It's kinda sad but one week shy of his 12th birthday, I am overly joyful that I can bridle Beamer 'the normal way' again.
Since his last treatment end of January we have been slowly progressing with the ear touching stuff. Scratch behind the pol without star gazing, cookie, brushing forelock without flinching, cookie, stroking the base of his ears, cookie, pulling halter on and off over the ears, cookie. You get the point. I have been less and less careful pulling his blanket over his head and when today he did not pull back and let me take it off despite the pressure on his ears, I decided we were ready to try again.
I say again because I tried this a week ago and after him snapping is head up the moment I touched his ears with the bit still in his mouth, we had a standoff. He refused to take the bit no mater how much I tickled his tongue. It took a good ten minutes of coaxing when he finally took the bit again. Of course I had to take the damn thing apart for it ...
So fast forward to today. I kept the halter underneath to be safe. Without a fuss he took the bit and joy oh joy I grabbed his right ear pushed it forward trough the head stall, grabbed his left and stuck it trough. Before he realized it he was bridled !!!!
I know it is pitiful to be happy with such a small thing but those of you who have been following this blog will understand ....
