Sharon came over this afternoon for another lesson with Andi. She rode him first, and he is getting much calmer under saddle. We are doing a lot of calm desinsitizing on the ground as well. Andi is a very smart boy, and he has learned thru clicker training that I want him to lower his head when he get scared. He starts to bob his head down, and now he is lowering his head and giving a deep sigh. I should have kept this up after I brought him home from the trainer's, but since I was riding him on the trail by himself, I concentrated of staying quiet in the saddle. One of those voices in my head telling me I was riding a very green horse on the trail by myself, so for self preservation, I stayed quiet. Well, time to get over that, and he is learning quickly to put up with goofiness. Here is a video of Sharon riding Andi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDI-shanTFw After this, I got on Andi and we walked, trotted, then left the arena and went out into the street (it's a gravel road) and came and went a few times and called it quits. Oh, and he seems to be doing well in the Specialized Saddle, as is Whisper, so I will be placing my order for one this weekend!!! Susan in NV read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink: http://desertduty.blogspot.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
