Back to the regular schedule, folks, same time, same channel. I worked with Flash this morning, he really is a smart horse, just very underutilized! I fitted him with the smallest bridle we had, but it’s still way too big, so I guess we’re going to have to buy him a new one. I put in a snaffle bit, which took a minute or mild persuasion, hoping that will be enough for him, and he chewed it constantly. I’d rather not use a curb unless we have to, but I imagine that’s what they used for him before, that seems typical for the Pasoes, but I really have no idea. I’m hoping to get him fully saddled and bridled by the weekend. His ground manner have improved greatly, but he is still easily distracted, not focusing well enough on me, but I think we’ll get there in due time. It was the same with Clio and Apollo when we first got them, they needed a lot of work, especially in desensitizing. Clio ran away from everything at first! Eventually, she was practically bomb-proof. I’ve tried shaking plastic bags at Flash, and he reacted for a moment, but settled down very quickly, so that’s a good sign. Can’t wait to see what he does with his first water crossing. Clio and Apollo were scared to cross a puddle when we first got them! Now Apollo will tackle just about anything I ask of him. Flash is definitely showing promise. He’s 14, and mature enough to have had a lot of experience, I just don’t know what it was; show ring, trails, country lanes, whatever. He was a stallion until just a few years ago, so he may have been a show horse like his daddy was. Oh, that reminds me, the Paso Fino Horse Association was kind enough to email a list of all the shows his sire was in and OMG! He showed from 1997 to 2013 (well, in the Get of sire class), and placed FIRST so many times it was astonishing! I’ve asked them if Flash/Relampago had showed at all, haven’t heard back yet. Will definitely be transferring the registration, though, something the sellers we got him from never did for some reason. Anyway, he made progress today, as he does every day, before I put him away and went back to work on the trailer. We still have a lot to do, but we’ll get it done eventually!
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