Here’s what went viral. \u00a0A beautiful country scene with quite a few trees. \u00a0“CRACK!” \u00a0The crack of a bull whip. \u00a0Thundering hooves. \u00a0Seems like several minutes of thundering horse hooves. \u00a0We anticipate seeing the horse come thru the tree line. \u00a0Finally, we see the horse galloping through the tree line headed our way. \u00a0The horse gallops to a horse trailer and hops in! \u00a0“Wow,” we all said as we shared it with friends. \u00a0This was Australia and the bull whip cracker was a Pat Parelli student.<\/p>\n
I replied to all my friends who shared this with me, “Someday, that will be Lucky Star”.<\/p>\n
It happened tonight, Lucky Star style. \u00a0I had just fed the three horse herd about an hour prior and now it was time to ride. \u00a0Lucky Star was forlornly standing in the far pasture on the dam. \u00a0His herd of mares were across the lake happy with their own company. \u00a0I called to Lucky, “Lucky!” \u00a0I added, you should know better than to come as I’m planning on riding you. Surely, he would be smart enough to know work was afoot.<\/p>\n
I went into tack room to get grain. \u00a0I would have to walk out to the pasture and tempt him to come to the barn. \u00a0I went out into the barn and Lucky was on his way to the barn! \u00a0He was coming! \u00a0Lordy!<\/p>\n
I thought, “Now might be the time for trailer loading at liberty!” \u00a0I opened the stall door, and quickly ran to put the grain in the trailer. \u00a0Lucky \u00a0came through the stall door and now he was headed towards me and the trailer. \u00a0He headed right for the trailer and loaded himself. \u00a0He found his grain. \u00a0I shut the trailer door and it was off to ride. \u00a0Lucky Star got much rubbing and petting tonight while we were riding. \u00a0He didn’t have to work very hard to earn those rubs either. \u00a0We also got done early. \u00a0He barely was sweating tonight when I took off the saddle.<\/p>\n
Plus now that he has stopped his nipping an searching my body with his active lips, I can pet him without one hand acting as a guard against nipping. \u00a0Another amazing change in Lucky is that he no longer mouths his bit, the reins, the bridle etc. \u00a0His mouth is quiet.<\/p>\n
Lucky Star no longer acts like he’s going to leap on another horse and bite them. \u00a0He is quiet when another horse gets close to him. \u00a0I can now trust him not to take a bite out of a nearby horse.<\/p>\n
Lucky has impulsion most of the time with only infrequent argument. \u00a0Lately I have been backing him in a circle when he makes a strong argument about moving forward. \u00a0He has noticed! \u00a0We go forward now when I ask!<\/p>\n
We are finally ready for the “on the rail” show ring! \u00a0It’s taken three years to get here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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