Photos of Star (my BIL’s mare that I’m trying to train)  from yesterday which was our first time in the round pen together.  Wasn’t a great session but wasn’t awful.  Just more of a time to feel her out & she where her issues might be. She has many.  Mostly, she’s so herd bound & attached to her mother that she’s been with for THE ENTIRE 8 YEARS OF HER LIFE that she’s a bit nuts out on her own.  She calms down when she’s with ppl but not enough yet & I’m not sure she’ll ever be the kind of horse that can go out on her own.  Not after all this time of basically no one working with her.  I have my doubts  :/

She has an awesome trot … she really stretches out and reaches with her legs so no where near collected but very cool & she’s part Tennessee Walker so it’s not like all hard and bouncy … it’s just hard to describe but seems like it would be a lovely trot to ride & would cover some serious ground.

Parts of her are super shiny but not all of her.  I wish her whole body was like that and it would be if I was in charge of her diet.

Third photo:  Giraffe impression.  She is tall & she likes to put her head waaaay the fuck up in the air.  Ugh.

Fourth one:  Little do you know that when you put this old ugly saddle on me I will try to  buck it off.  (she did try … it didn’t come off.  next time I hope she doesn’t act like that.  She’s been ridden before but always in big huge western saddles.  This one should be like a no-problem situation)

It’s always good to roll when you’re hot & sweaty in the round pen!