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Echo

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Tiggy, Tears
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Hi everyone, I've just started to work with a friend and her new 2yo tabloid mare Echo. It's only going to be once a week, but we had a great result today. They got her a few weeks ago and it took 21/4 hours to load her, so as my friend knows I've had Himself loaded by Monty and have been following his methods since, she asked me to give her some help. Well I did a bit of Dually schooling with the little mare and got some good work with licking and chewing, backing up started as a Ill stand on end, but eventually we got oh ok you want me to got back. As loading was the only issue they've found we opened up the trailer, tied back the partitions and let her do her own thing for a minute or two, once she realised that I wasn't going to get mad with her I asked her to just stand at the bottom of the ramp, then back up, back to the ramp, back up. I then put her back to the ramp, rubbed her and just asked for one step, guess what she followed me. She was backed off the trailer as she wouldn't come out the front when she was brought home, but again I just asked for one step onto the front ramp and out she came. I repeated this one step process 6/7 times and every time she responded to the verbal command and came with me happily. Friend is over the moon, left her and the family to go and join us here on the uni, get a Dually and 20' lunge, so we're all on the same sheet to educate the mare without stress or violence.. Sorry it's quite a long post.

Tiggy, Tears
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That's supposed to be warmblood, where this thing got tabloid from I have no idea!!!

Tiggy, Tears
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That's supposed to be warmblood, where this thing got tabloid from I have no idea!!!

Miriam (Holland&Germany)
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Hi Tiggy,
That sounds like a wonderful experience for all, first of all of course the little mare!
The way you described it, it seems like she thinks: " Oh, thàt's what they want, it's easy! "
Happy horse, happy owners, happy you! Congratulations!
Let us know how things go, have fun,
Miriam

Tiggy, Tears
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Thanks,
I left her have her moments evading the trailer, so she taught herself about the dually, as she wasn't bad for basic groundwork with it.

vicci - UK (North Wales)
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Brilliant stuff Tiggy, I feel the warm glow of pride from here :-)

Tiggy, Tears
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Tiggy, Tears
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Yeah I'm chuffed, nice that someone asked me to help after seeing me load my big man, even though he voices his opinion about loading still!! Also chuffed that himself tied up to the lorry when we went to some training last week, first time I've tried to tie him, not that I can leave him alone but not having to try and work around holding him is great..
As Echo is only 2 and we all work Thursday afternoons are going to be her work time, should only be up to about an hour tops, will be guided by her, as its only going to be basic groundwork and getting her comfortable about loading.

JoHewittVINTA
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Hi Tiggy. Great stuff. Warmbloods' usually get quite big but over a very long time. I think they go on growing until they're 7 so don't be surprised if her dually colour changes before 2020! Good luck. Cheers, Jo.

Tiggy, Tears
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Yeah. Although a red one would probably fit her, but I only have a black, so it's got a lot of holes left to adjust for a while. Although another friend has a black one that she used for her 18hh IdxTb (Tim nice but Dim).. Hopefully by the time Echo is fully grown she'll be a nice well mannered horse.

Tiggy, Tears
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2nd session this afternoon.Lots of distractions, she's been put in with a mare and foal and a pony, but she handled it really well after a minute or 3, nothing to worry about just a little tense and looking/calling for them. Really not bothered by much, ran my hands all over, picked up her feet, lead her round, schooled as and when needed. Opened up the trailer walked straight in, although it was from the side of the ramp, but no hesitation whatsoever. Very happy pony and owners!! Farrier coming next week, just to run a rasp over her feet..

Tiggy, Tears
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So I think I've started something now. 3rd session with Echo today, going great guns, she went straight in, then walked through with me following her!! Decided to have quick session with the 8 wk old foal, picked up her feet, rubbed her all over, little bit of leading. She's a confident little thing, so as we were by the trailer I thought she could have a nosey at it with the ramps down, well she had a nosey alright then decided she wanted to know what was in there so all feet on the ramp, great that'll do I thought, no in she went beaky little madam, needed some assistance to go down the front ramp. Left her at that or so I thought, she's now decided that the trailer is a new play thing, so she's in there and Echo comes over and joins her in the trailer!! Echo won't come out because madam is in front of her blocking the ramp, so we've now got a bum sticking out from each end. No sooner get madam out and she's back in again. So she won't be worried about loading..

vicci - UK (North Wales)
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Great stuff Tiggy, such a good way for them to learn, let them explore and find their own way wherever possible, would love to have seen it :-)

Tiggy, Tears
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Are you on Facebook Vicci, if you are its Joy Nicholls, me in fancy dress on Himself, should be some pics and a video from week before. Loaded the palamino he's 2 and afraid of everything, lots of work to do with him, but he trusted me and went through a few times.

vicci - UK (North Wales)
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No, not on FB but thank you anyway

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