On Jan 7, 2008 11:48 AM, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very nice indeed! I can't believe he was that relaxed. Obviously you've > done your preparation.
I just wanted to make sure that I clarified that this wasn't Falki's first ride. He has many miles on him and is well trained. It was just my first ride on him at my house. I brought him home in October and have been letting him settle in before riding him. I worked with him on two separate weekends at Karen's, one at a Liz Grave's clinic, but I can tell he is not 100% comfortable and settled. He is more so now, but still not quite as settled. When Michael rakes in the barn or paddock, Falki runs away. Michael jokingly said that Karen must have beat him with a rake. He's also a little wary of being brushed and curried. To just about anyone, he would seem settled, but I can tell the difference between him at Karen's and him here. He's getting better all the time, but as tempting as it is to jump on him on a day like today and just go ride him out on the trails, I want to introduce everything little at a time. I want everything to be boring so we don't have any setbacks. -- Anna Southern Ohio
