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April 9 , 2007Another trip to watch our trainer, Brooks Overton, work with Sara. He's driving her to teach her to follow cues.
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Now from the opposite direction. She's very responsive and no "attitude". |
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The first time someone has been on her back in a saddle and she's perfectly well-behaved. No bucking or even a crow-hop. Notice her ears - they are pointed forward which means she's paying attention and it's exactly what you want to see the first time you mount a horse (if they were pointed back towards Brooks, it would mean that she was going to try to do something to him). Brooks mounted from both sides with no change in her demeanor to show us that she will be a perfect riding horse. Some horses get very irritated if you mount, walk or do anything from the "wrong" side. |
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This is not the proper way to dismount a horse but Brooks is doing it this way so she won't be touchy about how she's handled. You can tell by her ears and her eyes that she isn't the least bit concerned about what he's doing. In fact, she's more interested in a dog out on the road. She never offered to kick, bite, or otherwise harm this person crawling all over her butt. We're very happy with the training Sara is receiving from Brooks. It's obvious he hasn't mistreated her because she's not afraid of him nor is she worried about what he's doing. Some trainers teach by whipping and you end up with a crazy unpredictable horse instead of one who's a pleasure to ride. |
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Our blog (a web log or sort of online diary) is maintained by chief stall mucker, poop picker-upper and all around slave to the animals,
Norma Epstein.
I write it all myself (no Pulitzer or accolades necessary) and I take all the pictures with a Minolta digital camera.
I take pictures and post to the blog whenever I find something interesting or have something interesting to say (and even sometimes when I don't).
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