This video was taken near the end of the first session, and you can see her giving some wrong answers (trying to stop and turn into the fence and change directions).
Check out Shayla's explanation of her round pen work
Yesterday took a lot less time; I think less than 5 minutes and Josie was soft from the start, wanting to come in and hook up right off the bat. It was also the first time for sacking out at liberty (Thanks for the tip, Tara!)
Her reward was getting to go out on the trails for over an hour, with Clancy and me, and Shayla on Allie this time.
Notice Shayla has the reins dropped on Allie's neck
There was one instance where some grouse burst into flight as we went by- all 3 horses just kind of had a little startle, like a spook-in-place, but when Shilo the dog jumped into the bush after them Josie did scoot forward in alarm, but not too bad, just jumped so she was beside Allie. I think it's great that she gets to experience the trails with two such calm horses, it helps keep her relaxed and helps her learn to handle different situations without stressing or panicking.
Photo credit Shayla
Such a beautiful place to ride! On the way back we had to travel along the road- it's a paved backroad. We encountered a few vehicles and I'm happy to say the Josie handled it just as well as the other 2 horses. She also wasn't concerned about the dog that came out barking or the activities of people in their yards.
4 comments:
I love ponying horses out, gets them confident out there before you have to ride them out. Sounds like shes gonna be a good trail horse, nice and calm.
When I raised Bubba she came out all the time, even 'offlead' if the terrain and safety was ok for that. She loved to jump little logs and would even detour when she found one to jump. She went on to be a really neat jumper who could always find her own line and stride. The third time I rode her, we went out in the bush for a little ride and she ponied my old mare instead of the other way around. It was perfectly normal to her and she didn't really care that the rider had switched horses. :)
Neat story T.L.!
Josie is looking good! I admire the patience and calmness that Shayla show...she is a good horsewoman:)
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