This morning at feeding time, the fresh snow and mild temperature (it rained on top of the snow) had Moondance going.
Then, when I fed hay, I had THE NERVE to feed the other mares BEFORE I fed Gussie, and she was NOT HAPPY with me! I apologized, and put her hay in her stall but that was not GOOD ENOUGH for her highness, who wanted to be fed outside where she can supervise all the other horses from her pen.
Ok Gussie you made your point! Then, she would NOT go in her stall even though she wanted her hay, so I took the opportunity to work on a loading lesson. I blocked her every time she turned away from her stall, she was making moves that belong in a cutting class! And sliding stops, oh my! Eventually, as I stopped the pressure each time she pointed her nose at the stall, she eventually stepped in and promptly exited- rinse and repeat! We stopped when she quietly stood in her stall and softened with licking and chewing.
Silly mare.
8 comments:
Very nice looking horse!🤗
Looks like they were Feeling good!!
FEeling good, aren't they? Love how you turned a moment into a positive lesson.
Never ceases to amaze me what a difference the weather makes in horses moods. Fun watching your horses. They definitely have opinions about food! Nemo has figured out whomever walks into the barn with me gets grained first/earlier. Now he comes to me instead of Brad to get haltered, makes my day every single time!! I have started mixing up the order I feed, just to keep things interesting - and I hear about it from Nemo.
Aurora- too funny! You should video it when he scolds you.
she is such a magnificent horse!!
Mine are feeling feisty in the cold these days too.
Very frisky with the cold and snow. Love watching their antics.
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