Makia met Joe Weitekamp today.
She is going to be staying with him for the next thirty days for some polishing on her ground manners, to see where she really is in terms of training and to be readjusted, so to speak, on her road to a great saddle horse.
Today was Joe's first session with her, to see what she knows, to feel where she is in her training and her attitude. Joe believes she has in fact been ridden before. Makia stood quietly for the saddle and moved out when asked. She seemed to have no problem with Joe stepping up and swinging his leg over her rump.
Because she does not really want to flex or give to pressure, Joe did not want to take things any further for the next few days. He wants her to understand what he is going to ask from her and get her to give to gentle pressure. I believe Makia was taught to lean into pressure so it will be interesting to see how she progresses over the next thirty days. She is lovely, isn't she? And in the end, Joe took her into the barn to wash her down which served not only the purpose of cooling her off and getting her clean but of seeing how she would react to yet another stimulus.
She could have cared less.
I'm excited to see what the next thirty days brings! Oh... and before I forget... Lindy, you did an AWESOME job loading Makia in the trailer today! Way to go!
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