Tuesday morning – head collar on first time
Tuesday evening – head collar on first time
Wednesday morning – nose into head collar, BG pulled back so I quickly put the lead rope across the entrance so she couldn’t escape and tried again – perfect.
I’m not sure how long to leave it before I attempt to get her in the field again, but with the farrier due soon I don’t want to do anything to jeopardise the small improvement we have made so far. BG needs to get her confidence up a little more.
I’m also relieved we have had a decent amount of rain that has softened the ground just a little. With this heat it is sure to dry out quickly though.
Lastly, a thank you to P1. A sheep from the next field had got through in the with ponies and was a little upset not being able to get back to its Mum. P1 looked intrigued as we tried herding him (the sheep) along the fence line to where we had opened the gate, and was actually a help getting the little sheep back home. P1 did duck under the lead rope on the field shelter entrance to check BG had finished her breakfast afterwards though. He seems to like being in the shelter, I think for the shade and a bit of peace from the flies. The other day he and P2 were in there together resting which was quite sweet. BG took a look but decided there wasn’t enough room for her too.
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