On 3/13/07, Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm just hoping I don't mess him up. > V >
Haha, thats me! But if you look at my jaspar, good heavens I made so many mistakes, and he's not messed up. In fact he is just about as perfect as they get. I have tried so many goofball things with him, done some horrible things to him, stuff like forcing him to go into an area he was balking over, then us suddenly up to his chin when the clay pile fell in, him suddenly over his head when he stepped out of the shallows into a drop off, him suddenly bogging down in deep sucky mud, and heres my my infamous of all time... you know how a snaffle bit that breaks in the middle goes only one way? Lord only knows how long I rode him in one with it in his mouth backwards. It could have been a year. bad saddlefit, I gave him white spots, I once rode him 48 miles and had wrapped a shirt with button snaps around the pommel and by the end of the ride he had a spot about 3x3 inches raw and bloody, oh gosh it just goes on and onnnnn. I dont know why he didnt just kill me but he is very devoted and loving and dutiful. I think he began to realize I was human, and made mistakes, but honestly was trying to be good to him, whereas where he came from he was just livestock and people only tried to control him with fear and intimidation. anyway. You are very good for Orri! As long as you keep that attitude where you want nothing more than to be good to him! He will be very forgiving of your human error! janice-- yipie tie yie yo
