I worked with her for about 45 minutes late yesterday afternoon. She is still more defensive about her right side than her left. I am getting hands to her face much better now, but it is still electric and can go wrong at any time. I started her on backing using the stick on her lead line. I felt I needed to be able to touch her on the head first to do this exercise so that I could rub her on the forehead in between backing. Need to alternate sensitizing with desensitizing, always. I also feel strongly that any tool needs to be rubbed on the horse so that they do not learn to fear the tool. Anyway, she progressed to a couple of steps back very quickly, and I hope this will help the nipping issue. Here is a little video Maria shot:
I might snort at you, too, if you continually waved a plastic bag in my face.
ReplyDeleteAnd where your helmet, dammit?!?
She sure is a pretty girl- love her white splashes!! :) Can't wait to see her progress. Just out of curiosity, do you know which HMA in OR she's from?
ReplyDeleteThe sheet says capture area OR 0003. Frenchglen, Harney, OR. Captured 11-20-09
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun to see which herds they come from :) I looked her info up on mustangs4us.com and it looks like she's from the South Steens HMA.
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