One Mustang I gentled had a lot of movement. He had so much in fact that I could not touch him for three weeks. One day I went out to start our routine and he walked up to me and allowed me to do anything to him. He has been the same steady horse since that day. Another Mustang I gentled was the opposite. He met me at the gate for our first lesson and let me immediately touch him. He was a dream to gentle but when something really bothered him, he wanted to run for cover. Cooper is a nice mix of the two. He is very gentle but still has some movement to him.
Our morning session consisted of picking up his line, giving to pressure and facing up. He did very well and I began rubbing him down with my carrot stick. He was okay with that and I ended our morning session. When I returned for our afternoon session, I found a horse that was VERY curious about me and had lost his fear about approaching me. He sniffed me once and I stepped away to give him a release. He perked his ears up and marched up to smell me again. Once he realized I was not going to eat him alive, he took his time inspecting me and letting me pet him. Definitely not an experience for the faint of heart!
I bought a fly mask for him today and my goal is to get it on him in the next few days. Cooper is going to make someone a fantastic horse. He has a very very kind personality.
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