Oh, she pitched a fit or two. They always do. I started out without the butt rope and she threw herself back into a briar patch one time, but she got up and waited for me to come rub her boo-boos, so she was ok. After that, I put the butt rope on and had a little bit better luck, but she still fell down a time or two anyways. She finally figured out that it was easier to take a step forward when I pulled on the butt rope than it was to pitch a fit, so we stopped there. I'll do it again this afternoon and I'll bet she'll be alot quicker on the uptake this time. Sleeping on it seems to help. But I think more than anything, the restraining work you do when you're imprinting is what makes the difference.
Isn't it amazing how that works. I have thought the same thing. If you're teaching a horse something new, if you do it 2 days in a row, it's like the second day they are sooooo much better.
Becky