So, day 2 of sweet spot, today I swopped my rope halter out for a bit less bridle with side pull that I bought from Australia- it's called a ' light rider .
It works on the same principle as Dually halter.( my Dually halter is coming tomorrow)
Shilo and I trained for about 20 minutes with his saddle on and all went well, we then went for a relaxing walk still with his saddle on and he walked perfectly beside me all the way and back again.
So again About 1 hours training today including our walk, which I also take as training as he has to walk well beside me and watch me for cues.
Tomorrow I'm going to start on longline training so I'm swatting up on montys videos on this subject.
I think that I will start with about 20 minutes of longline with saddle and then take our walk together.
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Horse Behavior and Training
Sweet Spot -Day 2
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It's great ! I think that's a really good idea to work him with the saddle too, for him to get used to it on his back again but also for you, it'll probably help you feel more confident and safe to sit in it to see he's ok with it
Yes, I agree, he can just as well get used to it now.
I'm pretty excited for tomorrow- start of long lining, and can just imagine myself all tied up in those ropes!!