The weather was so nice today...the sun was shining and the air was clear, I didn't really feel like doing anything that was going to stress either of us out, and I know Rain will never object to a "fun day".
So that's what we did: some round-pen work, worked a bit more on lunging, and a lot of liberty exercises not really to advance our training, just to get closer and run off some steam. Which we both did. I ran next to Rain, and she turned when I did, usually stopped when I did, and was completely focused on me for the majority of the session. It was great, just spending some quality time. The newbies were over by the fence as well, so For probably an hour of today's session I turned Rain loose to socialize and I just laid in the center of the round pen, relaxing and watching. The herd dynamics those little colts have are just too cute...and they all follow Rain around like she's their mom.
Rain has already gotten better with her lunging, and trotted off as soon as I asked her today. It still amazes me how incredibly smart she is..I'd love to work with another mustang to see if they're all like that, or if I just got very lucky. We were able to break into a canter, --something Rain is really not a fan of doing-- and keep it for a few laps going counter-clockwise but couldn't get more than a stride going the other direction...she always does seem to move slower going clockwise, so that may be her "bad direction" that we'll need to put some extra work into.
I love days like we had today...not necessarily progressive, but just great visits. We don't have to cross a milestone every time we meet up, there needs to be some days to just chill and relax as well.
So that's what we did: some round-pen work, worked a bit more on lunging, and a lot of liberty exercises not really to advance our training, just to get closer and run off some steam. Which we both did. I ran next to Rain, and she turned when I did, usually stopped when I did, and was completely focused on me for the majority of the session. It was great, just spending some quality time. The newbies were over by the fence as well, so For probably an hour of today's session I turned Rain loose to socialize and I just laid in the center of the round pen, relaxing and watching. The herd dynamics those little colts have are just too cute...and they all follow Rain around like she's their mom.
Rain has already gotten better with her lunging, and trotted off as soon as I asked her today. It still amazes me how incredibly smart she is..I'd love to work with another mustang to see if they're all like that, or if I just got very lucky. We were able to break into a canter, --something Rain is really not a fan of doing-- and keep it for a few laps going counter-clockwise but couldn't get more than a stride going the other direction...she always does seem to move slower going clockwise, so that may be her "bad direction" that we'll need to put some extra work into.
I love days like we had today...not necessarily progressive, but just great visits. We don't have to cross a milestone every time we meet up, there needs to be some days to just chill and relax as well.
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