Sat. Misc.

Breaking youngsters is the easy part, really.  Pales geometrically in comparison to riding one of these down the pasture 30-40 mph.   Ditto race track.  Mine are 22 and 19 months and at this stage comparable to human 11-12 year olds.  They just glomp to you and want to be directed like the good young fellows they are. Human equivalent teenager rebellion stage is a little ahead yet. I've broken close to 10 youngsters.  Unable to recall being thrown at this stage, The dicey stuff in a couple of weeks.

Training:
Thurs. 10/25  Horses were lunged and long lined.  Got some nice speed with #148.
Fri. 10/26  Without help today and most days.  Long lined them and walked them under tack inside the paddock. #7 three times around and then refused moving.  Dismount and circle him around mounting stand with light butt swats of the whip till he decided to go. Called it at that point. I like 'em to forget refusal.  Try again tomorrow.  #7, being older, is a little closer to rebellion stage than #148.  2nd time up on #148 and he handled it like a trooper.  The horse seems sensible and intelligent thank goodness, though he's flighty.  #148 is but 6 1 1/2 hands. Being up on him it seems a lot higher.  It's a long way to the ground with this one.