hello as most no i was given a forester 7 years old aged 2 not a happy girl..been handled very wrong so i,ve tried so many ways..until a few mths ago a phone call out of the blue nothing to do with her but what happen next is..

i got asked to do some photos for S.Weston book..i,m not into that way never was so i went off to shot the photos..will a blank mind..it was a good few hour and i started to think maybe..did a few shots and got a little hooked.
the book arrived and i,ve done a bit of reading..
Sarah come over last Thursday we had lunch and i took her to meet the herd..(think she like Harry the best sat down with him for a chat..31 inches of him)
filly loved the massage and the others were ok..well Whisper time came.. not to bad..got told what to do next..so since then i,ve worked twice a day for 10 mins on her..
well Sunday got to put a rope around her neck..
Monday she was laying down when i got there she let me touch her and did not get up..that would have never happen in 7 years..i,m giving myself 6mths to get her leading..she shakes at a head collar but i have put it to her neck now and shes ok..but Whisper has a strong mind so i,m taking little steps..
thank for the help Sarah..will get someone to take photos of it as it happens..this is her a speed..

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Good for you Jenny - best of luck with her



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That is a great motto, I will remember to use that as my inspiration! Good luck!

Well done Hope the progress continues!

Absolutely love the pic

hi
we are getting along well..and i only want to win here over..so i can give her a cuddel like i do the rest..

today rope around neck and i held the ends together..i have to work with her in the field..as no area fenced off but at lease she does not run away..

tonight i hope to do it again..who knows..
but no rush..

well done x

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Just to keep the thread of milestone progress going I thought I'd add a photo taken this morning of my little chap. Its the first time he's been relaxed enough not to have to get up when someone is in the field...



Ps. Thats my knee in the corner!

hi
thats great.. givesme a little hope..
shes coming along ok.. no running away any more.. like a tummy tickle.. but not to sure on rope but i,m getting there..

When I read that you'd got a rope around her neck, I tried it on Blaze and it took a while just to get near him with it! But at the end I did get it loosely around his shoulders and i lead him a couple of steps from the strap on his headcollar, so my next ambition is to get his new headcollar on him and the old one off.

Any progress is good progress! Keep us posted

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hi
whispers third week..well not much is happening..
rope touching great around neck still ok headcollar a big no.. i can put it on the ground fine she will pick it up.. i pick it up and shes off..

but i,m not giving up..
when i put a head collar on her friend right next to her shes fine..i can saddle a horse up next to her not a movement..saddle bridle can touch her ok.. but one movement her way and shes off

mares who would have them..

sunday 28 june..
what a result.. alway worm her with power in feed but tonight..
first time ever.. paste..all in no head collar on just when up let her see it pop into mouth and there you are..

i wonder the warm is hot..i bet she will no come near me tonight..lol i,m on a roll now..
head collar here we come..

Ooh well done Jenny

Well done Jenny, keep going! I thought I'd give you an update of Blaze's progress as well -

I can now put suncream on his nose! And the biggest success this week is that he let me put the nose of his headcollar over his nose and I laid the long strap over his head!! he stood there then for a couple of seconds and then I took it off, and so out of sheer disbelief I tried to do it again - and he let me! Wow.

This morning I thought I'd carry on the good work so took the headcollar over to him, he obviously thought that he has this game all under control so grabbed it off me and promptly ran off with it!! That was until swinging it about meant that one of the buckles hit him square on the forehead... oh dear... needless to say he's now not keen.

Hi, just reading your thread and well done on perservering.

Hugs, Jane and Thunder

Hi Everyone!

I am so pleased with Blaze!! (and slightly smug myself)

I have just put his new headcollar on! Ooh my god.... remember to breathe...

I had to take the old one off as it was starting to rub his nose, and as soon as it was off he enjoyed having a good face rub and was less and less headshy. So then I started to repeat putting his nose into the new bigger headcollar until he was used to it. And then did the next part in sections of holding the buckle up against his head, and the next day the longer strap against his other cheek. We just kept going with that as he just would back away if I did the two together! But tonight however I did it seemed to be ok and before I knew it, it was done up.

So hopefully that means that we can succeed without access to a confined area.

Sophie

well done :D

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Thanks!

Just managed to get a quick pic of the first time I can clip a lead rope on to his headcollar without him running for the hills... he was far more interested in my phone!



How are you getting on Jenny?

You're making excellent progress

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Please please please would you resize your photo so that we don't have to keep scrolling from side to side? The rules (see link at top of page) say photos shouldn't be wider than 650 pixels.

Thanks



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I've gone through and re-sized, and am liking our new streamlined look!

If anyone has got any tips on how to train a youngster to tie up it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

when i taught Lola to tie up i started in the stable by just looping her leadrein through baler twine so if she pulled back she didnt scare herself and also couldnt go anywhere if she did get loose. I gave her lots and lots of praise for being a good girl and now she ties up like a dream. Believe me for the first year of having her i never thought i would get to a stage like that with her... she was a witch with very VERY handy back legs

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oh well two weeks hols for me and back to not being catch touch etc..galloping off at top speed bucking rearing what did i hope for..lol

whisper is just like she always was..happy..
will being work with her next week...i love her to bits maybe she will become a wonderful pony..well i,ll have to have her stuffed once her life over..that the only way i.m ever going to win..but for now back to stage one..

photos next week of how i get on..
glad all the others are getting on well
jenny

hows it going Jenny?

hi
today whisper let me wipe the flys from her face.. with fly wipe no problem.. but it was on her teams..she came over stood in front on me.. let me sort out mane eyes etc.. then walk away.. no head collar no rope ..
last night could not get near her..mares who would have them lol..see what happens tonight..

jenny

ye mares can be very wilful haha. mine was a total witch till last september but still very very cautious till we moved in May then she turned into a sweety.... im still in shock :D

So pleased with my boy, never thought we'd get there. x

aww he is lovely