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Post by MustangsInNC on Apr 26, 2008 1:50:19 GMT -5
Poor Tesoro! He thinks I've lost my mind, lol. I used a bright pink "noodle", a big blue bouncy ball, and a blue tarp to work on desensitizing him today. I threw the noodle and the ball in his pen and left them for him to explore. After a few snorts, he walked up, sniffed them, and that was that. He stressed a little when I played with the noodle, but not bad. And here's the best part. I went in his pen, spread the tarp out flat on the ground, walked out of the pen, in to the tack room to put stuff away.... and I walk back outside to see him doing this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO9ZF8EdGf8 |
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Post by stlkigers on Apr 26, 2008 7:48:33 GMT -5
Gosh, you gotta love that playful attitude; here's that good Kiger mind everyone talks about too! Tesoro is really really looking better too! He has definately put on some good weight! Great job Amanda! I LOVE following your story....I was out in the pasture feeding my little guy on top of a similar blue tarp and a thunder storm was coming in....I found out that Cordero can hop like a rabbit! A gust of wind picked up half of the tarp and snapped it and Cord hopped up in the air and ran to the other side of me (still on the tarp) but stood there while the tarp wrapped itself around me....then he went back to eating....We did fly spray the other day too....next is clippers. Oh and Cord loves his jolly ball! I want to try noodles and a hula hoop next.
Angela
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Post by DianneC on Apr 26, 2008 9:45:36 GMT -5
These horses are soooo curious. I left a big black piece of plastic in the pasture with Chinny when he was this age and the next morning it was in little pieces. Tesoro is looking great and I love watching his progress.
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Post by pepper on Apr 26, 2008 11:57:21 GMT -5
That reminds me so much of Amigo's early days! I ended up hanging tarps from the trees in his paddock which he promptly tore down & shredded . My arab has never gotten over his fear of the tarps.I think Amigo enjoyed terrorizing him by chasing him around with one in his mouth!!
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Post by DianneC on Apr 26, 2008 12:09:39 GMT -5
Another fun thing is helium balloons. We had some at work with bags of sand to hold them down to the ground. I put about three in the pasture and because they moved in the breeze the horses were rather spooky about them. The next day I went out and one was "killed" on the ground and shredded. I still want to get a good sized flag so it can wave around. What's a noodle?
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Post by fantasykiger on Apr 26, 2008 12:43:32 GMT -5
Noodles are those long foam pipe like pool toys. They come in a variety of colors. I love messing with my horses with tarps and poles, even purchased an old spring mattress for them to learn to walk on that is a whole new experience for them. I try to keep them interested in lessons and spring a surprise on them now and then.
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Post by nrly on Apr 26, 2008 13:47:37 GMT -5
love this thread, am so glad that Tesoro is doing so well, enjoy watching your videos, reading your progress. but the pictures I get in my mind of the stories I am reading make me feel so good and laugh. these horse's are awesome and I am thankful i am an owner and a friend of 2.,and for you all too....
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Post by lindad on Apr 26, 2008 15:46:53 GMT -5
Wow, is Tesoro ever responding to the TLC! Great job! My Bolero actually grabbed the tarp away from me the first time I tried to "desensitize", shook and tried to shred it and then rolled on it. He loves toys! He hates bug spray. I think it is the smell, not the spray. Actually they all hate the spray. Hmmm. And we need lots of it around here. Mosquitoes are our state bird.
Linda D
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Post by MustangsInNC on Apr 27, 2008 0:55:45 GMT -5
Hehe, I worked on getting more of him brushed today. He lets me touch everywhere except his flanks and rump now. I even can run my hands down his front legs to the hoof and he stands still. He did try to bite me today when I was currying his girth area, and he got the first pop on the nose! He looked a little shocked, lol. At this rate I'm gonna run outta stuff to teach him till I start saddle training him next spring, lol.
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Post by stlkigers on Apr 27, 2008 7:40:08 GMT -5
I love it.....He's gonna be a solid horse on the ground if you keep going at this pace Amanda....My first mustang was the same way with me too (And Cord seems to be just like him)....Anyways the little guy was wearing a small saddle his yearling year with no problem as we did our lessons...Then later we long lined everywhere and it was such a non-event when we finally did get on him and ride him. Maybe someone needs to buy you a trick book! That way if you run out of ground things, you can teach him tons of tricks! I did a little of that with the first mustang too....It was fun.
It's great to see that summer coat too isn't it? Gosh my little Kiger is still holding some of his fluff around his mane/neck area and underbelly....He really sleeked out on his butt and shoulders so far...We are defluffing every day!!!!
Angela
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Post by nrly on Apr 27, 2008 15:08:19 GMT -5
I hate those woolly coats, I understand they need them, butthey are so hard to get off, then with the weather not knowing what to do they get it almost gone then bam it grows back I swear, I wish my hair grew that fast. But once they are slicked out healthy they look so good.
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Post by DianneC on Apr 27, 2008 16:24:34 GMT -5
Up here, (sounds like we're in Alaska and this year its felt like it) the foals born in May will keep part of their foal coat until the following year. Not sure if that is true in other areas or not. So its pretty amazing to see them as yearlings. I think of it as their coming out party.
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