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Pony Boy Learns A Hard Lesson

Pony Boy Learns A Hard Lesson

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*******Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel******* 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…

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***Finley’s New Halter***

***Finley’s New Halter***

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Right after the last post…..Finley decided to take off his baby halter….. It was time for the next bigger one….. There was actually another one in-between that we could have chosen….. …..but it was not that much larger…..and the nylon-webbing was thinner than the one we chose….. The one we picked has a longer strap on its crown piece….. …..a little too long….. …..my older daughter and I had to unceremoniously drill extra holes in the strap….. …..(she’s better with…

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Update On Rocket Man (a.k.a. Finley)

Update On Rocket Man (a.k.a. Finley)

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Well…..the dude’s got a name now….. …………………It’s Finley………………… …………………and he’s still a poop-head………………… …..but…..he’s a healthy/growing/robust…..poop-head….. …..(FYI…..he still warrants the nickname Rocket Man with his razor-sharp/honed/aimed/accurate/double-barreled kicks)….. …..(plus now he’s learning to pop-up with his front feet)….. …..(and just around the corner…..next week…..he’ll be striking out with his front hooves)….. We’ve had enough foals here to know ahead of time what’s on the little dude’s agenda….. He’s just following the normal protocol for learning the ABC’s of horse-dom….. Don’t get…

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~~~~~Rocket Man~~~~~

~~~~~Rocket Man~~~~~

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The adventures of Rocket Man continue….. He’s up…..he’s nursing well…..he’s filling out…..he’s getting strong….. ………….he’s a booger………….. ………….and now………….we introduce….. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Halter~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He doesn’t know what it’s all about………….yet…………. He doesn’t know how the advent of a halter will affect the rest of his life….. He is thoroughly unsuspecting….. …..heh…..heh…..heh….. ………….Game On, Pony-Boy!…………. I learned from the Amish up north in Ohio to leave a piece of hay string or rope on the halter’s ring….. …..all the better to grab…

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~~~Who’s A Good Boy!?!~~~

~~~Who’s A Good Boy!?!~~~

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*****Yes You Are!*****………………………*****Yes You Are!***** Good Boy, Brave!!!…………………Good Boy!!! Let me cut to the chase….. Brave is now wearing his halter….. …..and he wears it daily….. …..all the time….. It took FOREVER to get it on his little pony head! But we perservered and prevailed…..!!!….. Brave’s a big…..(huge)…..dopey/lap dog…..(with loads of muscle and dinner-plate-sized hooves)….. …..(and those hooves could mow you over in a heartbeat)….. But Rhiannon did it! She’s been patient and persistent….. …..and she continues to “gentle” him……..

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