[Ag-eq] Riding

[Jody Ianuzzi]

Hi Nella

One suggestion I heard for desensitizing horses to spray bottles is to fill an empty spray bottle with water. That way you can spray them to get them used to it without using up a lot of expensive fly spray. 

JODY 🐺
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> On Jul 7, 2015, at 1:23 PM, Nella Foster via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jody:
> 
> The rain here has kept me from getting as much done as I would like.  I can't
> get the big tree moved out until it gets dry enough to get a truck back there. 
> I also don't want to ride Cruiser because I worry about him slipping.  In fact
> it is pouring rain right now.
> 
> Like you I've been doing ground work and grooming in the morning or evening.
> 
> One instructor is willing to come here and the other prefers to work at her
> facility.  I'm thinking about putting Cruiser in training for a month.  He
> needs some more desensitizing to things like tarps, plastic, paper and fly
> spray.  I'm going to check out her facility to see what I think.  I'm going to
> meet both instructors and observe them to see how they interact with horses and
> people
> 
> We've had so much rain this summer I worry about how much training can be done. 
> I'll keep you posted on what happens.
> 
> Nella
> 
> 
> Quoting Jody Ianuzzi via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> 
>> Hello Nella
>> 
>> Wow I am really impressed at how much you have done with cruiser and your
>> lot. You'll probably feel a lot more confident when you have a known. Area to
>> ride in.
>> 
>> It is so hot here during the day that I tried to do things outside in the
>> early morning and evening but lately we've had nothing but late evening
>> thunderstorms and really heavy rains.
>> 
>> I have been grooming and caring for cheese which he really enjoys and I have
>> been doing more groundwork with him.
>> 
>> Is the writing instructor that you found willing to come to your place for
>> lessons?
>> 
>> JODY 🐺
>> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
>> 
>> "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
>> DOCTOR WHO (Tom Baker)
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