Zorelle's diary

[sarahfox]

hehe liz! I know just what you mean about the headcollar! you just want to grab it dont you!very tempting,that one!
2 of mine didnt have them on so no temptation there!
Well done,great work.

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Well, I'm a little bit on my own this week as Jo's on the 5 day course so we're taking it easy for a day or two. But, it's amazing what happens when you're not trying. I took a chair and a book and sat in Zorelle's paddock, just reading. She was a little concerned about this new turn of events for a moment but then started her new found skill of coming towards me to make me go away. It's good that she can learn this but I now want her to understand that sometimes I won't go away. And, do you know what, she didn't care! She just took to grazing maybe just a couple of metres away.

Devious trick number 2. My girls are in the far paddock at the moment. There's an empty one, then Zorelle's (a bit of a quarantine, if you like). Remembering Rosie Jone's psychology project that had some evidence that horses can learn from observing others, I went and got Esther and brought her into the middle paddock. We did some leading, some cuddling and some grooming. She's a bit itchy - possible mild sweet itch - so I got my fingers right into her mane and gave her a good rub. She had her neck stuck out and her nose doing her funny "oooooooh that's so good". Zorelle stood with her little head poking over the fence absolutely riveted. She just couldn't quite believe what she was seeing.

It might be just the effect of time, maybe it's a day without pressure, but this evening she's been particularly unconcerned about us, almost confident to just stay where she is while we walked around. Maybe she has seen that humans can be nice?

[debutante]

ahh still a very productive day!! ahh its like you did a little television show for Zorelle to watch !! 'how humans are nice to horses' im please that she is getting less and less woried about people. :0)

[sarahfox]

lovely! keep the story coming,liz!
I've been doing the watching other horses having a lovely time too! Guiness is still unconvinced though!

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And this morning when I went to check her, she was standing by the far fence, saw me coming and walked very purposefully towards me. For one moment, I thought she wasn't going to stop! She did, but my oh my how close she got!

[debutante]

yey ;D, ahhhh wish i was there

[gillmcg]

Been away for the weekend and missed this - now got tears in my coffee having watched your video. Please keep these updates coming so we can all learn from little Zorelle (and you of course!).

[morse98]

Have only just caught up with this thread, she is so lovely looking! Poor girl so scared to even come off the lorry, boy oh boy can she go though!

I love your posts really interesting and informative. Please keep them coming and in the mantime I wish you every luck and happiness with this little girl.
Hugs from France(when you can hug her that is!)
Rxxx

[melissa]

yes, i am loving hearing all about your work with zorelle, it is fantastic. thank you very much for taking the time to write it all!!

[sara]

How fantastic, what an amazing amount of prgress. I keep logging on every day, to read a bit more of your progress

[sarahfox]

video??have I missed something?

[melissa]

YES SARAH!! lol - there is a link to a video to watch zorelle and lizp, its great!!

[debutante]

i think its on page 3!! its so exciting

[sarahfox]

where?where?! cant find it??!

[sarahfox]

oh doh!!! didnt realise you had to click on it!lol!!