with horses! Same procedure with Anky today, up the track to see how far it is ( you know what I mean). After her sterling effort on Thursday, she decided she didn't want to do it again. So back to leading her, took just as long, but she wasn't as panicky. However, I don't know if I'm letting her take the mick or not. She just wouldn't go whilst I was riding her, I wasn't getting into an argument, so I led her. It then became reasonably amicable. Wary and worried, but ok. Led her home, she was very calm. She's had a day off, she is coming in-season, am I making excuses for her? Do I need to stay on her back? Do I carry on with what I'm doing? If I ask 10 different people will I get 10 different answers? Who knows, I'm sure I don't!
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I think only you know the answer Di, you know me, I avoid confrontation and would rather take longer to achieve a positive result by more gentle means. Just one of the ten then!!
Exactly what I think, I don't want confrontation. I think taking it slowly and gently will work, it will just take more time. That's ok, I have time.
I dislike confrontation as well - but at least you don't have a traffic strewn road to do it on...there will come a point where you need to push (she says, refusing to do that!) - better to survive to tell the tale, I think, if it's getting dodgy. if it's not getting dodgy, then there may be a lot to be said for staying on the horse, but just sitting there ....you need time for that though
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