Thank you Edie and every one at Trumbull Mtn. for the time and effort you took finding a saddle that would work for this really difficult to fit pair!

More, if we only “count” in our “consistency score card” the time that we think we’re training, and don’t count the 95% of the time when we’re “not training” but with our horses, then our consistency is most likely non-existent from their point of view.

And don’t forget all the things that we inadvertantly teach. I just watched my husband Marc teach his young horse Sam to turn and face him when Marc said whoa asking Sam to stop. He didn’t want Sam to turn and face him, but it happened and the reward was delivered in that position. Now no matter what Marc does, Sam adjusts his position so they’re facing. And since Sam is very smart and not very forgiving, he’s sure he’s got it, and failure to deliver the reward is viewed as unfair. So, the lesson is learned, and because Sam’s a horse won’t be unlearned. But we can teach him a new trick, stopping and standing along side us, if we can be clever enuf to make that happen and reward the “new” behavior!