Job 39:19-25

19 “Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane? 20 Do you make it leap like a locust, striking terror with its proud snorting? 21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength, and charges into the fray. 22 It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; it does not shy away from the sword. 23 The quiver rattles against its side, along with the flashing spear and lance. 24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds. 25 At the blast of the trumpet it snorts, ‘Aha!’ It catches the scent of battle from afar, the shout of commanders and the battle cry.
-Job 39:19-25

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Day 5: backing and dropping head

Today I worked with Reece on backing in the morning then in the evening we worked on having her drop her head to make haltering easier. After doing a bit of review, turning and facing me then did a bit of leading practice. To begin backing I grabbed the rope a little bit under Reece’s chin then applied backwards pressure. She caught on quickly and after five or six times she responded quickly and consistently.
Later today we decided to start training her to drop her head when we touch her pole. At first I tried putting one hand on top of her pole and put some pressure on her halter by lightly pulled down. We decided that we should try a different method when she just started getting annoyed at me and trying to get away, so I decided to move the hand from under her head to on the bridge of her nose. When I applied pressure she would drop her head to get away from my pressure. When she dropped even slightly I would remove my hands. She did well and is making great progress!
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