>>>> There have been times when someone else's priority became MY priority due >>>> to circumstances I was experiencing at the time.
Funny timing, Wanda. I've started or helped start about a dozen horses now. I haven't worked with Svertla for a couple of weeks for various reasons, but I went out to work with her a while ago and my friend came over to work with Maja. I hadn't ground driven Svertla before - everything up to driving, but not the actual driving. Today was the day. Svertla is NOT a spooky horse, to put it mildly. You almost never have to worry about something falling from her back, or a rope getting tangled etc. She'll just ignore it or plow through it, but it won't worry her. I think those traits will make her into a heck of an "ain't skeered of nuthin'" trail horse. Today though, it was a wee bit challenging to keep her attention on me when I was out of her field of vision and using the driving lines, to keep her moving forward. For the first time I ever remember her mentioning it, Shirley suggested that I might want to get a long Parelli "carrot stick" to use to cue her. I did, and I couldn't help but think of what you'd written about Dagur earlier. It HELPED Sverlta to have a tiny touch from behind, but of all the horses I've started or helped start, she's the only one I've used the "driving whip" with. Our Mac was one of the horses who were scared of whips. I would never use one with him, because you could see the fear in his eyes. Because he was such a tenderhearted guy, there was never any need either. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.2/985 - Release Date: 9/2/2007 4:32 PM
