Lots of great things are happening with Buddy and Jackpot. I'm a little bit behind here. These were taken 2 weeks into the 100 days. Thanks to Mike Thomas for taking all these great pictures!
I should also mention this fact. It's been 112 degrees here for the last 10 days. At night the lows are in the 90's. It's HOT.
Working with ropes and feet
This teaches Jackpot to give his feet
Also makes it easier to pick up his feet
for the farrier
Not to mention in the future
if he catches a foot somewhere
he's not going to panic about it
Buddy is using a long soft cotton rope
See that crazy tarp thing in the background?
It's a teaching device
Buddy rides horses thru that
The rope is also the first step to teaching a horse
to stand hobbled
It's the big scary rug again!
It gets closer
and closer...
and Jackpot handles it real well
don't forget... both sides
Buddy swings up
and they work on some basics
What a nice pair
It makes me want to adopt a mustang
2 comments:
Looks like he has come a long way! Its so good to hear from you! Jackpot looks like he is comfortable with Buddy and that is SO important. When was breaking/working down horses I used a rug with cans tied to it - I left it lay over the fence for a couple of hours then did the same thing Buddy did. IT really works well!!! I wish I had the oportunity to come down and watch, but I live a bit to far away! LOL
Looking good! Keep up the great work!
Man 110 degrees!
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