Day 11, 12 and 13th

We have been super busy these last couple of days, so I didn't get any new photos to put up. Our mustang who now has a new name, Drum roll please..... and his name is : "SLY"
WoooHooo WTG Lonnie for finally deciding on a name for this talented horse we have.
Anyways SLY has been doing very good with his first couple days of riding him. Better than we had expected. He looks so good with the saddle and all other horse gear on him, if you saw Sly in person tied up and standing so patiently you would have never know he was a horse from the wild! He looks all grown up and like a pro. Lonnie and all of his followers are very proud of his transformation in such a short period of time.

Day 10 * 1st day of riding!

ALL I CAN START OFF SAYING IS... GOTTA LOVE "Sly the stang"!!
SO, OK TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY LONNIE ACTUALLY RODE "SLY" AND WOW IT WAS SO EXCITING AND INTERESTING TO WATCH, SO MANY FRIENDS GATHERED TO CATCH THIS NERVE RACKING EVENT.LOL
I THINK I BIT ALL MY NAILS OFF IN ANTICIPATION LOL.. THESE 10 DAYS HAVE BEEN THE LONGEST DAYS WAITING TO FINALLY SEE THAT "SLY" TRUSTED LONNIE TO GET ON AND RIDE. LONNIE FIRST STARTED OF WITH ALL THE USUAL GROUND WORK THEN MOVED TO WORKING HIM WITH ANOTHER GREAT MUSTANG NAMED "RICO" AT FIRST "Sly" DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON BUT TOOK TO IT VERY FAST AND NOW HAS A NEW FRIEND THAT LOOKS LIKE HIM INSTEAD OF A HUMAN. ONCE LONNIE FINISHED UP WITH WORKING OFF OF RICO HE GOT BACK IN ROUND PEN WITH "SLY" AND LET THE RIDING BEGIN......... THE PICTURES SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS SO ENJOY!!

PS. THANKS DAYNA GRANT FOR CAPTURING SUCH GREAT ACTION SHOTS!!

Day 8 and 9

Mustang is soooooo SMART!!! And we couldn't be happier. I cant believe my eyes, the transformation his trust and loyalty in Lonnie. Mustang just wants to be a pleaser and does such a great job at it! He loves to have his mane and body brushed. Lonnie can even braid it and he just stands there like a big baby. All I can say is..... Mane, saddle, bit, brushing and ground work.. Those are the words of the day!

DAY 7

WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A WEEK!!! TIME FLIES WHEN YOUR HAVING FUN.
LET ME TELL YOU THIS MUSTANG IS DETERMINED TO LEARN... EVEN IN THE RAIN, WHICH WE HAD ALL DAY. AGAIN WE WEREN'T ABLE TO TAKE PHOTOS BECAUSE OF WEATHER. BOOOO
THE THINGS WE WORKED ON TODAY WAS ALL THE USUAL THINGS AND STILL TRYING TO GET HIM USED TO THE BIT. HE MAKES SUCH FUNNY FACES WITH IT IN. EVERY TIME HE SEE'S LONNIE COMING HE GET'S SUPER EXCITED AND RUNS UP JUST SO LONNIE CAN PET/TOUCH HIM, WHAT A BIG BABY HE IS..

Day 5 and 6

Well there are no new photos to show :( for these days, but Lonnie has been working everyday with "Mustang", and everyday is a new learning experience both for the horse and Lonnie. "Mustang" is still skeptical on all the new things he has learned but after trying it a few times and getting scared over nothing he calms down and walks right threw all the steps like he has been doing them for years! "Mustang" is a very quick learner and very smart! I forgot to mention that Lonnie introduced grain to him a few days ago but that's a no go so far lol.. Mustang thinks its more fun to kick the feeding bowl and paw grain into the ground before tempting to even try it. He sure doesn't know what he is missing out on, and Im sure he will pick up on it soon and realize what he has been missing :) Mustang is also doing a great job with saddle and bit.. this we thought would be a bigger challenge than it has been. We shall see what tomorrow brings.


PS: In case you are wondering we still haven't come up with a official name for "Mustang" as of yet. But I will make sure to keep y'all posted once we do.. Suggestions are welcome......

Day 4

OK pretty excited about today. Mustang was Saddled and was such a BIG boy about it. Lonnie is keeping him up with all the thing's he has learned so far. His progress is growing everyday!

Day 3

Things are going well.. Worked on all the same things as day 2 and introduced a saddle blanket and working on picking up his feet. "MUSTANG" Did good with it all and was very happy to see his progress.