Okayyyyy, it's time to scrape the mud off and get this show back on the road!
I've been a good girl and have been out to the barn every night this week to work Quattro. He was great up until tonight, when the combination of it being feeding time and there being a Shetland pony mare in the adjacent pasture were enough to get him alllll aired up and rowdy. You know what that's like - the "Look at MEEEE, I'm the Coolest Saddlebred in the World and I ROCK!" thing. He finally irked me so much with the rearing and bucking (I lie: it was the striking at me that ticked me off!) that I forcibly reminded him that until he has "CH" in front of his name, he's just another Saddlebred cull. (I'm kidding of course.) :-)))))
The thing about Q is that he is BATSH*T crazy for the first 5 minutes, and then after that he settles down and is ready to be reasonable. I keep trying to explain to him that cutting to the chase and just doing it right the first time would make his schooling sessions a lot shorter and get him his dinner quicker - but oh no, we have to get the stupids out first. We did end on a good note when after yet another stern talking-to he finally dropped his head and relaxed.
Probably going to trot him out at some ASHAG shows early this spring. Fear nothing, ASHAG'ers - he's a work in progress! :-P
The adventure recommences.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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But he's a BIG POOFY saddlebred cull :D I hope I can help you get the CH in front of his name!
ReplyDeleteNot big enough.... But POOFY I'll grant ya! I like "poofy" BTW. Cool word. Hopefully he'll forget he ever heard it. };-P You'll be fine... He really isn't as complicated as he looks, once he gets worked in.
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