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 I finally got a decent trim on Rally's front feet. Now I am no farrier just an old lady with a bad back, and Rally is not really foot broke, so it has taken me a long time doing things a little at a time. I found that she is willing to lift her feet much better when I ask with my lariat. 

 

Eventually her feet look like this:

The next day I did clean up the sole with my hoof knife and rasped more flare from the hoof wall. 

A long way from perfect but so much better than this, which is what they looked like the day I bought her. 

Today I started on working with her hind feet. They have been self trimming lately; with all the rain and soggy pasture her feet are pretty soft and some chunks have come off. She wasn't too happy with me lifting and holding her foot so I went to square one, just asking her to lift her feet with my rope- so much easier on my back. 

I did this with both hinds, and when she would lift and set each foot down without kicking, that was enough for today. 

I was also able to send her in to the trailer twice today, yay! She kinda looked at me as if to say, "aren't you coming in?" No, Rally, you are a big girl now you can do it on your own! 

I have also done a bit with Patsy, she is so refreshingly easy after working with Rally! 

I got her started on longeing, she goes over the bridge without any worries, and the tarp work was easy too. 

In fact, so easy that Shayla asked me to introduce her to being blanketed. 

Easy peasy! Patsy also heads straight for the trailer if I turn her loose and has to check for grain in there. One thing I do have to work on with her is backing, both on the ground and backing out of the trailer. 

Always something to do!