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It was a hard beginning lesson…..but a necessary one…..

My older daughter was getting tired of being run through…..

…..or getting run over…..

We were all tired of Finley’s free-wheeling attitude…..and hooves…..

…..and now he’s started biting…..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What A Pleasant Pony!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

…..and let’s not forget his laser-accurate/double-barreled kicks…..

…..Great!…..

…..We decided…..it was time…..

*************************”The Tying-Off Lesson”*************************

Finley needs to grow up and be a gentleman…..

He needs to learn to lead quietly…..

He needs to learn to be tied off patiently…..

…………………He Can’t Grow Up To Be A One Ton Nasty…………………

Finley has been handled a lot up to this point…..but he’s recently decided he’s a big bad boy…..

…..and he doesn’t need to listen…..

So…..a telephone pole corner post…..a strong halter…..and an equally strong lead rope was in order…..

My older daughter already has over-stretched collateral ligaments in her knees…..

…..our rotator cuffs are sore…..

…..and let’s not even talk about all of my artificial joints & how I earned them…..

***Ask any horseman who raises & trains babies to take off their gloves***

…..their hands look like mine…..(or much/much worse)…..with old/disfigured broken fingers…..

There’s no doubt about it…..baby horses are rough on your body…..

So whenever possible…..you let something less-bruisable and sturdier…..take the brunt of a primary lesson (like a telephone pole post)…..

*************…..How To Stand Quietly When Tied Off…..*************

In one of my earlier posts I spoke about the importance of a very sturdy halter…..

~~~Finley’s First Halter~~~

…..it’s real important…..

…..you don’t want your baby to learn that if they throw enough of a hissy-fit that they can break the halter and run away…..

…..(that would be a bad, bad lesson to learn)…..