I was quite sick all last week with a nasty virus and was not at work all last week and could not even drag myself out of bed. It was horrible!
Anyway on Saturday I managed to drag myself up to the paddocks and groom all three ponies. I also decided to see how Melody would go with being 'tied up'. So I tied the boys up and gave them some hay and did the same with her. Accept I didn't actually tie her, I just looped the rope through the twine in a way so that if she pulled back she would still feel pressure on the rope but could still get away safely.
Well, she was brilliant! Just happily stood there munching her hay and when she decided she had enough standing around and tried to move away I just gently asked her forward and she was fine. I finished brushing her and put her cover on. Then I started brushing Kirbys mane and I see out of the corner of my eye,a little chestnut filly in green grazing not 2 metres away from her tie up. She had obviously gotten herself off without any panic as there was only Echo between her and Kirby so I would have heard something. Im really happy with how she is coming along. I have even led her back to the paddock twice and once being in the dark! This weekend ill bring her up for some one on one time and see how that goes. It will be interesting :)
She needs alot more work on picking her feet up. So I will do alot of that this weekend.
Just a few pictures of Mel being tied up for the first time :)
