Saturday, 19 September 2009

Biloxi og elx gjør ting de ikke kan

Riktignok har Biloxi vært inne i rundpaddock mange ganger i sin "barndom", men vi har aldri jobbet i en. Idag øvet jeg litt på å sende ham fra meg og be om trav, og det fungerte fint. Spennende lukter og aktivitet utenfor distraherte litt, men ikke verre enn at jeg fikk fokusen hans ved å øke min egen energi. Og selvom det var gøy så greide jeg å gi meg mens leken var god sånn at han forhåpentligvis synes det er like morsomt neste gang.

Though he's been inside a roundpen several times in his "younger days" we've never worked in one. I pracitced sending him away, and asking for trot, and it worked well. He was a bit distracted by interesting smells and what went on outside, but I got his focus back by just upping my own energy. And even though it was fun I managed to quit while ahead, so he'll hopefully be just as enthusiastic next time.

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