Working out ideas for 2025

 

Get him to walk up to the step stool with me with the lead line and the dressage pointer

Getting him to put his foot out toward me

Walking sideways

Stepping up on a strong pallett

Teach the horse to walk ahead of you with steps

Use  hula Hoop to hold in front of Beau and put a treat through the middle so he puts his head through

Use the dressage point to get your horse to move his butt away and toward you.

 take the bit and bridle and put a snack in it and walk forward so that hes putting his head into the bridle for the snack.

Use a rope around Beau's neck to steer him left and right

New Years with Beau, quiet just us

 Its really cool because, I did not really have anything to do except clean up from Xmas, watch TV nothinng stressful finally. 2025 could it be good?

Queit afternoon with the Turkeys, cats and Beau. Cleaning tack, stretching him muscles, staying warm in the barn. Sweeping up the ailse.

This year 2024 in life I was able to 

• Get Beau to pick up his feet by just tapping him
• I accomplished this by working in his paddock with him inn the fall, using the lead line around his ankle, it seem to make him aa little ashamed and then up in the paddock we worked on some basics together, not the arena.
• Realized the Beau loves his paddock, except during very hot summer buggy times.
• Lost the ability to do a round up in the arena
• Seems like Patti was at the barn, Beau will sort of show off when I am with him so that she stops over and looks at him. I think he really appreciates her and wants to show off for her sometimes.
• recognize the behavior in the arena
• There have been times where Beau will act aggressively with his body, sort of no respecting myspce. I have responnded by keeping safe and feeling like he wants to push me around
• this has eaten away at my confidance with him. I will stop our fun interctions ndput him in his stall. not sure if this is the best response but it keeps me from doing stomethig stupid.
• Got a new helmut, inexpensive and purpple tool I love it
• More relaxed at the gate since I was shoved
• Sprained my ribs weith Beau crashing the gate with Val Watchinngn
• Was able to take Val to one of the 4H shows where she really enjoys, I didnt get to the big show but maybe next year, fall
• Another Equinne Affaire with Valerie, she was. able to participate in the Kids Rodeo :)
•  Visualize me riding Beau but nott there, might start to work with him and a bit.
• Looking to start working with him in the arena with the bit
• Honestly I hate putting a bit in his mouth ever.
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After Christmas Good visit, did our supplements, worked out

 Visiting Beau after Christmas we worked out in the arena but after some time, he becomes sort of too pushy. He stops listening and acts like hes goingto corner me.

He got anxious again, so wierd really, I thoguht I would work out with him and he got really anxious in the arena and its hard to explain really.

I thinnk that I set it off. We will be working out doing his favorite exercies,  which he loves he'll wnt to do his exercises, backing up walking around pickig up snnacks. hes great t working on his bandana tricks, hes trying to pick it up. its very nice. Then he will act sort of like cornning me. I feel over whelmed about his agrressions. If I continue to wortk wthi him he will begin to sort of work with me to running, excited and at some poinnt if I donnt stop, he'll begin to jump or lunge toward me. Its weird.

I dont like it, I think its better to work with him outside if I can

It doesn always happen.

Lyn popped in to check on August, she brought her some snacks, she was quick in and quick out. I let her know tht my kitty wssnnnt well and I had to be at the Referral Hospital in Woburn. 
She gave me some advice on food, to buy the meat at Market Basket
She ended up coming in, doinnng soem chores with August and going in andn talking to Siennna and then leaving prett quickly.

I was there doinng my chores so 

New Hay from Metheum I think. They said they had to buy 150 bales becasue Greenwood didnnt do a good job with the drought and getting hay.

I was putting together Beau's supplements, I know I had to get them becasue I may not get back again before or after the holidays.

I went into the storage area where I put his supplementns in the drawer,

There were only 6 bags empty for me to make more supplements. I grabbed the bags and had brought Beau in so I could sit with him, and do his supplemennts. The whole time I was filling up the 6 bags I was in my head talking badly about how the staff feeding could be trhoughing the bags away making it hard forme.I thoguht that the people feeding would appreciate that I put together the bags to make it easier for them. So I am thinking how innconsiderate they were. Blah Blah Blah negative thoughts.

Then I was getting ready to leave, I decided to put the shoe pick into the little pink stool I sit on to do his supplements, I open. it up, its filled with the remainder of the plastic bags right were I had left them last weekend. Im the inconsiterate one that didnt put the bagas back.

Well we will be walking, starting our routinne and he'll suddenly in the arena, get sort of anxious, put his head up and downn and act like he wannts to sort of herdme. He will stop responding and then he .

This week was tough, Sammy was very sick and home and I didnt want to be away for too long.

Someone gave all the horses a snnack it was so nice, 

I swept the ailse clean so cute there is a flock of turkeys that keep coming to the barn very beauitiful.

I've been feeding the cats, when I pull up, they come out its pretty cool.