My plan today was to work on Cisco staying with me while I tried to loose him. \u00a0But today, we did it online instead of at liberty. \u00a0I used the 14′ rope. \u00a0I have purchased a slightly used 45′ rope. \u00a0I plan to get it out of the mailing box and try to start loving it. \u00a0sigh….<\/p>\n
I saddled up Cisco in the barn. \u00a0He was loose, eating hay. \u00a0I loaded up the saddle. \u00a0Then I wondered if he would back out of the barn with me standing behind him and a little to the side. \u00a0I raised up my arms and beckoned him backwards. \u00a0I almost fainted when he understood and backed out of the barn. \u00a0I rubbed him with every step backwards and we did enjoy several treats during this process. \u00a0Now that was really really amazing!<\/p>\n
I had noticed feedbags in the barn and thought, play object! \u00a0When we got out of the barn, I placed the feed bag on the end of my carrot stick. \u00a0 We followed the feedbag with it making the crinkly noises. \u00a0Cisco had not a care in the world about the feed bag. \u00a0In the round pen, we played the “put a foot on the feed bag” game. \u00a0He was not excited about that game, but didn’t make very much of an objection, plus he get treats when he planted his foot on the feed bag. \u00a0We only played with the front feet on the feed bag. \u00a0Next time we will see about the back foot feedbag game!<\/p>\n
Feedbag Horse<\/a> Feedbag Stomp<\/a><\/p>\n I sat on the barrel after the feedbag game and we did a lot of major petting. \u00a0Then I decided to ask him to side pass halfway around me. \u00a0We did wonderful going to the right and he ran away from me going to the left. \u00a0Oh my! \u00a0We had to work the kinks out of that! \u00a0His job is not to leave me!<\/p>\n Another game we have trouble with is turn on the hindquarters. \u00a0Crossing over in front is his job. \u00a0He does this fine if I stand in the regular spot and move with him. \u00a0He even does this perfect at liberty if I stand in the right spot and move with him. \u00a0However, we are working on him turning 360 degrees without me moving. \u00a0He gets insecure when his head is at the 180 mark. \u00a0He wants badly to turn back around and face me. \u00a0Picture this: \u00a0Cisco is running free and lose around the round pen. \u00a0I pick up a carrot stick and he immediately turns a 180 to reverse directions. \u00a0I pick up the carrot stick again and he spins around and continues traveling the same direction. \u00a0That is a revved up 360 degree spin. \u00a0That is what we are working on!<\/p>\n Today is many days without rain in Missouri. \u00a0Cisco coughed just a few times when we were playing on the ground. \u00a0When I rode him, his coughing was severe enough that we had to exit the dusty pasture. \u00a0We could only walk. \u00a0When I urged him up to a slightly faster speed, he coughed. \u00a0It’s the dust. \u00a0We walked out of the yard into the turf farm and he got just a little bit excited and his breathe screamed in his throat. \u00a0Oh my.<\/p>\n Cisco and I made it back to the barn. \u00a0Cisco on one side and pasture horses in stalls on the other side. \u00a0I took his saddle off and had just put it on the ground when someone snarled at Cisco. \u00a0I don’t know who it was because suddenly, I was the target of death. \u00a0Cisco jumped to the side…where I was standing. \u00a0I managed to shove him enough so he didn’t land on me and I felt something in my leg rip. \u00a0Oh great. \u00a0I bet that was my hip and I’m going to need an artificial hip. \u00a0That’s what us old people think when something goes bad. \u00a0Body Part Replacement Time!<\/p>\n I managed to get the stalls open for the stalled horses. \u00a0I managed to get Cisco inside the pasture, instead of outside. \u00a0I was able to walk. \u00a0I decided it was not a hip replacement injury. \u00a0It has something to do with a muscle in my rear end going down to above my knee. \u00a0I limped into the house and discovered this muscle is one of the first muscles that hit the toilet seat when you sit down. \u00a0Then I discovered it was the muscle that lifted my leg up to get my boot up. \u00a0On the next day, I discovered it was a muscle used when you swing that leg over to mount your horse and even pinged when I asked the horse I was riding to canter. \u00a0It’s a muscle that we sit on when driving a truck or car. \u00a0It’s darned inconvenient when this muscle gets pulled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My plan today was to work on Cisco staying with me while I tried to loose him. \u00a0But today, we did it online instead of at liberty. \u00a0I used the 14′ rope. \u00a0I have purchased a slightly used 45′ rope. \u00a0I plan to get it out of the mailing box and try to start loving it. \u00a0sigh…. 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![Feedbag Stomp<\/a><\/p>\nI sat on the barrel after the feedbag game and we did a lot of major petting. \u00a0Then I decided to ask him to side pass halfway around me. \u00a0We did wonderful going to the right and he ran away from me going to the left. \u00a0Oh my! \u00a0We had to work the kinks out of that! \u00a0His job is not to leave me!<\/p>\nAnother game we have trouble with is turn on the hindquarters. \u00a0Crossing over in front is his job. \u00a0He does this fine if I stand in the regular spot and move with him. \u00a0He even does this perfect at liberty if I stand in the right spot and move with him. \u00a0However, we are working on him turning 360 degrees without me moving. \u00a0He gets insecure when his head is at the 180 mark. \u00a0He wants badly to turn back around and face me. \u00a0Picture this: \u00a0Cisco is running free and lose around the round pen. \u00a0I pick up a carrot stick and he immediately turns a 180 to reverse directions. \u00a0I pick up the carrot stick again and he spins around and continues traveling the same direction. \u00a0That is a revved up 360 degree spin. \u00a0That is what we are working on!<\/p>\nToday is many days without rain in Missouri. \u00a0Cisco coughed just a few times when we were playing on the ground. \u00a0When I rode him, his coughing was severe enough that we had to exit the dusty pasture. \u00a0We could only walk. \u00a0When I urged him up to a slightly faster speed, he coughed. \u00a0It’s the dust. \u00a0We walked out of the yard into the turf farm and he got just a little bit excited and his breathe screamed in his throat. \u00a0Oh my.<\/p>\nCisco and I made it back to the barn. \u00a0Cisco on one side and pasture horses in stalls on the other side. \u00a0I took his saddle off and had just put it on the ground when someone snarled at Cisco. \u00a0I don’t know who it was because suddenly, I was the target of death. \u00a0Cisco jumped to the side…where I was standing. \u00a0I managed to shove him enough so he didn’t land on me and I felt something in my leg rip. \u00a0Oh great. \u00a0I bet that was my hip and I’m going to need an artificial hip. \u00a0That’s what us old people think when something goes bad. \u00a0Body Part Replacement Time!<\/p>\nI managed to get the stalls open for the stalled horses. \u00a0I managed to get Cisco inside the pasture, instead of outside. \u00a0I was able to walk. \u00a0I decided it was not a hip replacement injury. \u00a0It has something to do with a muscle in my rear end going down to above my knee. \u00a0I limped into the house and discovered this muscle is one of the first muscles that hit the toilet seat when you sit down. \u00a0Then I discovered it was the muscle that lifted my leg up to get my boot up. \u00a0On the next day, I discovered it was a muscle used when you swing that leg over to mount your horse and even pinged when I asked the horse I was riding to canter. \u00a0It’s a muscle that we sit on when driving a truck or car. \u00a0It’s darned inconvenient when this muscle gets pulled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"My plan today was to work on Cisco staying with me while I tried to loose him. \u00a0But today, we did it online instead of at liberty. \u00a0I used the 14′ rope. \u00a0I have purchased a slightly used 45′ rope. \u00a0I plan to get it out of the mailing box and try to start loving it. \u00a0sigh…. 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