Today we did not do much in terms of working on our audition routine but we strengthened our relationship a lot. I went to visit with Kai in the paddock whenever I had a spare moment in between working and doing chores. The first time I went to see him he seemed pretty intrigued that I came to see him without taking him out of the paddock. I hung out with him and gave him a cookie before leaving. The second time I went to visit Kai came to catch me and we practiced some bowing.
Then Kai came to be by the gate to watch me walking around filling water buckets and cleaning up. I gave him a cookie whenever I walked by to encourage him to stay by the gate. This will be useful when it is mud season. Hopefully Kai will love to be by the gate and I will not have to walk through all that mud to play catching game. After lunch I went in paddock and Kai eagerly walked up to catch me and followed me at liberty to the shelters where the snow was all packed down and easy to walk on.
We practiced bowing on one knee and then I began to teach Kai how to bow with both leg stretched out. Then we worked on his Spanish walking. Kai did the most coordinated Spanish walk yet! He didn't miss a single step and he did not leave his hind legs behind! I asked him one more time before ending the mini session. Kai even followed me to the gate. Later I visited him one more time but we didn't do any tricks or games, we just spent some time together.
Then Kai came to be by the gate to watch me walking around filling water buckets and cleaning up. I gave him a cookie whenever I walked by to encourage him to stay by the gate. This will be useful when it is mud season. Hopefully Kai will love to be by the gate and I will not have to walk through all that mud to play catching game. After lunch I went in paddock and Kai eagerly walked up to catch me and followed me at liberty to the shelters where the snow was all packed down and easy to walk on.
We practiced bowing on one knee and then I began to teach Kai how to bow with both leg stretched out. Then we worked on his Spanish walking. Kai did the most coordinated Spanish walk yet! He didn't miss a single step and he did not leave his hind legs behind! I asked him one more time before ending the mini session. Kai even followed me to the gate. Later I visited him one more time but we didn't do any tricks or games, we just spent some time together.
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