Whilst not being particularly frightened of things, Nettles is not naturally curious and will steer clear of things that he hasn't met before. Like many New Forest ponies, or ponies that are not in busy yards with lots of jumps, mounting blocks and other pink paraphernalia, he has lived in a world which has largely comprised green, brown and pale blue. Today I wanted to see how he would react to some stronger colours and things that touched his body. As predicted he stood at a distance for a while and I wondered what difference a bit of clicker might make. Here are the results...
At the end Jack thought I might have forgotten something...
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| "Oi, lady, you've dropped your snake." |
