I just finished spending some time with Banjo. I took a brush with me, so i could stay down the paddock with him. Catching him was easy, the handful of hay won him over pretty quick. lol. I found some flat ground and started rubbing him, he didn't move. I then got the brush, he had a stiff and didn't seem to care about it. It suddenly seemed like it wasn't a monster after all. I brushed him and he again didn't move.I thought 2 good things, now some thing bad should happen. And it did..... I tried to led him down the laneway and like normal he wouldn't budge!! I tried to lead him in a circle and then go forwards. It worked.... After about 5 goes. The same spot he kept stopping, so i kept going until he would walk past/though 'the spot'. He soon worked out that he wouldn't have to go in circles if he kept working, so i guess it worked. Until next time.... I sort of pushed my luck a little, by trying a few HQ yields. They didn't work out to well, but he tried for me so that's all i can ask for.
Now for the AWESOME bit!! i took the halter off and got the brush that was laying on the ground a few metres away. Banjo actually followed me. I walked up to the yards, i was half up the hill and i stopped and looked behind me, there was Banjo only a few metres away. I kept going, he didn't move. I got to the top of the hill, and he had only moved a few steps. Then he started cantering towards me, i was scared for a second because he never moves faster then a walk when i'm around. I thought he must of wanted a drink or some hay. But i was wrong, he came to me!!!! I pat him, and promised him some hay. I quickly went and got him some, when i came back he was already rolling in the dirt!!! GRRR. He always does it, now he's dusty and fluffy!
It was totally awesome, and i didn't give up straight away when it gets hard. I know i'll probably never ride him again, but that doesn't mean i can't do stuff with him. I don't even know how i ended up going to him, it's not like he was in the yard or close to the house. I found some motivation, now i just got to work out where from!!!!
Lily n Banjo.
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Oh Lily.
ReplyDeleteThat's a magic moment. I'm so glad you've spent some time with Banjo. And you managed to get past his "sticky" spot when going through the gate. Great, you're starting to act like a leader. Well done. Now, keeping motivated. Best way is to have someone else to do QS with. You both encourage each other and make a "date" to do stuff and stick to it. That's what Mel and I do and we're having play days every fortnight. Woo hoo. Just do it. You had a great day today and can't quite put your finger on the reason why you started. There must've been some motivation there somewhere.
Well done Lily.
(Oh BTW, I'm not stalking you, just been checking your blog every couple of days. LOL)