Plan C
| October 2, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Plan A was to go or a drive.
Problem 1 was workable. Actually bend those shafts out and don’t just play with it.
(Above are rub marks from the wraps on the shafts – not painful or tender, but the hair is gone and the skin is flaky and that’s BAD).
Problem 2 was the deal breaker. Stupid goat heads. Completely flat and putting more air in it was going to be completely futile.
Very sad
Onto plan B.
Which too bad she was a complete and total…..
My apologies to Crystal who is the best looking Ass I know….
Plan C it is.
So instead there was a very effective ground lesson in the middle of the orchard using the tools at hand, which she then tried to sneak bites of during the following HOUR walk. Because at this point I can’t actually get on Farley without a mounting block. Which I knew would be the cost of me dismounting and schooling her in the art of better manners.
NO NIBBLES.
I was a little irritated. After all if I wanted to walk for an HOUR nine months pregnant there are plenty of other animals (ML, Tess) who are being woefully ignored and could really use the outdoor time.
But I also tried to remember that time spent with a horse is never time wasted.
Project: Bribe Farley is going well.
Cookies for horses that waltz up to ME.
Finding other areas to explore tolerance versus acceptance
Experimenting with whether she could be girthed up with acceptance rather then tolerance (maybe?).
Plan C wasn’t a total waste, but these beauties are going on my cart today to see if Plan A can be thwarted a little less easily.
Tire liners AND extra thick tubes.
Goat heads are evil. My bane as a kid. I think they were spread by a major inner tube company.
Bill
Any time with the beasts is good, but when they are jerks, you tend to re-evaluate! This time of year is notorious for naughty behavior: I took my kite, I mean horse, for a hike today, oh boy. I’m seriously impressed that you even wanted to ride at 9 months, and that bribery works on horses…and kids too!
The post I was writing in my mind when I mounted up was how wasn’t it wonderful I had a horse I could still ride at nine months preg? And of course…..not. Probably a good thing we didn’t drive since like you said it was a “kite” day- got our first rain that night!!!!!!!!!!