It's been a VERY long time since I've posted. Life has been somewhat out of control, work, more work, trips out of town, and more WORK. UGH. How I managed to use almost 3 weeks of vacation and still not feel rested is beyond me. However, in the midst of all the chaos, I am somehow managed to continue to develop a strong, confident and happy little Polish Arabian mare. Fiona is doing so well, I don't even know where to start. She is calmer than she has ever been. We've started taking her out of the property again (on the ground, I have no desire to die early). She is still very nervous on her outings, but she trusts me and she knows she has to listen, even if her brain is on a million other things.
So on a whim, at one of our lessons, I decided to pull out an hold enemy, the scary white tarp thingie. See my prior blog posts on this topic: Return of the Scary White Tarp Thingie and The Struggle with Strangles,
Well, I am glad to announce that the scary white tarp thingie....is dead. Fiona conquered it. It is no more, it has ceased to be a fear. The first time through it, she literally too a leap of faith. She jumped through it to get to the trainer. It was AWESOME!
Here are some videos of the middle of the process and end result. I am so proud of my girl. She just keeps pushing through. Eventually, she will be damn near fearless. I truly believe that.
This is me walking her through the tarp...for the finale. :)
