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The Horse
I bought Aries knowing that he had some issues. Not a
problem, I like a challenge. One of the first problems we had
to deal with is catching him. When I go out to catch a horse I
make my intentions very obvious. I approach the horse with the
halter and lead rope in my hand in plain sight. I NEVER use a
bucket of grain to catch a horse. However, this can be
especially difficult if the horse is in a large field. So, we
have Aries in one of our large fields and all is calm, for the
moment.
Something always happens 10 minutes before we have to
leave
My wife and I were getting ready to go somewhere with the
kids. My son and I were ready in about 15 minutes. Yes, this
included a shower. My wife and daughter took a bit longer.
Rachael, my wife, looks out the window and notices that Aries
has somehow escaped. Aries is in an area adjacent to the field
he was in were Rachael has a pretty nice garden. She informs me
of the problem via our intercom system which consists of her
vocal chords and a lot of wind, “Aries is in my garden!” I was
all dressed up and knew I would be in big trouble if I got
dirty. Rachael was still getting ready for our evening
engagement. We decided that the horse would be OK there until
we returned home. The garden might be a bit smaller but what
could we do. We new it could be very difficult to catch Aries
and were not ready to start a training session 10 minutes
before we had to leave.
The Boy
I heard the door chime as someone opened the door. I didn’t
think anything of it and continued to put stuff in the car and
most important, find the keys to the car. About 8 minutes had
pasted from when I heard to door chime. My son, Che, who was 8
years old at the time comes walking into the house and say,
“OK, were do you want the horse?” “What?” I said. “I caught
‘em. Were ya want me to put ‘em?” Che said. I went outside and
sure enough, Che had caught Aries. We only had the horse for a
couple days and had not started working with him. He was
impossible to catch even with a bucket of grain. But somehow
Che had managed to approach the horse with lead rope and halter
in hand and convinced the horse to lower his head down far
enough so Che could put the halter on Aries. Still not too sure
to this day why or how Che was able to catch Aries but he did
it. Maybe it was his approach, calm, quiet and non-threatening.
That is what I think. Perhaps I should keep an eye on this
little horse whisperer, maybe I could learn a thing or two.
Todd Mera is a Biochemist that has always had a love for
horses. Todd started training horses in his 30s. He has worked
with and trained many horse starting from birth and older
problem horses. http://www.EverythingEquus.com
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