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For those who have been following the life and times of myself and my 3 Amigos here is an update :)
My old mate of 33 is still around and surprised the farrier by how well his hooves are growing! yes Growing, its the first time that within a 6 month period of having a trim he has had to have another trim! When he is fed he has a 'tablecloth' that I put down and then place an old tyre on it with a bowl in the centre, into this I place his feed. He has a small amount of hay these days, chewing it the best he can, getting what he can out of it and then spits it out! He can be so impatient at feed time trotting up to his bowl and knocking it with his hoof, or picking it up and dropping it looking at me giving me the hurry up! I swear he his having a second childhood some days, he will look at me kinda over his shoulder then just bump me! Especially if Im taking too long to set his table cloth up .. appalling table manners for a 33 yo :)
He is going really well and still working alongside some of the young people who attend my property, amazingly teaching THEM some manners.
Pepper is so calm these days, even to the point of not being too panicky about going away from his ol mate to work in the round yard, at least he has stopped rearing and trying to get away..This HAS to be good ..? Yes? HOWEVER.. he has had me up in the middle of the night with a torch several times to show him where his mate is and this in turn stops the continual neighing and calling out for him! I have had to go out into my ol mates paddock and ask him to follow me back just so Pep can see him ... Honestly though I think 3 times a night is quite enough! Lucky I dont have close neighbours but on a still night he can be heard from quite some distance :(
Bud is doing so well being alot more at ease and trusting me to not hurt him whilst he is feeding, I am now able to touch him down both sides whilst he is feeding! Yay :) Bud does have a bad habit of cow kicking though and Im always aware that this his his first response when worried as he takes off.
Last week after I had worked with Pepper I took Bud down to the work yard but this time I let him go to have a run, a change from always working in there he LOVES his run ..... well he rolled, squealed and galloped, rolled again, squealed with joy BUT then his head had him going alot quicker than what his legs were I think, and down he went, on his knees, he stood up and looked to see if we had all seen it, raced around again, then came racing up dropping his head to have a rub and be told he was all ok :0 )
This is something he really hadnt done before and then he kept walking to the gate and back to me and back to the gate until I picked up his halter, with this he practically put it on himself! I delivered back to his home paddock where he promptly asked for a huge rub round his ears and neck and cheek. I am still having a few problems though at leberty with him, He really doesnt want to give me his eye, his head is looking elsewhere and I can see him thinking if I dont look I dont have to listen! On the 12' rope he tries the same thing but eventually I can work him round - liberty I think will just take me alot longer to master with him. :( more time, more preparation
Stay tuned for the next update :)
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Silversand Horsemanship
