At 7.30am the camion arrived and 7 horses and 40 bales of feed were loaded. For the horse it was the first time many of them had travelled but they loaded like old pros. It was a sad moment for me as my favorite horse "The Galloper" was among them.
Aftre the camion had left Willy moved many of the horses to different boxes. Eric and Tt have a new home near Hermanus. It is very spacious. Each box is 21'6" by 11'6". Luxury!
After Willy had left we decided to walk Tamtam in hand along the chemins close by. He behaved impeccably which was just as well as he only had a normal headcollar! Afterwards we put him in the wash box.We brushed him and washed his tail and then tried the treeless saddle on him which Willy uses for breaking. After 5 minutes all hell broke loose. Tamtam tried to rear and then slipped and fell. It was terrible. The result - a broken leadrope catch; a broken Karcher; a broken tap; and several cuts and sores on TT. One step forwards yesterday and several steps back today. We will need to talk to Willy when he returns. Willy has already told me that it is easier to teach a young horse with no experience than an old one with a bad experience.
Eric's seance went much better I'm pleased to report. He was brushed, then worked in the school in his tack then a nice hack. He was excellent.
I'm also pleased to report that Madame Crott had the chance to muck out the two horses. That was nice!
In the evening I talked to Barbara Schulte on skype. You can see more about her mission at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvjTTo9jX85tHsHMjSD9Pw
We are going to work with Barbara to help with her mission.
Surprised you tried the saddle in the wash room. You should have done it in the manege. Have you worked him much in the pessoa? And why hasn't he been treated yet?
ReplyDeleteYes I agree Samson. He hasn't worked in the Pessoa at all. In fact he hasn't been worked at all. Just allowed time to move in the manege. He hasn't been worked or treated yet as when he arrived he was in very poor condition (worms and poor blood results). He has only recently been given the all clear by the vet. Willy wants us to work on his behaviour first before we do the muscular treatment. Hope that answers your questions.
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