tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post8280238320103497413..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: Progression of an OTTBSprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-72658637296261547602015-02-17T14:24:25.469-07:002015-02-17T14:24:25.469-07:00He is such a sexy beast...to be fair though he alw...He is such a sexy beast...to be fair though he always has been, but man oh man what a transformation he has made in his time with you.<br />You truly do the best by him (and all your animals) and communicate and listen to him in a way I wish I could learn to do tooAoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324156483692821044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-74922928479522883242015-02-17T09:41:00.918-07:002015-02-17T09:41:00.918-07:00GREAT series of photos. It's been great to wat...GREAT series of photos. It's been great to watch him come along, and seeing the 2013 photo really puts it into perspective!Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-50980731134072742892015-02-17T08:32:44.934-07:002015-02-17T08:32:44.934-07:00You know, I never thought about that! I hardly ev...You know, I never thought about that! I hardly ever lunge either. Chloe just wants to get running on the lunge line and I feel like it is just counterproductive to let her race around hollow when that is exactly what I am trying to correct. <br /><br />Thanks for the tip! I haven't had a chance to binge read your blog yet, but I'm excited to read about how Courage progressed!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726155529024447711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-31883241422138411782015-02-16T19:08:00.915-07:002015-02-16T19:08:00.915-07:00handsome man!handsome man!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-31548922713637064212015-02-16T18:41:01.549-07:002015-02-16T18:41:01.549-07:00Ditto on the loins! Courage is really looking gor...Ditto on the loins! Courage is really looking gorgeous right now, and I love your (and my) mantra: slow, slow, sloooow. I should see if I can't dig up pictures of Murray in his 18 months of training.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834098473974912416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-29753108089826262702015-02-16T16:16:13.634-07:002015-02-16T16:16:13.634-07:00I love progression shots too! He's come so rid...I love progression shots too! He's come so ridiculously far, I really notice it in his loins, they're so filled in now! Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255900012774193536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-84468588522561921432015-02-16T15:08:09.094-07:002015-02-16T15:08:09.094-07:00you've done a great job with him!!you've done a great job with him!!AlchemyEventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428382410717322169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-63803223284089588842015-02-16T14:45:45.982-07:002015-02-16T14:45:45.982-07:00Holy crap. I forgot about giraffe Papa. All I ever...Holy crap. I forgot about giraffe Papa. All I ever think of him as is this sexy version.HolyBullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938188769695663261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-91240093443046370772015-02-16T14:24:21.273-07:002015-02-16T14:24:21.273-07:00Agreed! He looks amazing!Agreed! He looks amazing!Nicku Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006911603623063201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-10156342188714680232015-02-16T13:59:29.795-07:002015-02-16T13:59:29.795-07:00Wow, he's looking really really good. You'...Wow, he's looking really really good. You've done a great job and let him take his time with it, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-22709891506538839702015-02-16T12:22:09.114-07:002015-02-16T12:22:09.114-07:00I love your progression posts. I look forward to ...I love your progression posts. I look forward to someday doing similar ones with my OTTB. =-)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066327510880156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-31227801116423065692015-02-16T11:34:27.412-07:002015-02-16T11:34:27.412-07:00He's looking really, really good these days.He's looking really, really good these days.Lauren @ She Moved To Texashttp://www.shemovedtotexas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-88499378598664401212015-02-16T11:28:41.529-07:002015-02-16T11:28:41.529-07:00Heather--it's been a really long process, most...Heather--it's been a really long process, most of it on the blog. In a nutshell, lunging didn't compute to him, so I very rarely lunge him. I focused on going slow, educating him about contact, and going slow. <br /><br />Basically, an OTTB's default response to consistent pressure on the bit is to invert and pull, because that's what racehorses learn to do. I had to spend more time (and patience) re-educating him to pressure from bit and legs under saddle before he could apply it at all on a lunge line. All horses are different. YMMV. ;-) Good luck!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-83430869560598567192015-02-16T11:13:28.107-07:002015-02-16T11:13:28.107-07:00Amazing!Amazing!Amy @ Diary of a Horse Obsessed Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310154143848077322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-39981661321726622452015-02-16T10:44:46.835-07:002015-02-16T10:44:46.835-07:00You've done such a good job with him. It's...You've done such a good job with him. It's very admirable how you have continuously done what is in his best interest. You have a very good intuition when it comes to your horse's needs and you trust it. You should be very proud of yourself :)Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560432669562291616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-7312811964420180062015-02-16T10:16:04.641-07:002015-02-16T10:16:04.641-07:00Great job! I love that you took things slowly and ...Great job! I love that you took things slowly and it really paid off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-90800503953595996932015-02-16T09:41:32.456-07:002015-02-16T09:41:32.456-07:00He looks great! I'd love to know what you did...He looks great! I'd love to know what you did to progress him. My OTTB mare is still stuck in Courage's August 2013 photo stage.... :-)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726155529024447711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-48330902657863404532015-02-16T08:49:14.101-07:002015-02-16T08:49:14.101-07:00If I could caption his first photo it would be &qu...If I could caption his first photo it would be "racehorse dressing up in sport horse tack"Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-23237547515362193112015-02-16T08:15:24.436-07:002015-02-16T08:15:24.436-07:00You've done a great job with his re-education!...You've done a great job with his re-education!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-24405195105812346512015-02-16T07:42:51.856-07:002015-02-16T07:42:51.856-07:00Such a nice change! He looks fabSuch a nice change! He looks fabBoss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.com