Counting the days

 Yep counting the days  until we get  in our new home on the farm. 2 more weeks! Camping for extended periods is a true test of marital bliss. 

I have been busy with my "job" of teaching  Sage to load. Sage is a mare owned by the people who  gave me Velvet. She's  a grade quarter horse, 7 years old. Mostly she's  just halter broke  and stands tied. I have been working her every day, short sessions of ground work to give her the tools she needs to learn to  trailer load. 2 days of that and we worked on leading. First  time  it was just the front feet. Next day, in she went. We were using my trailer which is a 2 horse angle haul as it's  wide open. 

Front feet in....

All the way  in. This was the 3rd time in a row loading . She did great! 

She also backed out beautifully.

 

 And was quite proud of herself! 

A couple days later we loaded her in a 2 horse straight haul.  First day just the front feet, next day all the way in. Because straight hauls are more confined I  did put her treats in the manger to give her a reason to step all the way in. Viola! In she went. We will  load her in there a few more times  to make sure she's  comfortable  with it. 

Meanwhile Sophie  is turned out in a back pasture with a herd of mares and geldings; got to see her yesterday and she's  looking great. She also came up to the fence to visit which made me happy, she hasn't  gone feral on me!

Her beautiful  bay color  has a metallic sheen to it- hard to see  in a photo. She looks great! 

She's  having  a vacation!  But once we get on the farm I  will  resume working  with her.