Extreme Mustang Makeover 7/06/07
Saturday, July 14th, 2007
Liza came over today to
visit Amigo. Ted had another appointment in the afternoon, so Liza and I took
Amigo out and gave him a good grooming. I worked with him a little in the round
pen, but the afternoon heat was just a little too much for me. Paint got some
good loving from Liza, too!
Once Ted got home, it had cooled a bit (not enough for me, but then I don 't
do heat!) And he got Amigo out. They went over the basics again. You can never
go over ground work enough. If you can't do it from the ground, you can't expect
to do it from the saddle. Amigo was definitely full of himself tonight, but
settled down and went to work without too much fuss. Ted had him do some reinforcing
ground work, single rein driving and a flank rope, which made for a bit of
bucking. Then it was time to be saddled for the
third time, the second time for the big saddle, and Ted was able to do it with Amigo
on a loose lead, not tied or held.
A few times around the
pen to get the feel of the saddle before introducing the bit. There is a clip of
the bit being introduced for the first time in the video overview of the day. It was
not even an issue for Amigo as he took to it like he does most everything. Ted
sent him around a few more times to get the feel of the bit, did some simple
ground reining, and it seemed like Amigo was ready for that all-important first
ride. The overview video below has the first mounting, and a small snippet of
the first ride. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, much of the video
from today was lost - blame the operator (me) for trying to use an RW disc one
too many times. Yes, I have bought new discs.
And since it was still over 90 and H U M I D - Amigo got a nice rinse down!
Video: Overview of the day's work
