Even though the heat was again insane today I did get to do a little work with my ultimate project today, FINALLY. I haven't been able to really focus on him, or attempt to ride him again for a few months (he broke my ribs.. right before I cut my leg open ) and now that I'm on the mend, and Shepard Ranch is over I can play again.
I have this somewhat magnetic attraction to Adonis (Tribal Reign). I think it's because I can see the ridiculous amount of potential he has, even though several of his screws are very loose if not missing(which I happen to love..). I really think he could be very successful as an event horse, and I want to start him on that path.
Today was very low key.. minor roundpen work nothing too intense, but I had this great idea to start using Juju as a pacifier for him. I thought maybe if he had another horse to look to when we were doing all the scary things it wouldn't send him into a blind panic. So I jumped on Juju bareback and led Adonis around.. first in the roundpen then in the field.. which is full of lots and lots of scary things like horse eating standards and bushes. Adonis could have cared less, Juju wasn't worried why should he be? over ground poles and in between hay bales and standards. It was so exciting to feel like I had accomplished some small feat. Later this week I will take them to the riverbed. So excited to get this boy rolling.
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