We Can Start Again; Part 2

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this is a follow on video to my last one. 'I am looking for a better way'. (i will add it as a video respsonse)
alright, so absolute has been in a 20 acre paddock for about 3 weeks now and he went FERAL! i couldn't catch him, he wouldnt let anyone go near him etc.
So i decided to just leave him be and he will work himself out and it worked. Last Saturday, 06-02-10. Mark, the guy who runs infield offered to ride him for me for the first time and help me de-sensitize him. We went out to the paddock and caught him, brought him and he was just back to him old self (apart from jumping at a few things)
Before mark rode him, we did some de-sensitizing. (as seen at the start of the video with the tarps) i know this thems cruel, scaring the absolute shit out of him but as you see he comes to terms with it and trusts me im not going to hurt him (which was the whole point of it).
And then Mark got on, we had no idea what to expect! but, he was amazing! no bucks, rears, bolting. anything! just his normal self, plus a bit fidgety. he was being ridden in a bitless bridle (a.k.a hackamore) for the first time and responded really well to it :)
i am so happy with how he is at the moment! mark is going to ride him a few more times for me, and we are going to do some for serious de-sensitizing (ill make sure to video it, we weill be using balloons ;) and then i will start riding him again hopefully :) wish me luck!

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[FLoSs110]

aww this is inspiring its gr8 that is is behaving .

I was just wondering how tall absolute is because im not sure . thanx =)

the re training him is a great idea and to me it looks like its working.

hope everything turns out well for you and absolute.

[taltarni14]

aww thanks :)

he is around 15.3hh. i know he doesnt look it but he is stil yet to fill out and he has a few more years of growing as well :)

[RainAllDay33]

Wow! It's so great that your better (:

Hahaha the de-sensitizing was so cute!

Absolute looks great!

It's amazingly inspiring that you aren't giving up on him or yourself, or horseback riding.

I don't know if I could do that but I'd like to think I could :D

Can't wait to see more!

[taltarni14]

aww thanks.

i was really thinking of giving up on him.. but then he has so much potential and im not gonna give that to someone else ;)

anyone can do it if it means that much to them!

[xXSweetBreezeXx]

Awe that's awesome! I remember when my trainer was telling me about desensitizing my filly with the tarp, she asked her to walk over it and when she turned her back for a sec, my horse was laying down on it!

[taltarni14]

thanks :)

hahaha thats so cute!!

[FLoSs110]

thats ok thanx

[missingdreamer]

yayyy for louieee :) xoxox

[taltarni14]

yeah we are going to do heaps. like with the plastic bags, balloons, cracking whips etc :) cant wait!

[brookeluvsnjika]

awesome :D... also i MIGHT be taking neigh to wp for next vet prac which is nxt week n then riding her after in xc and sj to get her use to the sj fillers so ur welcome to come see her there then if u want... shes cracked it at me atm coz njika is in with her... i might have to move njika back in with merlies, grace n blinks coz neigh is like REALLY jealous she walks away from me :(

[Bhukshine]

Okay awesome, I'm planning on conning my dad into taking me & Ted to that as well :D

[brookeluvsnjika]

of course u can come tegan :D haha i was gunna offer u...  also u gotta come to this sj coz neigh is coming ;)