She's getting ready to lose her central upper incisors and I think they're definitely bothering her, poor girl. She didn't want me to halter her today, I think partially because of that, and partially because she didn't want to play my stupid human games. So I haltered her carefully once, trying hard not to bump the front of her lip, and scratched her a lot and let her go. Then I haltered Duncan instead and took him for a short walk, then came back and haltered her again more easily. I think she was a tad bit jealous. :)
I couldn't get any pictures of her in the trailer because when I took this picture my phone decided to die:
She is a total cutie!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you could get your clicker out of storage to teach acceptance of needling? People have great success with using clicker plus treats for this, ending up with a horse willing to calmly target a needle with their neck. I'm sure there are instructions out there on the web somewhere.
I probably could, and that is something she has to learn to tolerate. I usually have blood drawn once a year anyway for Coggins tests. Maybe that'll be our next challenge.
DeleteShe's awfully cute, Andrea. It seems like she challenges you just enough to keep it interesting. ;)
ReplyDeleteShe's way too much fun! Definitely keeps things interesting, and keeps me thinking.
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