Scarlett's first Christmas! I just started going back to school again a couple weeks ago so Scarlett got to have a little bit of rest for her training which I think is good for her! She's still a very happy camper and whinnies when you walk by! For Christmas we got grain, apple treats (she doesn't really know how to eat so she gets to share) and a new salt block! I think that this little rest she is getting is giving her time to think about things and she loves going outside and playing with me in her pasture (chasing me around and "cutting" me! I have one happy baby!

Today was fun! I took care of Scarlett and then I took her around outside to eat some grass and just go for a little walk around the property and practice her leading outside (she feels extra good outside) which she enjoyed because she LOVES grass. Then after that I decided to give her a bath and I washed her with an iodine solution shampoo especially around her tail so she wouldn't be as itchy and then I used the conditioner we had down there and she loved it! She really seems to enjoy baths a whole lot! I won't get to see her for the next couple of days but I can't wait to see how she looks when I get back over there on Monday!

The past few days have been pretty busy for me so I haven't gotten to do too much work with Scarlett. Only enough time to feed her and clean her stall! She's been a silly girl when I clean her stall though because she has been following me around again and not leaving my side until I scratch her enough so I have had to ask my sister to brush her in the wash rack while I clean her stall so it doesn't take me as long!

Today was fun! I lunged Scarlett out for a few minutes so she could stretch her legs and she was happy and bucked a little bit too! We also practiced a lot on our showmanship. She doesn't back very straight yet so we practiced backing next to a pole and she started to get a little straighter! We also walked over and trotted over the pole a couple of times and she was good! I tried to work on side-passing, but for some reason she gets very sensitive whenever I tap her sides and she kinda goes everywhere so after a couple tries I just started rubbing her there so she would be okay with me touching her there and she didn't move every time I touch her there and that made her all happy again so she was good! I decided I would wait and let my trainer help me with the side-passing practice! She was a very happy girl though! Happy to see me after a couple of days! I hate when I don't get to see her at all; I miss her like crazy!