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Hair, I wish patience worked here and I think if she were smaller I might have better leverage but I'm not so sure. I've never had a pony.;-o (Poor me, huh? ;).) Anyway, today she almost ripped off my shoulder when I had the de-wormer near her mouth. (I was holding her halter/lead with my left hand. The one with the already damaged rotator cuff.)

Nah. She gets better each time but her immediate response is to throw up her head and prance and prance and... well, you get the idea. And since Arabs are notorious for their endurance, I dont have the time to wait it out!

But seriously, she's come a long way. Every horse is different. Whatever works and doesn't come with brute force (which is why that cowboy got trampled and deservedly so. She was just a baby! In hindsight I thought it was pretty funny*, actually. You don't push around this horse. He should have known better.)

* These are the same people who shot and/or poisoned three dogs for getting into their garage. screw 'em.;-P