Walking/Hiking with your minis 2024

[Marsha Cassada]

How did they do on the stair?

1.17 mile this morning with Billy and Pepper.

 

[HersheyMint]

How did they do on the stair?

1.17 mile this morning with Billy and Pepper.

I could only get them to put one hoof he stair for either of them.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

1.17 walking billy today. We work on Stand while walking. He just seems insecure if he gets separated. Lately, instead of cueing him to back up, I've begun walking forward towards him, forcing him back to the original Stand location without saying anything. Today we had a good result on the third try. He stood there without trying to edge toward me! I even laid the lead rope on the ground and backed away. Only a few seconds, but it was success. I've been working on Stand ever since I got him two years ago and he just seems unable to have me leave his head by a foot or so. Of course, I haven't been WORKING working-- just on walks and on our little ground work routine.

 

[HersheyMint]

1.17 walking billy today. We work on Stand while walking. He just seems insecure if he gets separated. Lately, instead of cueing him to back up, I've begun walking forward towards him, forcing him back to the original Stand location without saying anything. Today we had a good result on the third try. He stood there without trying to edge toward me! I even laid the lead rope on the ground and backed away. Only a few seconds, but it was success. I've been working on Stand ever since I got him two years ago and he just seems unable to have me leave his head by a foot or so. Of course, I haven't been WORKING working-- just on walks and on our little ground work routine.

He is a handsome boy!

 

[HersheyMint]

9/30
Not reporting my walk, just friends stopped by with their 4 yr grand daughter, who loves horses. So, I had her help groom Mint and Kingsley and then she led them around our lot with us close. Mint and Kingsley did great with her.
She asked to lead Jeffrey. Who can resist a donkey? Jeffrey does good with my gkids so, we let her lead Jeffrey and he did great also. He has progressed so much 18 months. A small way I can share the minis.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Jeffrey!! He is doing amazingly.
Billy, Pepper and I walked 45 minutes today; 2 miles. For the second time since I've had him, Billy nipped me on the arm on the way home. He was feeling frisky, tossing his head and dancing around. I brought him back to a controlled walk and he nipped me. I smacked him on the chest and backed him up--you would have thought I had tried to kill him. Never a dull moment...

 

[HersheyMint]

Jeffrey!! He is doing amazingly.
Billy, Pepper and I walked 45 minutes today; 2 miles. For the second time since I've had him, Billy nipped me on the arm on the way home. He was feeling frisky, tossing his head and dancing around. I brought him back to a controlled walk and he nipped me. I smacked him on the chest and backed him up--you would have thought I had tried to kill him. Never a dull moment...

Hopefully he learned according from his reaction.