Tuesdays are training days

Wow what a fabulous day today...
Lynn came over with Danny (her Dunn about 14hh)  and Blue (mini 11hh)- the objective with them was to start to P programme and eventually get Danny into the stream.
First I wanted to do float training with Gypsy- soooo I took her into the roundpen to go through 7 games and a bit of one on one...driving and generally getting her to concentrate on that driving.....Gypsy is used to going on the float but comes out really fast so the objective was to get her to stay in the float relaxed and carefree.
It didn't take long and she was moseying on in lovely and calm and I can now step her out one step at a time..with me standing outside the float...Yippee I will continue this until we go out and then I will be able to load her on my own.  She was wonderful.
Then we took blue into the roundpen and did 7 games- with plenty of backing and bringing forward, and getting him to stand still beside us...then off we went down to the stream with Danny and Blue...Blue went straight into the water but Danny was very unsure, so we did the 7 games and then driving and yoyoing back and forth- up and down the ford toward the stream- being careful to keep him away from the yummy grass on the banks....after some time he put his front feet in the water...then another little while went by and he founf himself standing with all fours in the water...no stress - he was soooo calm- it really was a sight for sore eyes....each tuesday we will continue to take him down there until he is sooo used water that he won't think of it as scarey at all.
Lynn & I  were absolutely delighted with the progress- can't wait until next week