I agree with your suggestions, but I don’t think he’ll really do any of that. I think she ought to at least be put with Barney, since they’ll be riding together... let her at least bond with him.
I doubt he’ll do anything really regularly either. Except the lesson thing. If he can get her there, Jessie does have lessons every week.
I’m tempted to get really involved in what I think needs to happen, I could even bring her here and work her... but I haven’t really been asked to do any of this, I just keep volunteering things because I want it to work out.
He thinks really, Jessie’s not near ready to go out on trail as a rider till maybe late summer or next year. She’s just doing walk trot lessons on school horses now, still on the lunge. So there’s no rush to get Kat super ready either.
Oh, well then, it’s probably a lost cause:(, which is too bad.
And as far as putting her in with Barney, JMO, but I think she needs to bond with Jessie. I realize she won’t really ever go off and ride by herself...but would there ever be a possibility of her going like say with you, and Barney not going? or want to just ride at home around...
Is Jessie even really interested? Does she spend anytime out messing with the horse or want too?
Becky