Ds1's pony and I have not been getting along, despite me being the main carer alongside ds who is 7 yo. For him she's pretty much a superstar, but for me she's been a little horror.
Anyway last Thursday me and pony had a one to one discipline and lunging lesson and bugger me if she isn't a new girl! She's an old lady and has some appalling habits such as biting and kicking out, not to mention spinning to get her own way. We were making progress on this, but she was still liable to be a bugger when she wanted.
Anyway since Thursday we have tacked up, lunged and today I rode her! All with no silly behaviour and lots of standing patiently and not being a sod. We've also made huge progress on her hosepipe fear. (We suspect she was beaten by one. That little lesson cost me two lead ropes.) I managed to fill her bucket with the hose with her in her stable at the same time.
Ds is progressing beautifully on her and I'm really feeling full of hope and pride that together we are becoming a happy horse unit.
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Manchesterhistorygirl · 29/09/2013 21:39
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