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Subject: Breaking Legend to saddle (step 5)

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Leash

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Date Posted: 03:57:03 12/02/02 Mon

I gave him a groom then led him to the schooling ring where I lunged him for a few mins. He seemed quite relaxed so I put on a saddlepad, girth and light weight and lunged him. He had done this before and just �took it in his stride� so to speak. I lunged him at all gaits and then after 10 mins or so brought him in again. I then roughly moved the saddle pad around to test his reaction. He only shifted his weight. I then praised him and put a saddle on his back (without stirrups irons and leathers) I fastened it tightly so it should not slide around and gave my TB colt a minute to adjust to the weight. He stood quite still. I then began to walk him on the lunge line so he would grow used to the saddle as he moved. Once again , he remained quite calm only taking a few strides to adjust to the object on his back. I then trotted and cantered him until I was confident he didn�t have a problem with the saddle. I then added some more weight to make it more like the weight of a light child.. he had no reaction and moved as though there was no extra weight. I lunged him again then added stirrup leathers and irons. he shirred away from them at first, but once he realised they would not hurt him, he calmed down and began to once again obey my commands. I led him from the side of his halter so I was in control. I walked him twice around the ring, then took the saddle off, lunged him again, took the saddlepad girth and other weight off. I then cooled him down, hosed him off and turned him out in the paddock for the afternoon.

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IGNORE THIS MESSAGE!!!	Leash	04:18:20 12/02/02 Mon