Baby Deuce grows up

This is my riding journal. It is meant to help document the
training of my young horse Deuce. I'm teaching him all about dressage,
but he teaches me so much too!

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Chill out!

It was so freezing cold today so I just stayed in the barn and cleaned tack. I always love having clean tack but I don't take the time to clean it often enough. After I was done, I decided to just groom Deuce and try to use the clippers again. I had some clippers that were really really quiet so I thoughthe would like it better.

But....Deuce just really does not like it. He's usually good with new things, even if I have to get after him a few times, but it's taking him a really long time to get used to the clippers. He really just does not like anything happening around his head and I think the vibration from cutting the hairs is what bothers him especially. I was able to get him to stand still today while just touching the clippers to his face, but he would freak out at any more than that. I managed to cut a few stray whiskers off, only if it was accompanied by his favorite treat though!

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