Day 35

Gail was right (of course)!  We loaded up a couple of times, then closed the door, and off we went!

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Here we go!

  We went down to the end of the road and back twice.  The first time we got home, he was pretty nervous, but still under control.  The second time, I rode in the opposite hay manger (just to see what it was like) while Alicia drove.  Do you know how noisy trailers are on dirt roads?  Wow!  I am amazed that any horse tolerates that, but besides being a little jittery, he did just fine.  Our next trip will be to a neighbor's house, just to give him a little exposure to new environments.  We will play in her round pen a little, then head home.

The view from my perch inside as we go down the road

 Of course, we took little breaks from trailering to play some other games:

Turning a tangled leg into a game:  follow the feel of the pressure
aka:  Leading by the legs

I had requests for side shots of his legs, so here you go:

Left side

Right side

I got a lot of goo off of the legs today - look how nice and pink they are underneath:

And the tying lessons are going well too.  He pulled back once today when I was picking out his feet, but quickly recovered and walked forward to relieve the pressure.  He is really getting the hang of this stuff!

Until next time...

~Jackie