An early return to the charity today. I learned that they have an average of 12 to 15 ponies and horses in at any one time including one permanent resident. I cannot believe the amount of work that the founders do considering that they also work full-time. When we met up with Kaylie and Annalise this weekend they had already been working for many hours, tidying up the fields with their volunteers, accepting in a new pony, 'entertaining' visitors and trying to sort out the delivery and collection of auction items which help to keep the charity afloat.
We made limited but solid progress with each of the Welsh Ponies and were pleased to find that we could begin where we left off last time. A quick summary follows:
...to being able to touch her on the neck and on top of her mane the other side...and she allowed three different people to work with her.
It's important that she accepts the feather duster so that we can wander along the rest of her body without getting kicked.
Cinders was happy to be touched around her head end and even over her neck.
...allowed herself to be touched along the full length of both sides of her body...
...and again allowed three different people to work with her.
Annalise touches the top of her front leg...
...and Kaylie rubbed her back and bottom.
Once again, I let Julie create a bond with Bruno who is extremely nervous. She was able to get him to take a treat from her hand for the very first time...and then a second and third, using gentle clicks to 'thank' him for coming closer.
