Today was a pretty good day even though I didn't see Scarlett till 9 pm! My sister decided to ride my mare while I worked with Scarlett so we used our separate halves of the arena for work. First I just tied Scarlett to the wall in the arena and let her watch Lindsey and Reba ride so I could help Lindsey(I also had to get on and fix a couple loose ends from the last few riders she's had) which was good for her because she really likes other horses and that got her to move around but she still didn't go too far.
Then we started lunging. She started out really super good going to the left and she only tried to stop once or twice and after that she was totally fine. Now when we decided to go to the right however, she decided that she REALLY wanted to go and talk to Reba. so she would be galloping or trotting along and when we got toward the side Reba was on she decided to stop and pull back until we got closer to Reba and then I had to correct her and make her continue to go in her circle but she continued trying to go to Reba except at the very end she went two full circles trotting without stopping and I thought that was a good note to end on so I rewarded her by stopping! I never got frustrated with her because I understood that it was only her second time lunging and I thought she had done really well especially with the distraction of another horse! I'm sure that she can't wait until we move her pasture closer to the mares so that when she goes outside she can talk to them! I've found that she really really likes other horses-she kind of reminds me of our stud the way she wants to get up and talk to them so much! I think it's probably just weird for her because she was in a huge group setting and now she is all by herself in her stall and only gets glances at the other horses every once in a while right now.
She was really good for me taking off and putting on her hood and blanket as well today! And finally her cut on her forehead is looking so so much better! I found a spray in our cabinet that is supposed to help heal scratches and other skin problems really fast and I sprayed it onto a cloth and wiped it on her cuts (I'm still working on getting her used to sprays-she isn't too sure about them yet!) and they're looking a ton better which made me real happy!
Then we started lunging. She started out really super good going to the left and she only tried to stop once or twice and after that she was totally fine. Now when we decided to go to the right however, she decided that she REALLY wanted to go and talk to Reba. so she would be galloping or trotting along and when we got toward the side Reba was on she decided to stop and pull back until we got closer to Reba and then I had to correct her and make her continue to go in her circle but she continued trying to go to Reba except at the very end she went two full circles trotting without stopping and I thought that was a good note to end on so I rewarded her by stopping! I never got frustrated with her because I understood that it was only her second time lunging and I thought she had done really well especially with the distraction of another horse! I'm sure that she can't wait until we move her pasture closer to the mares so that when she goes outside she can talk to them! I've found that she really really likes other horses-she kind of reminds me of our stud the way she wants to get up and talk to them so much! I think it's probably just weird for her because she was in a huge group setting and now she is all by herself in her stall and only gets glances at the other horses every once in a while right now.
She was really good for me taking off and putting on her hood and blanket as well today! And finally her cut on her forehead is looking so so much better! I found a spray in our cabinet that is supposed to help heal scratches and other skin problems really fast and I sprayed it onto a cloth and wiped it on her cuts (I'm still working on getting her used to sprays-she isn't too sure about them yet!) and they're looking a ton better which made me real happy!
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