2013-04-21
2013-04-06
Entanglements
As Jill walked over to get the stallion from the round pen, she caught sight of the open paddock gate behind the barn. Leaf was standing right there and at first she went running over there to shoo him back in, especially because of one of the old retired bay escape artists who was standing right behind him.
But, as she got closer, she realized he was stuck. Obviously he had been pawing at the gate, and gotten his foot thru -- and, in trying to release his foot, he had pulled the gate open. She stopped trying to herd him but continued approaching, she did not want to see him freak out and break free. To get him to stop pulling back, as she approached, Jill started cooing at him, and he responded by relaxing some.
But, as she got closer, she realized he was stuck. Obviously he had been pawing at the gate, and gotten his foot thru -- and, in trying to release his foot, he had pulled the gate open. She stopped trying to herd him but continued approaching, she did not want to see him freak out and break free. To get him to stop pulling back, as she approached, Jill started cooing at him, and he responded by relaxing some.
Luckily, she had just unwrapped a granola bar for herself that she could offer to him, and then feed to him while she pulled his foot up, while pulling the gate towards her at the same time, to release him.
Normally quite a spooker, and one of the biggest horses on the property despite his age of not yet 3, Jill was proud of how still and sensible he had been, at her request. And that she had been so effective. Not to mention, she patted herself on the back for her generosity in giving away her breakfast again, ha.
Talk about your lucky timing. in sooooooooooooo many ways!
*
Jill had learned to check the official website of the sport office, before putting in any mentoring hours with a so-called senior coach. But, the provincial website sort of seemed to her like a sport office popularity contest, where they just published credentials of their most secretly adored, instead of the full list the media, or the public would expect. She couldn't prove it and wouldn't even try, but that's what her spidey senses told her...
She took pictures of some horses for her volunteer newspaper reporting. Since someone at the barn had given them permission, the law was that they didn't need any release forms signed from the horse owner. She was really glad for the journalism training the publication was giving her, because one day she thought she might really work in the news.
She was afraid to progress the interviews for work. Would she really want to travel so much to make a living? Or to put down roots in an other country? Just when she was thinking she'd found a real home, her mind began to wander...
Normally quite a spooker, and one of the biggest horses on the property despite his age of not yet 3, Jill was proud of how still and sensible he had been, at her request. And that she had been so effective. Not to mention, she patted herself on the back for her generosity in giving away her breakfast again, ha.
Talk about your lucky timing. in sooooooooooooo many ways!
*
Jill had learned to check the official website of the sport office, before putting in any mentoring hours with a so-called senior coach. But, the provincial website sort of seemed to her like a sport office popularity contest, where they just published credentials of their most secretly adored, instead of the full list the media, or the public would expect. She couldn't prove it and wouldn't even try, but that's what her spidey senses told her...
She took pictures of some horses for her volunteer newspaper reporting. Since someone at the barn had given them permission, the law was that they didn't need any release forms signed from the horse owner. She was really glad for the journalism training the publication was giving her, because one day she thought she might really work in the news.
She was afraid to progress the interviews for work. Would she really want to travel so much to make a living? Or to put down roots in an other country? Just when she was thinking she'd found a real home, her mind began to wander...
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