Well we've been working solidly on Ziggy's catching and he's been super, he's extremely intelligent so I didn't think it would be long before he twigged that headcollar is good = food or grooming!!
What does make me smile is the fact that he'd much rather have his training halter on to have a work session! He LOVES his work, to the point where any time I do a bit with RD, Ziggy is right there on the periphery of our circle joining in bless him :-D He'll have his headcollar on but still turns his head away on approach, but if I have the rope work halter he marches over and puts his nose in it for me!
The boys moved paddocks at the weekend into the smaller more sheltered triangle, so without any fuss or nonsense it was head collars on, negotiate the narrow gap past the horsebox between them, lead down the drive, round the garden, in through the gate way and turn and stand still whilst I do the slip rails before letting them both go. A biggish test of my handling doing both at the same time, but I always go into these things knowing they'll behave and generally they do!
Much fun was had charging around in there, before setting up lad's corner looking out down the lane and across the field under the shelter of the big trees.
I bought Ziggy a rug for the winter as he'll be out in the big field and experience of overwintering mine out there twice is that as sheltered as it is sometimes they need a helping hand to keep the condition on. It dawned on me I had no idea if he'd worn one before, but I just did a small inhand session and parked him, let him have a good sniff, before rubbing him with it and putting it over his back. He was fine - wary and looky (his default setting for anything out of the ordinary!) but accepting and didn't bother at all when I let him loose in it.
I got a 5'9" Masta checktech as Masta's tend to be big in the neck....not as big in the neck as Ziggy is, by God he's got a front end and a half!
I tried it on RD - he was in a 5'6 last winter...hahahahaha, nope, bum totally hanging out, so I fetched one of my 6ft rugs that was Safi's, then Bally's and *gulp* it appears my just turned 2 yr old is needing a 6ft rug already :-o
I did positively roar with laughter at the boys though, Ziggy was affronted that I put HIS rug on RD and got the right hump about it.
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