I figured you’d enjoy seeing more pivotal moments in early gentling up close.
Chip (name attempt #3, we’ll see if this one is the charm), is our newest student. He’s a handsome 3yo West Douglas Creek CO Mustang gelding.
His adopters sent him to Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy to learn the basics and set him up for success when he goes home. We’re proud of this boy, he’s not been super easy but he’s trying hard.
I recently posted a video of him getting used to touch from a distance and the first “sniff”. Here’s the continuation of that. Short object – hand – halter within minutes and without fireworks. Boom.
With a shy Mustang especially breaking lessons down into bite sized pieces that feel manageable is so important to build their confidence.
Appropriately timed releases and knowing when to quit are equally as crucial. Steve Mantle said to me “Why would you go past a good place to get to a bad one?”
That’s such a good reminder to stop while things are going well. I like to say “Leave some fuel in the tank”, meaning leave them wanting more, feeling good about themselves and us and looking forward to the next session.
I try to put useful captions into these little clips. Is that helpful for you? Are you enjoying seeing our work up close and basically through the trainer’s eyes? Questions? Feedback? Let’s hear it in the comments.
If you know someone who would benefit from this or may want help gentling a wild one, we and many Mustangs would be ever so grateful to you for sharing this video 
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