Trust me I really wanted to, but it was hot. Stupid hot. I was sweating standing still, so I know Dodge had to be hot.
Her hooves were done on Tuesday and look great! I am happy to report that the foot with no frog in March now has a large healthy looking frog! I felt bad making my BO hold Dodge for the farrier, but since I work in the daytime she offered to do it for me. She said Dodge was awesome and that she wished every horse was that easy. She said Dodge almost fell asleep throughout the procedure. Haha!
I want to do something nice for the BO. She really is being beyond helpful, to the point that I am not paying her to do some things. Like hold Dodge for the farrier, give me semi lessons when we ride, spend 30 minutes yesterday helping me find a blanket size for Dodge. I mean its all these little things that are above and beyond what I expected out of a boarding stable. I think I may get her a 50 dollar gift card to SSTack or Jeffers, the two places I know she shops the most. I don't want to get her a useless gift, so I think a gift card will suffice.
I like her a lot. I ask her a TON of questions and she always comes back with an answer for me and lets me get some insight on how she does things to make it easier. The walking Dodge out with me to show me how to correctly use a stud chain on Dodge? The sitting around just to watch me for days while I worked with Dodge and the herdiness to make sure that I wasn't making confusing cues? The helping me with my bit usage on Dodge, while we rode, to not confuse my mare with the direct rein versus my normal indirect rein.
I thought I would be moving Dodge to another stable in the fall, just use this place as a halfway point for her to gain some weight. Now I know that I won't move her till I move tot he farm and can house Dodge at my own house. So Dodge is going to be at this place for a while.
Training wise, Dodge has come so far in what seems like so little time! The best feeling ever was when instead of not paying a lick of attention to me a few weeks back when in the stall for feed, she now turns around and faces me with her ears pricked. She walks to me now and watches everything I'm doing. I even led her without the stud chain yesterday!
The only thing that has a slight concern on me is yesterday she was not in teh mood to be caught. She was really agitated, which isn't really like her. After catching she was a little sweaty, which was odd as none of the other horses were. Like dried sweat. I don't know. I'm going out there tonight, so I will look her over then. It could be nothing though, never know.
Oh well, I need to get a shower so I can go to work!
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