Tiny is the name Jayden came up with for her ranch weanling. He is little for his age, and we know his age is about 3 months younger than his actual registered date. He is the size of a weanling at the age of a yearling. He has been quite a project for Jayden. He came with other surprises, not yet vaccinated or wormed, a hernia, and hundreds of ticks that survived on him through the winter. She halter broke him on her own and worked with him a lot. She could lead him all over, tie him, pick up his feet, and sack him out. It wasnt all easy, she got kicked several times and had many days were he would turn and run from her. He was never the best about getting caught. Once caught, he was submissive. She decided to get some help from a 4H horse project leader. He came out and worked Tiny in the round pen. IT went from bad to worse. The longer he was worked, the more tolerant he became to the whip. He got to the point of standing and taking the whipping. It was hard to watch and I stopped it and decided we needed a very different approach. After that, Jayden caught him every day and spent time working with him. He managed to get a random cut on his fetlock near a joint. IT started small and got nasty. The vets had to come out twice and sedate him to clean it. Jayden had to bandage it every 3 days for 6 weeks. He did really well considering. At times messing with his hind leg was not easy when he didn't want to cooperate. Jayden and I also worked with loading him in the trailer. Tiny has been ponied a few times and given baths.
Progress is made, it is slow and it is hard, but the reward is seeing how far you've come.
Progress is made, it is slow and it is hard, but the reward is seeing how far you've come.
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