So (no surprise here) Wiley HATES crossties. I realised this as I watched him nearly pass out from the exertion of trying to break them. Here's the thing: he's not a nervous horse, a shy horse, a scared horse, or any similar variation. He's a smart horse who literally LOVES pushing boundaries. And that's why I love him: he's kinda like me.
Honestly, the hardest part about training him is going to be NOT getting a laugh out of his naughty behavior. It's gonna be tough, considering that he's freakin hilarious. I dragged my parents all the way up a mountain in the middle of nowhere to meet him today and he put on a really spectacular show. First, he bucked around in his stall. Then, he took the blanket off of his door and flung it around. Next, he tried to eat a brush while banging it against a wall. And the grand finale was a dramatic flipping of his water bucket accompanied with a "I didn't do it" expression. Needless to say, they love him and his "quirky" AKA obnoxious personality.
The good news is that I see his forward, over-the-top energy as the building blocks to the fiercest jumper a girl can create. Well...here's hoping.
He's mouthy, he paws, he doesn't understand personal space, he's intentionally naughty, he's untrained, he's inexperienced....and he's all mine :)
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