06/29/2025
Blossom update! With the recent evening storms, photos have not been high priority unfortunately as I try to work her right as the temperatures begin to drop, but here’s just a few pictures from these last couple days!
Blossom was a bit nervous about my bulky, jingly breakaway halter, so we started with a soft, light weight rope halter to get her used to sliding the noseband on for the first session. For her second session we were able to go back to the breakaway halter and she let me slide it on and off calmly and consistently. Yesterday evening as I was feeding, she was very adamant that she wanted some extra attention, and let me braid most of her mane before she was ready to go eat. She has her own unique way of utilizing our hay bags😅
After church we resumed our haltering work for session three. She picked up right where we left off, never hesitating as I wiggled the nose band up and down a bunch, and allowed me to buckle the halter behind her ears/cheek as well. We got super consistent about haltering, buckling the halter, unbuckling the halter, and removing it several times, all while she stayed very relaxed and willing. Next on the agenda is wearing the halter while moving around a bit, which I’m sure will be funny-feeling for her, but we’re right on track to getting her necessary farrier and vet work done in the near future!
Tuesday will officially make 14 days since she made the trip to our farm, and I definitely didn’t guess we’d have progressed so quickly!
Things Blossom can do now:
•Come when called
•Walk/Trot/Stop/Back/Direction Change on command
•Stand to be hosed everywhere except the very top of her rump (she just wanders away uncomfortably for that spot, but she’s still so far ahead of most horses!)
•Can be brushed everywhere (legs, tail, everywhere🎉)
•Can be haltered and unhaltered
•Is extremely respectful during feeding and waits for permission to approach the food and will back up from the food if asked
