I'm very glad Teddy doesn't use the shower because the amount of hair he is loosing would cause a permanent drain blockage! I was covered in the stuff this evening.
I have been getting home too late to do a lot recently so its been a few days since he's been ridden or had a lesson but he has had a lot of undemanding time just hanging with me as I always make time to go and sit with him, give him a carrot or something, even if its only for a few minutes.
Today I went out in the paddock and sat down and read and ignored Teddy while I looked up a lesson for him. After a while the curiosity got the better of him and he was in my face saying g'day. But as soon as I was ready and grabbed the halter he buggered off! Even a few days off and its a backward step with this catching stuff. He did catch me in the end though.
I also discovered he is doing a new behaviour; for the second time he is lifting his head so I cant get the nose band of the halter on. He is tall enough that at full arm stretch I cant reach when his head is lifted skyward. This has only occurred since bridling him with the new bridle so they may be connected.
We went and did some yo-yo and circle games and he performed really well at both of them. He is definitely a typical horse when it comes to favouring his left side. When he was going around me on the right he took a bit longer to adjust. But he did fine. The important thing was my feet didn't move an inch with either game. It wont be long before we are on to the sideways and squeeze.
Way to go Teddy!
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