Post by Zoe RA on Apr 12, 2010 20:36:01 GMT 1
Eva is a 10 month old Quarter Horse foal who has been in her current home since last October. When she first arrived she had not been lead or had any humanising, and her owner, Corinne has spent the last 6 months introducing Eva to the ways of people.
She is a really sweet little foal, and Corinne has done a very good job of gentling Eva. She is still a little reluctant to have people on her off side, but she is getting much better about it. She is happy to have her feet picked up, and to be caught in the field, and will also happily stay munching in her field even if her companion is in the stable.
The problem with Eva is that she is scared of the fishermen who fish around the lake that she has to walk round to get to her field and back. They are, obviously, very big, and very nasty, and have ooey gooey maggots in their lunch boxes
Because of this, Eva will walk at one yard per hour to and from her field, and will spend a vast amount of time stock still. Corinne has been ringing up a huge carrot bill as carrots being offered have been the only thing that seems to get her walking again 
So, we took Eva into the school for about three quarters of an hour
teaching Eva to listen and trust Corinne.
When Eva had got the idea that Corinne could move her feet about, and was trustworthy, we walked off round the lake to her field. The trip that normally takes a VERY long time
She walked happily all the way round to her field without a carrot in sight ;D Fabulous ;D
She is a really sweet little foal, and Corinne has done a very good job of gentling Eva. She is still a little reluctant to have people on her off side, but she is getting much better about it. She is happy to have her feet picked up, and to be caught in the field, and will also happily stay munching in her field even if her companion is in the stable.
The problem with Eva is that she is scared of the fishermen who fish around the lake that she has to walk round to get to her field and back. They are, obviously, very big, and very nasty, and have ooey gooey maggots in their lunch boxes
Because of this, Eva will walk at one yard per hour to and from her field, and will spend a vast amount of time stock still. Corinne has been ringing up a huge carrot bill as carrots being offered have been the only thing that seems to get her walking again 
So, we took Eva into the school for about three quarters of an hour
teaching Eva to listen and trust Corinne.
When Eva had got the idea that Corinne could move her feet about, and was trustworthy, we walked off round the lake to her field. The trip that normally takes a VERY long time
She walked happily all the way round to her field without a carrot in sight ;D Fabulous ;D
