Saturday, 29 January 2011

Karusellhester i farta



Sioux og Biloxi fikk begge en økt i maskinen i dag. Sioux kun i skritt, men Biloxi fikk jogge litt sammen med Wattan som skulle varme opp før "ordentlig" trening. Det lå noe potensiell skummel presenning rett ved porten, men det gikk greit å leie begge hestene opp til maskinen. Biloxi tittet såvidt, men gikk pent inn mens Sioux ventet tålmodig. Men når jeg hadde satt igang karusellen og var klar for å stoppe den og sette Sioux inn, nei da fant hun det for godt å snu og jogge ned til stallen i stedet. To ganger! Da fikk hun taugrimen på og jeg brummet "neihørruhær" eller noe deromkring. Da viste det seg at presenningen slettes ikke var farlig, og hun tuslet pent inn. Blid som en pintolerke.
Morer meg forøvrig litt over formen Biloxi stort sett går i når han jogger i maskinen. Vi trenger ikke akkurat innspenning...

Sioux and Biloxi both got a session on the walker. Sioux just in walk, while Biloxi got to jog a little with Wattan who was warming up for "proper" work. There was some potentially scary tarp laying by the entrance, but leading both horses up wasn't a problem. Biloxi had a look, but walked in calmly, while Sioux waited patiently. But when I got the "carousel" started, ready to stop and load Sioux, she decided that this wasn't for her, turned around and jogged off to the stable. Twice! So I put her rope-halter on, and grumbled at her. Turned out the tarp wasn't scary at all, and she walked in like nothing had ever happened. Happy as Larry.
BTW I find it interesting to see the outline Biloxi pretty much always jogs in when he's on the walker.

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