Today I will go over to black forest animal sanctuary and fill out the adoption paperwork. i adopted naomi for a fee of $400. I have reserved her stall and run at the equestrian center, and she will be moved there (tentatively) July 25th. hooray! progress! i've also hired on a trainer, Danielle, to work with us. Her goal is to basically train me to train naomi. here are the things we're presently working on:
Walk up to her, pet her, walk away; repeat.
Walk up to her with rope/halter in hand, pet her (with and without rope/halter), walk away; repeat.
Walk up, catch her, pet her, remove halter, walk away.
Repeat above every day until she is no trouble to catch. Then review periodically just for fun.
Ask her to drop her head (have twine in place, just in case).
Walk up, pet, ask for a head drop, pet, halter with head low, pet, remove halter, pet, walk away.
With her haltered, rub and /or swing the rope all around her body. Allow it to gently tap all areas (except face/ears--we'll work on that part later) at some point.
With her haltered, loop rope around front legs, and ask her to lift leg. Repeat until she stays relaxed.
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- Jess Jones
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- naomi was brought to colorado from a pmu farm in north dakota, and landed at the black forest animal sanctuary in 2005. that is where I met her. she is now in her new home at the us air force academy. pmu mares typically have little to no training, and little (positive) exposure to people. the goal has been to transform her into a loving, extroverted, pleasure and trail horse. she has been all that, and more.
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