Whew!

I went out after I wrote the last post and fed Buck and Crackerjack and caught Pal, the little two coming two year old colt who is a grandson of Mr San Peppy and worked with him. Almost too gentle. Borders on lazy, but I imagine with some green grass in his belly, a lot of that will change!

Then I caught Mijo and he was a lot calmer than the other day. Saddled him and worked him in the round corral and worked on getting him used to a rope and dragging things behind, around and under him. He took it all in stride. Only time he made a bobble was when I snugged up the front cinch after working him a little and he blew and went. I knew there was some of that in there that needed to come out!

I messed with him quite awhile and got him to step up beside me while I was above him, on both sides and hung over him and made sure he was still good about all that.

I stepped on and away we went, real nice. I stepped off and went out of the corral and we headed up the creek with 3 dogs ahead or following. Got up there quite a ways and he would still grab himself once in awhile, but nothing too terrible for a young horse who hasn’t been ridden for 6 months or so. I took off at a lope at one point and a jack rabbit jumped out, about 50 yards in front of us and Mijo grabbed himself and made a jump. It must have felt good cause he kept it up!

I got him going in a tight circle and managed to not fall off, but when he stopped we were both dizzy! I had lost both stirrups and had just dug my heels in and was sure glad when he quit!

After that it just got better and better. He sure is a lot of horse wrapped up in a little hide!

I need to keep doing this stuff every day as much as possible, with all the young horses we have to get rode around here this spring. Wish someone would come and buy a few!