I wasn’t going to blog this because I look ridiculous, but then I realized that no one is going to look at me anyway because Rocky is so cute. I threw it together quickly while my code was compiling in another window so it has some rough edges but what the heck. If I’m going to look ridiculous I might as well forgive the sloppy editing too. This is from the session I blogged previously.
On-Line
Horses teach humans, and horses humble humans.
I went out to Hacienda Becerra today and volunteered to play with a 10 year old Percheron mare named Savannah Havana. (The Hacienda is a rescue/volunteer organization mostly for off the track standardbreds (trotr.org) but they have all breeds, ages, and sizes out there; really nice folks too!) She has in recent months developed a behavior of bolting when she feels the line on her halter. I thought if I gave her 22 feet instead of 12, it might help. And that she needs more Friendly Game with the halter and line, and some Hide Your Hiney as bolting is an extreme way of turning her hindquarters at the human.
I made mistakes, learned a lot, and left things on a good note — for myself and for the horses. Continue reading
Categories: Learning Experience, Liberty, On-Line
Tags: catching game, mistakes, other horses, volunteer
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