The boys got 3 days off this week, as ive been busy working and haymaking. Got back on thursday for a ride and lead road the hill late on.
Then yesterday i had to move the cows onto the last bit of ungrazed field so it meant moving all the jumps across to the bit of field the cows were coming off of. Its better for me to access the jumps now as i can ride down the road and go through my little paddock. Downside is i have to get off to do the gate. At least i dont have a long ride back up the field with billy bouncing around trying to canter. It was getting a bit of a joke. He wasnt putting the effort in on the poles but when it came to leaving suddenly we came alive. Last week i actually got off and walked him up the field. Which made him calm. So its when im sitting on him he acts mental.
I actually rode billy and lead chunky down to the field amd let him go. The whole time i was working billy, chunky just stood in the field watching me or looking across at the cows. He never moved, he never bothered to put his head down for grass. Billy was jealous of chunky being there at first, as i went to walk towards the poles billy squealled out and lifted his back legs off the ground a little. I growled at him and told him to pack it in. Thinking maybe it wasnt wise bringing chunky. But after that the session went well. I think because chunky didnt move. The down side was billy did slip a few times on the fresh cow pats in the field. So i might have to get the chain harrows out and see if harrowing them in whilst we are due some rain reduces them a bit.
As soon as i finished to pole session i called to chunky and said come on time to go. I walked across with billy and chunky came too, he even trotted as he didnt want to be left behind.
Short hack today, and a drive. Planning which route to go tomorrow for my long hack with billy.
Then yesterday i had to move the cows onto the last bit of ungrazed field so it meant moving all the jumps across to the bit of field the cows were coming off of. Its better for me to access the jumps now as i can ride down the road and go through my little paddock. Downside is i have to get off to do the gate. At least i dont have a long ride back up the field with billy bouncing around trying to canter. It was getting a bit of a joke. He wasnt putting the effort in on the poles but when it came to leaving suddenly we came alive. Last week i actually got off and walked him up the field. Which made him calm. So its when im sitting on him he acts mental.
I actually rode billy and lead chunky down to the field amd let him go. The whole time i was working billy, chunky just stood in the field watching me or looking across at the cows. He never moved, he never bothered to put his head down for grass. Billy was jealous of chunky being there at first, as i went to walk towards the poles billy squealled out and lifted his back legs off the ground a little. I growled at him and told him to pack it in. Thinking maybe it wasnt wise bringing chunky. But after that the session went well. I think because chunky didnt move. The down side was billy did slip a few times on the fresh cow pats in the field. So i might have to get the chain harrows out and see if harrowing them in whilst we are due some rain reduces them a bit.
As soon as i finished to pole session i called to chunky and said come on time to go. I walked across with billy and chunky came too, he even trotted as he didnt want to be left behind.
Short hack today, and a drive. Planning which route to go tomorrow for my long hack with billy.