Snowy Pony

Whisper is just hanging out being a horse in winter today. It’s snowy, the footing is treacherous, and I have a cold so he agreed no work should be the order of the day. Actually, he stuck his face in his food dish and ignored me. I'll take that as agreement.

We did some groundwork yesterday – mainly trying to identify areas where he could use some improvement. We worked on Clinton Anderson’s sending exercise until he had that down but I think we need to back up and learn to back up better. He occasionally crowds me and always wants to be within reach. If I back him up he moves forward as soon as I move. He doesn’t get the ‘my space’ concept. One of his favorite tricks is to bump my shoulder from behind with his chin. I think he just wants to stay in touch but it can be a bit disconcerting. So, I’m going to find the backing up video and as soon as the weather is a little better I’ll work that into the routine.