Bless these calm steady Geldings

I adored my Brandy Girl and she taught me so much but she was a hard horse in many ways, worming and feet care or any kind of meds to be taken could and did lead to crazy melt downs on her part..

I am beyond grateful that my current herd of Bojangles and Caleb are easy tempermented steady geldings.. It just makes life so much easier in so many ways.

Today I headed out with my pockets filled with wormer and a few treats and one lead rope, I did not even need halters and I could have gone without the lead but it is winter, coldish and snowing so I wanted to do it a touch faster then it would have been i did it total free style.

So I walked up and threw the rope over Caleb, no need to tie it.. that’s all that’s needed, he is caught lol.. he lifted his lip when he realized what was coming and then took his doze like a champ and then gave me the look as he licked away, because he could smell the carrot in my pocket as his good boy reward lol

Bojangles watched this with both interest and that slight o no. I think I am next look.. haha.. now sometimes he will move off to the tree line and give me bum, which is his way of saying.. no thank you very much.. but he stayed in place and as i walked around, he let me fip the rope over him, clip it and do a wrap around the feeder, he could pull it and it would let go.. but instead he softened, lowered his head even more and with my hand on his nose, came towards and went.. just do it! lol

In it went and all done.. opps. one more pat and carrot reward needed.. and I redid the gates and headed to the house, meet hubby on the pathway and said.. so easy, such good boys..

I am reminded once again how much I like steady minded Geldings.

Ground Work with Bojangles

I was out doing some heat ( a preheated salt sock) and massage on Caleb’s shoulder and more on that at a later date once I get some confirm things from my vet..

Bojangles wanted to smell the sock, the salt and hang out on caleb’s rear.. very sweet.. until I went to pet him and got totally snubbed..  Now he was loose so I asked a few more times.. Nope.. total cold shoulder..

So when I was done, this would not do at all.. out I went with the halter and the lead.. and we played, would you like this on? he is such a sweet guy and so awesomely passively put out lol..

Bo, I will stand here and you can put it on.. but I am going to turn my head.

Me.. Nope.. you can bring your head back and I will show you the halter and ask again.

Bo.. Well, I will turn my head and close my eye and you can put it on..

Me.. Nope.. until you put your nose in it.. we are just going to stand here, me asking, you saying no, me petting you and you standing here free and me asking..

He finally licked his lips and put his nose in the right space.. I think he is always surprised when I ask, rather then tell..

So off we went to the road to take a walk, to work on a few things and ask this and that.. we are still very much learning about each other.. learning the que’s, learning my words, learning, his body, his eye and his lang..

He is a kind gentle soul, he is spunky and quick, he is sweet and he is so willing but he also goes.. going to make me lol..  Going to be so much fun building that trust and bond with him..

This picture makes me laugh, you see, he is going in the direction, I asked, he is moving, he is on a loose soft lead, and he is also in his own kind way, giving me the hoof!  He is quite simple saying that this road is more interesting to me, then you are..

He was doing what was asked but he was so not with me..

It was interesting to see what shut him down, vs what helped him connect with me..  Its all a learning curve with a new horse and for a horse that is very well trained but perhaps not as used to being allowed to play an express himself in ground work 🙂

It was a nice walk, it was a good training session and I was very pleased with it from start to finish..

Snow Day!

ground work

Jan Snowfall..

Bojangles – Chrismas Ride

Walk, Trot, extended trot, canter and gallop..  its all there 🙂

Merry Christmas 2016

Bo’s First Ride

Mr. BoJangles

First day home! arrived in the very wee morning hours!

A very Foggy Morning..

a Close up.. and below.. the foggy distance one.. it looks like a watercolor but it truly is my photo.. no fancy program etc that’s what I got..