9-24 Training

Relative size. 15'3.5 and 17.1.

Back to ground work with #148 after yesterday's bucking.  The first session--pretty much total rebellion although we'd decided to restrict punishment to voice and a few rump slaps with the long lines.  5 min. break and second go around and the horse was an angel.  As horses are prone to do--after time to consider, the intelligent, good natured animal was fine.  Will see how this works out when we tack up tomorrow.

The ground work was also interesting as it showed a little of the problem.  The horse simply gets "mad" --literally--when asked to turn.  And, we learned that we correctly decided to stay on the ground for Mr. Nob would surely have hit the ground had he tried these corrections on board. Will stay with ground work for a few days. Surely he'll come around.

#17--light trot under tack. Nob reports he's back to his old self before latest injury--i.e. 1.5 human legs.  Will see.