(diary 10, day 12)
Thursday 3rd of July
Ahhh, so I didn’t write up an entry for yesterday. Doesn’t matter though, nothing too exciting happened. In the morning I believe I worked on some more yielding & head patting – which went well! And in the evening I worked on some leading, but then resulted in her running off….
Anyway! This morning however was WONDERFUL! She’s an amazing little horse this one. This morning, we led! There was no food involved AT ALL! She walked around pleasantly; she did stop a few times but gladly kept moving when I asked.
So of course, that makes me super happy! Still a long way to go yet to perfect patting her without her moving & leading confidently, but she’s doing well.
This afternoon however wasn’t exciting. The little miss rolled sometime during the day, and thus, the lead rope has ended up over her head. I no longer worry when this happens because she’s not a silly horse. But, when it has happened she won’t let me touch it, and therefore we cannot do any learning! Ah…so I just worked on her approaching me, which is still something that is of importance. If she approaches me that means, apparently, she’s accepting me as her herd leader. Well, I say we are nearly at the point where she believes I am her herd leader, still have a few kinks to get out first.
All and all, I’m really hoping I can start her to saddle in September. There’s still two whole months, so maybe towards the end of September. But I’m not putting money on it or anything; there is quite a lot of ground work we need to cover. So rethinking, it may be later. But we’ll work towards that eh?
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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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