The first week with my new boy has been a slow one. At the start of the week, I gave him a well-needed makeover, saying goodbye to his long Arab mane and said hello to a lovely short one which made such a difference.
The weather has been awful and I'm feeling rather impatient waiting for his saddle to be fitted! So much so that I got on him bareback, which I spent most of the session working on getting him to stand confidently next to the mounting block or the corner next to the gate (he is the biggest wimp!). Anyways lots of rewards and 'good boys' he was pretty confident to stand in these areas by the end but sadly having Evie with me I didn't quite get the time I needed to get him totally confident coming into the gate area from the left rein which has scary jump poles on the outside of the arena.
This also reminded me of how sticky I needed to be with a spooky quick ponylike horse again as he spun around on a sixpence at one point when he clocked them. If it wasn't for my trusty neckstrap I most likely would have been on the floor. Roll on Wednesday when his saddle will be fitted and there will be no holding us back!
Check out his before and after -
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