This message is from: Fiona Lindsay-Delfino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Congrats on keeping him! Have you tried Parelli Natural Horsemanship? One of
the first things that they ask you to do before you get started with the
program, (the games and the riding), is to start by going out into your horses
field and sit with them or it, and just watch them, and observe their
routine... GOOD LUCK!!!
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Dear List,
Thank you so much to everyone who shared their experiences with me on the
list and privately. I am so grateful for your input and support.
After much (!) navel gazing and a long pasture session tonight, I have
decided to keep Monark. You know all of the pros and cons, but in the final
measure, I love riding him, and as a horse lover as well as a rider, I believe
that he needs a kind, safe home. It will be slow work, but I think that if I am
patient, he may be a more rewarding horse in some ways than Clyde who wears
his heart on his sleeve.
SO, I am ready to shut up/move on, and start enjoying this horse! Funny,
even making the decision changed my attitude toward him. He was actually very
curious tonight--I went into the pasture without acknowledging him and sat
down to read. Well, that head shot up and he was galumping over within 2-3
minutes. Happily took an apple and a scratch and headed off for a post apple
crib. I was there for about 90 minutes, and experimented a couple times with
changing position and turning my back on him. He watched me like an eagle
each time, and moseyed over 2-3 more times to put his nose on me and allow a
scratch. At one point, I was sitting on the ground and he grazed within about a
foot of me for about 10 minutes. Baby steps!
Once his strangles booster clears in about ten days, I will be able to
finally introduce him to Clyde, his new Fjord brother. I am sure that Clyde
will
be like gum on Monark's shoe--should be fun to watch!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Kris
and Clyde ("That IS another Fjord in that pasture!")
and Monark
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