I've been taking extra hours at work lately, and haven't had a chance to do anything with Dolly for a week and a half.
I get to the barn this morning and Dolly is acting terrified of me again. She was shying from me and flinching from my touch. I gave her a little grooming and she seemed to settle back down a
bit. I turned her back out into the paddock and finished the rest of my barn chores and headed out for lunch. When I get back to the barn later in the afternoon, Dolly refuses to be caught. I mean completely refuses to be caught. I try a little hay bribe, then a little grain.....nope not going to work. Finally, after about 15 minutes of fooling around trying to catch her, I bring in two of the other horses which tricks her into thinking its dinner time and she comes to the gate and stands waiting to be brought in. Damn Horse!
Now, for the leap forward. Dolly had her first real bath today and she was a complete angel.
Sweet success!
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