Exciting Times

Day 10

It's so hard being a baby Mustang.

Today's round penning was pretty uneventful. She has the drill down, and will now walk from A to B in the chute no questions asked. What a queen. There wasn't too much energy to burn, so I practically had to push her along to get her daily exercise. It made standing still pretty easy though, which was nice. 

Investigating the fresh bedding

We started back with the simple exercises that we ended on yesterday. She picked up better than we left off, and took willing steps without much pressure. Yay princess! 

We rewarded with lots of itching, she has tons of itchy spots!

Then, the moment of truth. The lead rope. The introduction to my neon pink rope of choice was relatively painless. There were a few beats of insecurity, but like the little queen that she is, she was over it before you could blink. She is so cool. 

With the help of my dear trainer Tina Snyder, we then went on to really begin the leading process. I cannot express how grateful I am to have that extra help.    I have confidence we will be leading smoothly in no time at all. A big goal of mine will be to hand graze her, and past that will be handling her legs and feet. We have held back on that for the time being, but it is another milestone that is fast approaching!

Staying Hydrated 

Stay tuned for more progress and pictures!

-Allie