Going by the calender and time stamp on these pictures (and I will credit the man who took them, as soon as Kim tells me again) these were taken Day 3 of having Jackpot. He was trailered home Saturday the 14th, given Sunday the 15th as a day of rest, and then started on Monday the 16th. These are dated the 18th, so Day 3.
A lot happened on Day 3!
There was a lot of this
Jackpot says "WHAT is THAT?"
Buddy introduces the saddle slowly
They walk it around
Notice here what Buddy's doing with his body?
His hips are leaning out in case this horse
blows up and/or kicks out
If that happens he's got control of the head
to pull it into him and push the hind end away
and his body will swing out, hopefully avoiding a kick
Adjusting, feeling the saddle
Learning to move with the saddle
*Very important*
BOTH SIDES
You should be able to saddle a horse from either side
Jackpot says "Oh-kay"
There's the goat!
He'll make a few appearances as we go along
He must really have a thing for Jackpot
Saddling again from the off side
but a different saddle..
Buddy has switched from the old
"can get kicked 1,000 times and drug in the dirt"
stripped down saddle for first-timers,
to a saddle that he rides in
with full gear - front and back cinch
Jackpot's fine with this part
The cinching up process
done very slowly and gently
Buddy says to Jackpot
"That's excellent"
A moment of reflection....
Partners
4 comments:
what a great horse he seems to be.. I love that you want to put a saddle on/off from both sides. So many people fail to do this and its IMPORTANT - ya dont always have to option of getting on/off on the same friggin side!! LOL Good to hear from you Mikey!
way cool!!!
I really enjoyed this tutorial Mikey. I've never trained a horse myself, well unless you count the one we raised when I was a kid. That one was more like a dog then a horse, she followed me right into the house one day! My mother shooed her out with the broom. One day I just hopped on her and off we went. Poor thing, didn't know much but we had fun!
Thanks for stopping by!!!!!
Buddy,
Jackpot is a lucky horse and we are lucky to be able to watch you two go together. I doubt if any of the other mustangs are any happier than Jackpot to be in kindergarten.
This will be a fun ride.
Kim and Jet, HELLO
Richard Degnan
PS- I have been trying to comment before but wasn't smart enough. Bet that doesn't suprise you
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