I did just what I wanted to do yesterday and that was play with my horses. I am encouraged with Fancy. Reducing the size of her pen has helped. Jim was even able to stand within just a few feet of her with her actually in a relaxed state. It has helped that she's not able to run to far from us. I put a bareback pad on Maverick yesterday and you would have thought he had worn one all his life. I cinched him up pretty snug and he didn't even flinch. Taylor spent quite a bit of time riding Shawnee. She's doing quite well. She's becoming more responsive to us all the time. The only thing that bothers Taylor is Shawnee's loud whinee. Shawnee is a very talkative little horse...and for such a small horse she has a HUGE voice. Her whole body shakes when she whinees at the other horses. Taylor is finally getting used to the sensation and doesn't want to bail off every time Shawnee has a conversation. I can see that they are going to be a great team.
Fancy is still not coming around. She hates to be touched and freaks at absolutely everything. We removed a few of the panels from her pen making it smaller. She is not able to get far from us. We taped two bamboo poles together and are touching her all over with the poles. I'm going to go out three times a day and rub her down with them. She is already more accepting but we are a long way from getting her haltered and handled. I'm trying to remain positive but I'm wondering if she will ever settle down.
