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.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

40 minutes for Billy. We walked 2 mi.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Billy, Pepper and I have walked several miles in the last month. I've really been working on his hooves. They are looking much better. He needs his boots, as the rough gravel roads are now affecting his shortened toes on our walks.

 

[HersheyMint]

Billy, Pepper and I have walked several miles in the last month. I've really been working on his hooves. They are looking much better. He needs his boots, as the rough gravel roads are now affecting his shortened toes on our walks.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

After a session with the air compressor and bucket of water to tidy up, Billy wore his Tough 1 Santa things yesterday and we went for a nice walk in the neighborhood.
We didn't walk as far as planned as the road on our route was washed out from recent rain. Then, on the way home two neighbor dogs came through their shock collar barrier and rushed up behind us. One is a large brute that looks like brindled pit with some chow mixed in. He was rather scary. But they quickly went back in to their safe zone, though still barking like mad. Billy handled it well.

 

[HersheyMint]

After a session with the air compressor and bucket of water to tidy up, Billy wore his Tough 1 Santa things yesterday and we went for a nice walk in the neighborhood.
We didn't walk as far as planned as the road on our route was washed out from recent rain. Then, on the way home two neighbor dogs came through their shock collar barrier and rushed up behind us. One is a large brute that looks like brindled pit with some chow mixed in. He was rather scary. But they quickly went back in to their safe zone, though still barking like mad. Billy handled it well.

I love the outfit. That is scary about those dogs especially with 2 dogs!. I am so glad they didn’t make contact. I carry maze with me. I am thinking of getting a gel maze, not a spray so less chance getting on the horses.

 

[MaryFlora]

Love the whole outfit and Billy wears it all with panache!

The dogs sound unsettling to say the least. I love dogs but two potentially aggressive dogs is a worry and the mace gel sounds like a good idea.