26th June 2008 (Thursday)
Well last night was incredibly windy, I feel sorry for little Actress, she doesn’t have much protection, but I’m sure she was fine.
However, I think battling the strong winds and me trying to push her too far yesterday say her not so compliant this morning.
Really, she didn’t do anything wrong, I was just finding it hard to grab the lead so essentially, we didn’t do much this morning except worked on her approaching me, which is always a good thing.
Still lovely however
Later on today…
SUCCESS! WE HAVE SUCCESS!
Lovely little Actress, she’s so fantastic!
So I went out to her paddock this afternoon, armed with a scoop of chaff and an extra lead rope – determined to do something productive.
And well, we did!
The main things we worked on today were leading & head patting.
I have the greatest urge to groom her, but I know I can’t…
Anywho, so with the leading, armed with the chaff, we commenced leading. If she stopped walking, she’d have pressure applied to the lead, and I would do clicking noises and show her the bucket, once she took a step forward, the pressure was released, clicking noises stopped and the bucket hidden.
What’s lovely however, is that when I do lead her around, the lead is so loose I might as well not be holding her.
Wonderful lesson today!
I love my baby.
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to Brumby Diaries!
My name is Melissa and I own a beautiful little Brumby named Actress. Actress was caught from the Victorian Alps as the state and federal governments have declared brumbies a "feral pest". They have declared intent to eradicate or remove ALL Brumbies from National Parks and Public Lands. Effectively, this means that the majority of these beautiful animals are slaughtered for pet food. Other methods of 'removing' the Brumbies include aerial or ground shooting. Many amazing people now however are fighting to save the Brumbies, and you can find them in the links on the right of the page.
Actress is a special little horse. Why? Because, unlike most brumbies, Actress is very traumatised from the experience of being chased & roped, and then having to adjust to domestic life. Actress was purchased by The Victorian Brumby Association, luckily for her. Colleen, the president of VBA, usually sells brumbies so they can be lead around by anyone, pick their feet up & groomed all over. However, Actress, being more traumatised than usual, was sold to me not being able to do those things. Actress when she first came home with me was able to approach me for food & yield her hindquarters.
Actress will not let me touch her anywhere else other than her forehead, but is now beginning to lead confidently and is interested in me as I go about doing things in her paddock.
Definatly, in time, Actress will become one of the most amazing horses you will ever encounter, and I am confident me and Actress will have an amazing bond that will last forever.
What I aim to achieve through this blog, is to give an insight view on Actress' progress over the coming months and years. Not only is it a personal archieve for myself, but a way for the public to experience Actress' journey.
I also hope to prove the Brumby as a strong, smart, beautiful and versatile breed, in hope that other people will also want to join in the fight to save Australia's Brumbies!
My name is Melissa and I own a beautiful little Brumby named Actress. Actress was caught from the Victorian Alps as the state and federal governments have declared brumbies a "feral pest". They have declared intent to eradicate or remove ALL Brumbies from National Parks and Public Lands. Effectively, this means that the majority of these beautiful animals are slaughtered for pet food. Other methods of 'removing' the Brumbies include aerial or ground shooting. Many amazing people now however are fighting to save the Brumbies, and you can find them in the links on the right of the page.
Actress is a special little horse. Why? Because, unlike most brumbies, Actress is very traumatised from the experience of being chased & roped, and then having to adjust to domestic life. Actress was purchased by The Victorian Brumby Association, luckily for her. Colleen, the president of VBA, usually sells brumbies so they can be lead around by anyone, pick their feet up & groomed all over. However, Actress, being more traumatised than usual, was sold to me not being able to do those things. Actress when she first came home with me was able to approach me for food & yield her hindquarters.
Actress will not let me touch her anywhere else other than her forehead, but is now beginning to lead confidently and is interested in me as I go about doing things in her paddock.
Definatly, in time, Actress will become one of the most amazing horses you will ever encounter, and I am confident me and Actress will have an amazing bond that will last forever.
What I aim to achieve through this blog, is to give an insight view on Actress' progress over the coming months and years. Not only is it a personal archieve for myself, but a way for the public to experience Actress' journey.
I also hope to prove the Brumby as a strong, smart, beautiful and versatile breed, in hope that other people will also want to join in the fight to save Australia's Brumbies!
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