One of three highlights of my day...
A very fulfilling visit to Izzy this morning. I only see her every couple of months but she is always ready for the next stage of her education. We went out on the roads for the first time, ducking into driveways when traffic came down as the lane is so narrow. Her adrenalin levels were pretty low the whole time and she was a real ray of sunshine.
She also wandered up into the horsebox and long reined all around the yard. I even long reined her into the box!
A second visit to Warmblood, Mai, for loading practice. She started last week's loading session with an overdraft having reared and put her feet up on top of the tack locker while travelling the last time out with her owner. The aim with all loaders is to build up their 'bank account' by making regular investments in their training by practicing regularly and showing them that there is nothing to worry about. Travelling some horses amounts to a significant withdrawal and its good to have some savings rather than going overdrawn or, worse still, getting the equivalent of a pay day loan.
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| Going up - clickered treats to start this off |
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| Standing still - nice feed in the bucket |
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| Partition coming over - more clickered treats |
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| Walking out again... |
