Would you believe me if I told you this guy has never had a halter on untill today 😉
3 and a half months old and proving to be an incredible little horse.
Couple days late to post but we are super happy with ziggy's first ride. 🥰🥰
Ziggy getting out and about on this lovely hot day
A little snippet of ziggy's work today. He is certainly progressing well so no Christmas break for him 😉
Coco has been here for a coule weeks to learn some manners and for float training.. think it's fair to say this girl is to smart for her own good, Figuring out how to open the shed door when I'm mixing up feeds 🤣🤣
Things are really starting to fall into place with this little guy 🤗
Unfortunately not the best video as it was right on getting dark. Not that the horses seemed to mind. Izzy was super relaxed and very forward even leaving home, she poped her self up in front and went on like she'd done it a million times.
My amazing littler helper brought Samson along and he certainly seems to enjoy getting out and about!
Izzy being a super star today!! After sitting there for a while I decided to see how she would go having things asked of her under saddle. Still a little hesitant but could not be happier.
Slow and steady wins the race. Today Izzy let me have my first sit on her. Didn't ask anything of her and just sat there. She was super relaxed even letting out a nice big yawn. After a while she even decided to have a little walk across the yard. Super big achievement today 🥰
Samson coming along beautifully now even after a bucking episode yesterday. Starting to show a lot more relaxation, even giving us some nice big yawns today. Still moving forward 🤗
Iv decided to try out a completely different method of training for Samson after he took quiet a few steps back. Iv found that desensitising him the usual way just simply is not working for him. He complete shuts down and only gets more afraid and nervous.
So... we are trying it at liberty, no halter means no added pressure, he dosnt feel trapped and he can walk away if he so chooses, dosnt mean I won't follow him but he does have that feeling of freedom.
At the start of this session I couldnt walk up to him with a saddle pad in my hand. Now he walks up to me. This is the most relaxed Iv seen this horse since he arrived.
As trainers it is so important to be able to adapt our training methods, to keep an open mind and remember its not a step by step process.
We can't allways be serious about our work. Some days are just for playing. 😅