We finally went out to Windsor to get Tyke's shoes pulled tonight. I'm really glad we made it when we did, because when we got there, the fence was broken and both horses were out. It took us about 30-45 mins to finally catch them. It's good that Fire is still here. He can be a pain sometimes, but he knows that he will eventually get caught. I don't have that established with Tyke yet. Even so, they went all over the open property and into some situations I was worried about.
Once we got Fire caught, Tyke followed like a puppy. He was still a bit difficult to actually catch (hiding behind Fire...it was kinda cute and quite funny), but I eventually got him. We were fortunate they didn't run to the road (a county highway with high speeds), but they headed that direction a couple of times. After finding them like this, we will have to move them soon. They are not staying safe, so we will need to move to a different facility. We'll try to move them by June 1st.
We then worked until we got his shoes off. We haven't been able to get a farrier up here, so it was me and Jeremy working to figure out how best to pull them off. It was cold and windy, and this was the second time he's ever had his feet worked on. Overall he did quite well.
He has an interesting habit of backing up if you walk towards him. I like that he gives to the pressure but really need to work with his comfort level of me coming towards him. I can't wait to get him closer so I can work with him consistently!
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