Off to Weymouth this morning to meet up with Sonny and Millie. Sonny, a pretty solid New Forest pony, is great under saddle but inclined to barge and to pull on the ground. We did some groundwork and worked on planning ahead so that his owner, G, chooses the route into the stable yard rather than him! G picked up the techniques from watching them just once and was soon looking a lot more confident. Millie a Welsh pony, came via the RSPCA and is another pony that has landed on her feet. Tracy, her owner, has only ever had two sessions with me and has got a firm grasp of the key concepts enabling her to befriend her pony changing her from a timid, wary pony into a confident and affectionate one.
" Thankyou once again for a very enjoyable and inspirational afternoon." TW
"Thank you for this (the notes) and for yesterday we have learnt
so much. It was also lovely to see G watching, listening and working with
you (and taking it all in). It was also the main topic of conversation last
night!"KA
