Extreme Mustang Makeover 7/30/07
We
are finally able to start putting up hay. The rains have left, the hot, humid
weather that we are more accustomed to has arrived at last! Much of last week
was spent in cutting, raking, baling and stacking hay. Amigo got a few days off,
but he did get to come out and play Friday evening and again on Saturday.
On Friday, Amigo had the opportunity to come out and visit with some of the folks
who came to help stack hay. One of the hay trailers was still hooked to the
truck in the yard,
so of course Ted and Amigo had to investigate. Ted stepped up on the back
of the trailer and Amigo followed right on up as if he'd done it every day of
his life! The video is linked below... unfortunately I didn't have the camera
with me right then, (Hey! I was hot and sweaty from the hay!) so he had to
re-create it the following evening.
Saturday, July 26, 2007
Yet
another day of basic training for Amigo. The days are becoming far too hot and
humid to ride until the relative cool of the evening when, unfortunately, the
light is far too low to capture anything decent on video or stills. In the last
update, I mentioned trying some other options for Amigo's bit. We tried the
sidepull, Amigo let us know right away that he was not a sidepull kind of guy. I
was getting ready to hand Ted the copper snaffle we had been using when I spied
the full cheek snaffle hanging nearby. I thought it was at least worth a try. So
Ted fitted him out with the full cheek. Talk about a horse letting you know when
you've found something he likes! He immediately relaxed and became soft in Ted's
hands. They had a great ride! This week's goals include riding in the
yard, moving out to the large arena, possibly a trip to the roping arena down
the way and a trail ride, along with all the daily work that goes into making a
horse!
Before the ride - trailer and trim
Before riding on Saturday, Amigo had yet another trailer loading lesson, although I have to admit these are really more of a game than anything else at this point! See the video below for what I mean. Then he got yet another touch-up trim. His feet are good, hard mustang feet, but with the more domesticated living conditions he is in now, they need attention just like any other horse. You can tell he just hates his trims!
