Post by Allyson on Mar 27, 2009 9:48:21 GMT -5
heheh, ok she's not that bad, but she's no delicate flower either.
So, if you read Cabo's thread, we changed barns. Mostly for Cassie- she needs more space to stretch out to ride- the arena was just too small, and i did not feel safe at all. She needs mind engaging activity, and the arena, alone with me, just isn't working for her...or me for that matter.
She and Cabo were overdue for a trim because I had to keep cancelling because of work, but finally that got done- woohoo!
She's deathly afraid of dogs, one jumped out at her at the new place and she freaked and jerked the arm of the caretaker. Nice. Gotta work on that.
But all in all, she's a very happy appy. Likes her new pasture, likes her new big stall, likes the extra space, and well, dislikes me. LOL
Because I have cute, wonderful, Cabo, Cassie's behavior has been wearing on me. I dont know when the straw finally broke, but it did. And that's a good thing. I'm all about accommodation when it is necessary, but it is no longer so with her. This whole 5 steps forward and then 30 steps regression due to something idiotic is just dumb, and I'm over it. Its her or me, and I'm gonna win, or she's finding a new home.
And so, we have resorted to a business relationship. i am nice to her, yes. I dont think I could ever intentionally be mean to any horse. But I'm 200x more strict now, which I think she really needs. Its always been hard for me to get out of my head her limitations because of her past, but I realize that I can't continue with that mindset, because it'll just hold her back. My emotional attachment is getting in my way. So, fresh start, she's a normal horse until proven otherwise. And if I can't get over myself and treat her like a horse-in-training, then she will go to someone for training. That may be the best thing for both of us.
So, she's been learning to wear a bit in her stall, with her grain. She's sensitive mouthed, to the point where i think she's the type that with any pressure on the bit she would flip over and kill herself, so she's got to learn how to deal with it. so she eats with it on, and then i do in hand work. wow- the sensitivity is amazing, and will be so nice once we get there in the saddle. In a few days I'm going to start long lining her.
As explained in Cabo's update thread, she is learning how to deal with being separated from Cabo. I hate herdbound crap, I really do. Maybe that is the straw that broke my back.
She's not the only guilty one of that, Cabo is too. But he's a little more sane about it, though will recieve the same treatment when I go to work Cassie.
And we'll start riding, hopefully this weekend at some point after work and wedding junk that has invaded my life.
So, if you read Cabo's thread, we changed barns. Mostly for Cassie- she needs more space to stretch out to ride- the arena was just too small, and i did not feel safe at all. She needs mind engaging activity, and the arena, alone with me, just isn't working for her...or me for that matter.
She and Cabo were overdue for a trim because I had to keep cancelling because of work, but finally that got done- woohoo!
She's deathly afraid of dogs, one jumped out at her at the new place and she freaked and jerked the arm of the caretaker. Nice. Gotta work on that.
But all in all, she's a very happy appy. Likes her new pasture, likes her new big stall, likes the extra space, and well, dislikes me. LOL
Because I have cute, wonderful, Cabo, Cassie's behavior has been wearing on me. I dont know when the straw finally broke, but it did. And that's a good thing. I'm all about accommodation when it is necessary, but it is no longer so with her. This whole 5 steps forward and then 30 steps regression due to something idiotic is just dumb, and I'm over it. Its her or me, and I'm gonna win, or she's finding a new home.
And so, we have resorted to a business relationship. i am nice to her, yes. I dont think I could ever intentionally be mean to any horse. But I'm 200x more strict now, which I think she really needs. Its always been hard for me to get out of my head her limitations because of her past, but I realize that I can't continue with that mindset, because it'll just hold her back. My emotional attachment is getting in my way. So, fresh start, she's a normal horse until proven otherwise. And if I can't get over myself and treat her like a horse-in-training, then she will go to someone for training. That may be the best thing for both of us.
So, she's been learning to wear a bit in her stall, with her grain. She's sensitive mouthed, to the point where i think she's the type that with any pressure on the bit she would flip over and kill herself, so she's got to learn how to deal with it. so she eats with it on, and then i do in hand work. wow- the sensitivity is amazing, and will be so nice once we get there in the saddle. In a few days I'm going to start long lining her.
As explained in Cabo's update thread, she is learning how to deal with being separated from Cabo. I hate herdbound crap, I really do. Maybe that is the straw that broke my back.
She's not the only guilty one of that, Cabo is too. But he's a little more sane about it, though will recieve the same treatment when I go to work Cassie.
And we'll start riding, hopefully this weekend at some point after work and wedding junk that has invaded my life.