He got hot post-haste, and had to hang out for awhile to cool off afterwards.
We'll see how well he heeds next time....
Besides a rather challenging ride on Horton yesterday, I also handled a hot young horse-kite.
Lance has been cooped up for more than six weeks now, and isn't getting hand-walked as often as would be ideal because of his previous owner's work schedule. Yesterday I drove to Lincoln City to deliver more Horse Guard and get him out of his stall.
Lance looked so sweet, hanging out with his little buddy. But once I lead him out of his stall, he was all sass – the stud chain our saving grace. For the first 15-20 minutes, he jigged and bucked and reared, explosive with pent-up energy. Thankfully, he minded his manners and never directed any of that energy towards me, but I am worried that his more timid former owner may stop hand-walking him altogether because of it. How I wish he were close enough for me to walk him every day....
3 comments:
Is he coming home to you soon? Hope so :-)
Heeding is good and I think every horse needs to have that discussion at various times. As to Lance, poor boy, I can't think of anything tougher on a young horse than being pent up esp. when the weather turn brisk and frosty. Even my old guys show a little P&V on those crisp days.
Not until the end of December, Adrienne.
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