Wow!  This mustang is easily the most attentive and gently mustang that I’ve ever had the opportunity to work.  He is by nature very kind.  You can see that clearly in the photos posted on my facebook page.

He greets me with a warm wiggle of his muzzle and last night was rewarded by getting his total freedom.

He’s now halter trained and I saddled him last night. 

He had some initial say over my interruption of his socialization with the barn and buddies.  He was very curious about what they all had to share with him.

He’s very confident and comfortable in his own skin and everywhere he goes he just claims the space as his, though he is very respectful of other organic bodies.  Cats, dogs, people and other horses so far.

That’s pretty cool!

He played with the jolly ball and thought for sure that it was rolling back to take away his hay.  He crested his neck and pinned his ears at it and ready, aim….but didn’t fire.  The ball stopped rolling just inches from his heels.

He is so intelligent that showing him one thing on one side of his body automatically translates to the other side without having to do any prep for the most part.

We are moving along quickly because he can and because he’s ready. 

This past two days we’ve had a full training and trimming schedule so my time with him has been limited to 2-3 hours in the evening.  When our schedule opens up a bit later this week we’ll be able to do more for longer periods of time.

Each session he’s ready for more.  Last night he didn’t want to return to his stall.  He’s ready to roll!

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.