By Jove,,,,,,,,,I Think He’s Got It
There is hope for Trusty Dusty after all. I think he has finally “Got” it. At least this morning he has. Will see how long his memory retention is at tonight’s feeding.
A quick rundown of Dusty’s life so far.
Got him as a yearling in 2005. Never been handled, no haltering, no feet trimming, no shots, and couldn’t be touched. Since then he has progressed through a lot of ground work, and has been ridden 4-5 times. He has been a perfect gentleman during those first rides.
He still has somewhat of an attitude problem, but its the Kid-ness in him. He isn’t aggressive, or mean, and he knows what he is supposed to do, he is waiting to see if I know how to encourage him to do it.
I hope to be able to take him outside the round pen for the first time riding him when the weather breaks in the spring.
Was looking at the heifer today. My she is growing fast. Almost as tall as mom now. It is fun to watch her play by herself and run around the pen. She has been seen sneaking a friendly Hello with the sheep in the next pen when mom isn’t looking or is too far to intervene.
It’s about time for some pictures of her and mom too. Will see about that today since it looks like its gonna be a nice day.
Later,
Cindy
