Now that Elroy’s jaw in in position and the pokey bit of bone chip is gone, he is much less reactive. he doesn;t react to touches on his face like they are an electric shock. I’ve been trying to imagine what was going on in Elroy’s head to cause his symptoms. When I came across […]
This close up of a pony nose marks a milestone! Elroy has driven me into looking at how other people train horses at liberty. Most of what I find isn’t useful because it presumes that you can handle the horse to start with, and that they are resigned to people using whips and ropes. I […]
Sadly, I have to repost this as the brother in question has erupted into another bout of harassing calls, emails etc. James Mits Annon suffered severe head trauma when he was kicked in the head by a horse about 18 months ago. Unfortunately, head trauma is not to blame for his abusive behavior. His blaming […]
My Painter Pony does get to get out and explore. Also eat. Eating is very important to this growing boy.
Although my Painter Pony would like you to believe I have been ignoring him dreadfully, that is not entirely so He did model my ergonomically designed longeing cavasson, which continues to disappoint. I haven’t yet discovered what horse’s head it is designed to fit. In spite of that, I eventually managed to persuade my Painter […]
I’ve been concerned about Elroy’s extreme stress response from the start. But when he went into a full-fledged eye-rolling hind end collapse a few weeks back, I feared the worst. I have had three horses with central nervous system issues, including seizures, and the prognosis is never good. Thankfully I have a wise and understanding […]
March in Utah is still chilly, but Asad is settling in at Bookcliff Barbs. Contact Kolby Jenson for stallion services and to reserve future foals.
I finally figured out how to move with Elroy in the round pen. He will mirror my movements exactly, when I am walking on the opposite side of the round pen. Now I feel like an idiot, because it should not have taken me 6 months to figure this out. I managed to break through […]
Elroy has decided the round pen is not so bad, now that it is a place where he can play with his toys. I open the gate to his stall as and ask him if he wants to go play with his ball. His usual answer is an enthusiastic YES! Then it is time to […]
And, no I don’t mean a painted pony, I mean one of Robert Painter’s herd that was dispersed after his death in 2020. I mean one of his Colonial Spanish Barb Mustangs, as he had horses from the founding stock of ALL the CS registries. I found it ironic that I didn’t end up with […]
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