This is Crazy!

Now I'm no Horse Whisperer by ANY means, but I do believe Marty is a....shhhh.....**human whisperer** I had the greatest week with him.  He no longer has to stay in his round pen, even at night.  He has gone out to graze with the other horses on my weekends when I can keep an eye on him.  But when I'm working, he stays in his own little pasture. I lead him all over the property and he is so good with his 'Whoa" and backing up after his stops!  One day, I was showing off in front of my friends and I led him right to the horse trailer, opened the door and put him in!  He hadn't even been anywhere NEAR that trailer before this!  He followed me right in and didn't even hesitate.  Then stood there in the first slot!  Then I backed him out and did it two more times!!  He  has never even been loaded yet, except for his trips from Nevada to Boise to here.  Maybe he's used to it now.  But he did not follow the rope....he followed me.  So last night I practiced some more with his 'forward' cue.  He's doing real well with that, but I'm still having a little difficulty knowing what I should be doing.  No worries.  There is enough on Google.com to get me going, I'm sure! 


Last night I didn't have the gate shut and he ran out of the pasture and down our lane!  I called to him like a Dog.  He didn't hear a word I said!  I thought "Oh no, there goes my perfect mustang!"  There is a lot of barbed wire fencing in our neighbors pasture.  Instead of running to our corral with my 4 horses, He ran hightailing it to the neighbors horses.  Well, he worked himself into a little 'aisleway' in the pasture and I was able to just go halter him up and bring him home.  Whew!  I really was worried.  


Anyway, here's a few more pics.  I'm going to find out what I have to do to take him to the County Fair this year!  That will give him some acclimating to peoples and things, won't it!?


On and today we are celebrating our one month anniversary.  I love Marty!

                                                               Marty and Honey

Marty and Bocephus

Marty Hiding from Me

Sweet Baby

Marty with Honey

Marty and Me in the Trailer!