Thursday, Thanksgiving, marked a week since Pax came home from Joshua. December 1st will be her first half-birthday.
Today marks ten days with her. We did all of the following this afternoon:
- Caught without any fuss. She comes at a whistle much of the time, but not 100% yet. (Have yet to meet a horse who was 100% at that game, but perhaps its just me.)
- Lead in-hand at a walk and trot. Relatively clean halts; no running through my hands.
- Stood tied to the hitching rail, both alone and up against my gelding. No setting back, no tugging, no pawing.
- Curried and brushed all over.
- Mane and forelock brushed out thoroughly.
- Pushed her hindquarters from side to side while tied. Walked behind her, stood behind her.
- Picked up all four feet, held them for a time (little wobbly on the back and one mild attempt to kick out; quietly reprimanded) and cleaned each with hoofpick and brush.
- Ponied in-hand behind my gelding in the arena. Drug a little bit, but he's been sort of an ass to her since she arrived —steadily improving, though he doesn't make very nice faces— and we ended on a high note.
- Ponied while dallied to my gelding in the arena. Lagged behind and tried to run up on him once. Pulled pretty sharply after trotting off but settled back in to his side.
- Lead in-hand for a nice walk around the camp.
is pretty taken with her, too, and that makes it all the more wonderful to spend time with her, and him, and the rest of the horses. It's been a pretty wonderful fall.
