My friend Bill C has been coming over to help work with the Mustang colt — he is so smart. For a little guy who hasn't been handled much (and still a stud, have to fix that) he picks up on things pretty quick. Lots of potential for me if he would grow a few inches taller, but that would leave me without a horse to ride for a year or so. Not necessarily a problem and could be worth waiting for. He is generally not worried by being alone or new situations. Joe is built tough and sturdy, and he's getting prettier every day.
Plato could be a good horse if I can spend the time to let him develop some trust, he is so certain the world is going to eat him. It always takes some time to get him relaxed and unworried enough to start thinking and learning. I don't know that he could handle the frequent change that travelling would bring and if it is too late to do some slow trim correction on his RH that wants to go "under".
Interesting — they are all well overdue for trimming. The go through a period where toes are too long and everything looks off, then get to a point when their feet seem to start remodeling themselves and they look and move better. I think there's a message in this (not "they don't need trimming" but I wish I could watch them "self trim" on 40 acres for a few months) — just have to understand how to interpret it. I'm going to try to put some breakover toward the inside toe on Plato's hinds and take the whole inside down just a tad to see if he starts to wear better — anything too much or too fast will just sore him.
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