[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Well, I thought about it, but my arena is a mess too. He wouldn’t sink to his hocks, but’s more slippery in there then boggy...

I have had to drag some things at CTR’s. Nothing big or heavy. One time on Belle, we had to drag a trash bag that was floating out in a big puddle of water up onto a rock...Belle did fine till it got to the rock and made that plastic sound, then she was done, and so was I:). I just dropped it.

Last year we had to drag a rope in a curve, so it did come around and rub the horses hip, but Harley was fine with that.

Becky

[FrogInABlender]

Bob would probably come unglued dragging the plastic bag too. I need to work on that kinda thing. He’s fine with me putting on a poncho while I’m on him, but when I threw my little sponge-on-a-rope thing off into the creek the first time he thought it was fixing to eat him. He didn’t freak out and run, but he got this really funny head-cocked-to-the-side look on his face and he got real low on the front end with his front feet all spread apart like he was thinking “OoooohMgoshWhatmIgonnadonow!” I did it a few more times and he relaxed a LITTLE but he still didn’t quite know what to think of it. I need to do more of that kinda stuff with him. It’s good for their mind. I’ve done a little gate work with him, and he did fair, but it definitely needs more practice and refinement. His backup is pretty good, but it could be better. He’ll go 4 or 5 feet and then doesn’t want to do it anymore. And I’ve never really tried to sidepass, but he pivots on the forequarters and hindquarters pretty good, so it might not take much. So there’s all kinds of things that I could work on if I’d just get up off my butt and do it. So I haven’t got any right to be be ragging on you at all coz you definitely do more than me. But you know how it is, I only pick at people that I like. :o)

[HairOfTheDog]

Dragging a plastic bag would be too much for Bay... I think he’d be a quivering mess.

My honey is acting up. You think I should just go ahead and put him to work, or should I let him stand tied for a couple hours first?