Day 8

Well, I feel good today!! We had a very successful day and I feel like the work I have put in this week is paying off. This morning I worked with Baja for about 2 1/4 hours and by the end I was able to rub him all over with my hands. I also introduced the brush, brushing most of his body, and then I worked on getting him to move his hips and shoulders.




Later in the day, I offered him grain out of my hand and he learned how to eat from my hand. Then this evening, I was out in the pen watching him and my husband came in the pen, walked right up to him and petted him! Baja just stood there and let him, I was shocked. Okay, so maybe the training is working...



So then I brush him all over on both sides to solidify the brushing lesson in his mind. My husband comes back in the pen, picks up the brush and starts brushing him! He is certainly enjoying the fruits of all my hard work! Then Hannah (a student) decides to give it a try, comes in the pen and pets him, then Tina (another customer) decides to get in there and pet him too. He was so good. Let everyone walk right up to him like it was no big deal!!





Baja is such a sweet horse, very good-natured. I think he will make someone a great horse!




We have been blessed with great weather all week for which I am very thankful. It has been nice to be able to put in long training sessions without worrying about the heat. Please pray for healing for his leg and continued safety for both of us. If you would like to see more pics, I will post some on my Webshots.