I visited Riggs over the weekend just past and was delighted to see how friendly he was! He left the company of his girlfriend to greet us and later voluntarily followed me up to the barn (no halter or lead!). He's so very sweet now that he's settled in and it's rewarding to see his personality shine through.
He also had his third trot on the lunge and despite some general silliness (though it was nice to see him feeling well all the same) he moved quite freely. And this was a vast improvement on the way he dragged the inner hind and was brushing two weeks ago. He's a total giraffe though, head in the clouds haha. Can't wait to teach him to drop his head.
We also made zero progress on learning 'woah'. However, he is crystal clear on 'stand' and 'stand up', so I may well settle for those. The other thing that was mildly concerning was seeing how ribby he'd become. He looks alright standing but on the move... just wow. We have added pollard to his feed so hopefully we'll see the positive effects of that shortly.
The girlfriend... how cute are they!
See, he looks alright here - light on, but alright
But the ribbiness here actually makes me want to cringe
Giraffe!!!
Happy New Year to you to hun, although it is probably already January for you! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI hope yourself and Riggs have a wonderful 2013, that wrist heals up as soon as possible and that you can get cracking on the work you want to do with him.
Sounds like you are def on your way to being fast friends if he'll leave other horses to follow you. After 5 going on 6 years with Miss Kika, if there is enough food and/or other horses she has little to no interest in me! :p