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Yes and no guys. Okie tries me sometimes but I don't let him get away with stuff (that I know of). That's probably the biggest problem for me. I don't always now exactly how to handle situations so I just keep working on it til I get things to work.
As for as the ladies, pasture and while we are working. They will neigh and he will stop and answer and I kick him and we go again. I'm learning where he likes to stop now though. He will want to get closer to the fence and look back. I pull his head back and if he won't go forward I make him go in circles til he does ( he hates circles) So yeah, it's not always smooth and pretty but I clumsily I guess control what we are going to do.
As for fear. Apprehension still when I go over the saddle but I have to do it. Once I'm on, I'm fine. (I hope this feeling eventually goes away, caz I hate it) The only time, I have been close to scared was during that storm. I've been thinking about that day and what I did different. One thing was that if he gets ansy I have more or less took my time and coached him forward. That day I knew rain was coming (just not how bad) and I was rushing things. My fear if you can call it that was not knowing what to do or what was going to happen.
Hair, Becky just trying to help me. I ask for her advise all the time so I shouldn't get upset, when given huh? She's also right when I told her to tell me when she sees problems.
Sigh, the problem is just getting the riding time in. I thought it would be so much easier. Sat no problem and I usually ride several hours. Got to do it though. Last week went well. This week a bust. Sunday closed down, Monday raining, Tue when I went out the farrier there, Yesterday no excuse, just has been my off day so thats probably another day I can pick up. Today I was going to ride but 7 before I got there and then people in our group wanting to see him. He didn't want to show and snorting and pawing and I got tired of tugging on his halter so I put his butt in the round pen and lunged him awhile. He stood still when he got out. Maybe I should have whacked him or tied him up but this worked. This happens when I'm not there every day. If I go more than 2 days without working I can usually count on some resistance so she's right about me spending more riding time with him
I have talked with my instructor and I can't leave him tied , unsupervised any where but his stall and she wants to know and doesn't want me to leave him more than 2 hours. Don't know why I haven't done so. Just haven't.
I did tie him up in the arena the other day when he wouldn't be still to mount. I can get on with him moving forward a little but I don't want to. He knows he's not supposed to move but this was that storm day and everything a challenge that day. Anyway, I tied him up and went to the barn to get my water and came back and he had untied his rope (I have to use a quick release knot) So I tied him back up and sat in a lawn chair in front of him and drank my water and told him to quit each time those teeth started working.:')
I guess what I'm trying to tell you two that it isn't always easy and sometimes I don't know what to do so I improvise. I do take advice seriously but sometimes I get excited and just want to talk about "what happened today" that I don't realize how others may view my posts. I promise I'll try to watch that :')