anywhere with them

B) put her back and wait for another day

C) Try and find something positive to do.

I went with C and with in a couple of minutes ( less the 30 ) I had taught her to bow. Not that I had intention in doing that but she is great at it!