What a beautiful day today!
Lite breeze if any and up in the 40’s. Supposed to be this way tomorrow also.
I drove Ron with my 28 year old draft mare Little today. I fixed his bridle up so he couldn’t look back over the top of his blind and see me. that seemed to help as little. He wants to look back and get scared of what is behind him.
I talked to the man who drove Ron, awhile back. Seems Ron was only driven by himself and it was 2 years ago, not last year. And he never really had to pull anything. Kind of spoiled, so to speak. I think his problem has been lack of work. After I went out and back with him and Little, I unhooked her and harnessed up Roz and hooked her with Ron and went out again. I made quite a little trip and even picked up Cindy and we hauled some junk out. I have Ron tied back so if he wants to act up and jump around, he will have to pull the whole load by himself. Roz tends to set back and let him do so, so he got a pretty good work out and was acting pretty calm by the time I quit. A few more days like this and I think I will have them into shape and able to do a little work. We stopped a lot and rested so as to learn the commands, “whoa” and “stand”.
I’d forgotten how much work starting a new team can be. ‘Course,it’s been a lot of years ago I started Lucey, Littles colt and mate. the last horses I really worked.
Anyway, sure hope you had as nice a day as we did. And another one tomorrow.
Dennisranch 
I live in the city and that sounds like fun to me, not work. I would love to get out of here and move to the country somewhere. Love your blog.
I have to tell you Jinglebob, that I am having very simular experiences with my horses. No spooking, but until this year I have never asked them to do much work, and one horse will pull like heck, and the other wants to be sour. I am giving him a few days rest, and I plan to work him single until he gets to pulling something. I did substitute another horse for the sour one that is working ok, but I want to keep my matched horses together. I am realizing that starting them right has alot to do with how you get along with them later on. They were supposed to be well broke to drive, which they probably are fairly good at, but only one is broke to work. I am learning along with the horses, and George has been a lot of help to me. He is very methodical about things, and he takes the steps one at a time.
Good luck with your horses.
Oh dear! Little is 28? Now I feel OLD LOL
I live in the city now, too, and would love to escape, but I also have some idea how hard you work, J.B. Last time we were out your way, you hitched me to Chance and a set of post-hole diggers. Hadn’t done that in a long time, and, just like ol’ Ron, I think I was acting pretty calm by the time I quit!