TevisCup2012
18th Apr 2007, 09:36 PM
Hello! I'm new here. I had a great NH moment today and I wanted to share how far my horse Sonny and I have come.
I bought Sonny a year ago and he had a terrible play nipping problem. He was also sullen and didn't seem to like me very much. I bought him because I believed in him and saw something in him that no one else did. He is a coming 2 yr old now and I have kept him intact as a potential breeding stallion (years from now).
After using countless different methods to conquer the biting issues and behavior issues, I was advised to try the Parelli 7 games. I won't get into the specifics, but IT WORKED! In the last 4 months we have hit many milestones that remind me of how far we have come, and today we had yet another.
Up until I started Parelli I had to have the vet come out and sedate Sonny so he could have his feet trimmed (everytime I turned my back to pick up his foot he would bite me or farrier in the back). Well, today I had a vet appointment to have a vet come out to check to make sure Sonny's testicles are dropping normally. The vet that came out was the same vet that had sedated Sonny a few times so he hadn't seen Sonny in about 6 months. As we walked back to the pasture he saw Sonny standing there w/out a halter on. He said he would wait outside the pasture while I 'caught' him. I told him it was ok and he could come in the pasture. I walked up to Sonny, haltered him and led him over to the vet. Sonny jumped a little during the examination because the vets hands were a lil cold, and well, he was getting felt up;) but other than that he stood like a champ! Good news, Sonny has dropped normally. But the best part was the vets absolute astonishment that this was even the same horse. As I stood there with Sonnys head in my arms stroking and kissing his nose the vet asked WHAT ON EARTH I had done to turn him around. I said one word...Parelli. :)
Just wanted to share. Thanks for listening. :)
I bought Sonny a year ago and he had a terrible play nipping problem. He was also sullen and didn't seem to like me very much. I bought him because I believed in him and saw something in him that no one else did. He is a coming 2 yr old now and I have kept him intact as a potential breeding stallion (years from now).
After using countless different methods to conquer the biting issues and behavior issues, I was advised to try the Parelli 7 games. I won't get into the specifics, but IT WORKED! In the last 4 months we have hit many milestones that remind me of how far we have come, and today we had yet another.
Up until I started Parelli I had to have the vet come out and sedate Sonny so he could have his feet trimmed (everytime I turned my back to pick up his foot he would bite me or farrier in the back). Well, today I had a vet appointment to have a vet come out to check to make sure Sonny's testicles are dropping normally. The vet that came out was the same vet that had sedated Sonny a few times so he hadn't seen Sonny in about 6 months. As we walked back to the pasture he saw Sonny standing there w/out a halter on. He said he would wait outside the pasture while I 'caught' him. I told him it was ok and he could come in the pasture. I walked up to Sonny, haltered him and led him over to the vet. Sonny jumped a little during the examination because the vets hands were a lil cold, and well, he was getting felt up;) but other than that he stood like a champ! Good news, Sonny has dropped normally. But the best part was the vets absolute astonishment that this was even the same horse. As I stood there with Sonnys head in my arms stroking and kissing his nose the vet asked WHAT ON EARTH I had done to turn him around. I said one word...Parelli. :)
Just wanted to share. Thanks for listening. :)