August 21, 2011

 Kirstin is still working of perfecting the jump.  Remy will now jump from a standstill.

 Kirstin was shocked the first time she tried to get Remy on the pedestal and she walked right onto the pedestal.  Not this time, she was having nothing to do with stepping up on the pedestal. 

 After several tries, Kirstin was finally able to get Remy to step up onto the pedestal. 

And then both of them took a much needed break!

Remy was outfitted with her protective boots today.  She didn't mind having these on at all. 

Remy jumping the barrels.

Working on a bow! Not real good looking just yet, but will keep working on it.

Pedestal training.  Kirstin was shocked when Remy walked right up to the pedestal and didn't hesitate taking the step up onto the pedestal.

She gets a short break while on the pedestal!  What a good girl Remy is!

Remy update

Remy meeting Eli!  Eli wasn't too sure about her sniffing his ear.  I think he was afraid that she would bite him. 

Remy the first time Kirstin tried to make her jump.  She is now jumping barrels.  Pics to come soon!

Kirstin's nephew; Daniel, sitting on Remy!  He loves all of Kirstin's horses but claims Patriot as his horse.

Kirstin using the one and only domestic horse that is on our place to pony Remy.  Trigger is the most reliable horse in the world; calm with an easy going attitude! Trigger is the first horse that Kirstin took an interest in 11 years ago!  He is the horse that turned her into the horse person that she is!  The remaining 5 horses on our place are all Mustangs!

What a difference a year makes

Patriot a year ago; July, 2010

Patriot now; August, 2011!!! He has grown so much in just one year!  He is a beautiful horse!

Bath time

Kirstin had the neighbor's girl hop on Remy's back.  Remy doesn't mind having someone on her back. 

After this training session; Kirstin decides it is time to introduce the water to Remy.  Remy is very itchy so Kirstin wanted to give her a bath with some special shampoo.  Remy did very well with the bath. 

Trailer loading

 Remy has been in this trailer once and that was the long trip from Oklahoma.  This is Kirstin's first try to load her since she started training her!  Most horses will not go in on the first try without fighting it a little bit, but not Remy.  She really trust Kirstin and follows her right onto the trailer.

 She loaded Remy 2 different times just to make sure Remy got the lesson.  Kirstin was even able to back Remy out of the trailer the first time.  Usually she turns them around and then leads them off because they don't have the backing down real well, but Remy learned backing in the first week and backs willingly off the trailer even better than some of our older, more experienced horses!

Remy meeting Eli!

Trotting

Trotting at a lead always seemed to be a problem with other horses that Kirstin has trained, but not Remy.  She loves to trot at a lead!