Several days after Stu's last breakout, I was again mucking stalls. The stalls happen everyday, but this time was going to be different. (This blog is well on its way to just being a chronicle of Stu breaking my fences.) You know the movie, "The Butterfly Effect," where the tiniest thing can cha[...]
It was late afternoon, and I was walking into my kitchen after hanging out with baby. My tiny yorkie wanted to go outside, so I let her out, and turned to grab some food before I went back to baby. My eye caught something out of place, and I paused, looking out the window. Stu was grazing in[...]
Stu annoying another horse. Stu is no longer mostly idle. Instead he gets worked every night, or every other night. (Basically, like 40% idle now, which is why it can be mostly not idle.) We've been working on the lunge line at a walk still, which is a bit disappointing to me. I'd like t[...]
After a week of Stu's antics, I was ready to sell him. I was almost ready to give him away to the first person who said they wanted him. Not only did he knock down a fence to get to the mares, he learned from that experience how to knock down fences. In total, he took out three fences in less than[...]
I find TTouch fascinating. I don't know if how accurate it is, but it does seem to have some truth behind it. It's more accurate than palm reading, but it seems to fall into that realm. TTouch was created by Linda Tellington-Jones. It's both an encyclopdia of horse characteristics and how the[...]
Two things have been accomplished in the last few days. I'm so excited to be making some progress! I actually don't know which I'm more excited about. They both give me satisfaction, but which gives me more? I'll have to think about this. First, Stu finally understands lunging. I do not[...]
Stubert is now being bridled, and learning about the bit. Much to Berry's dismay (I imagine), I just borrowed her bridle, because frankly, it was the easiest thing to do. And if there's one thing I like, it's things being easy. Speaking of things being easy, I'm still weighing on if I s[...]
Stubert is getting worked with just every other day now. Nothing excessive, just groundwork and manners. Things I would/should have been doing before if I wasn't pregnant, and then converted into baby life. But now I have the time, so it's a priority to turn him into the best possible young horse.[...]
Stu was shy when I first met him. Being a little foal, he naturally wanted to be with his mother, and not with this stranger who showed up occasionally. He was still timid when he came to my farm and was overshadowed by the far more personable Ollie, who wanted to be best friends immediate[...]
Stu is now a big two year old. He's spent the last year of his life basically being feral. He got some basic training at his breeder's farm, and then I worked with him a few times until I got pregnant and he kicked me twice, like a little shit. I decided it was too much of a risk to work with him w[...]