Welcome Beau to Bar None Stables, LLC training !


Beau is a 13 yr old mustang out of Idaho (not sure of HMA). Pictured here with his new friend Havi (also in for training). He is basically a LBI, but I see some extrovert peaking through here and there. He settled in so quick and easy, eating drinking all good. He is so personable with everyone and loves a good scratch (he is a very itchy boy and attention to his itchy is important) 

He is  naturally balanced and moves his 1300# body with grace. Even though his feet were not so good. Common in the draft breed are flat feet, but luckily he got wonderful front feet, back feet not so great. both back feet had flares to the lateral , with cracks in the quarter walls of the right hind. I didn't take before pictures, but here is after trimming #1. there is still work to do on the hinds, but I didn't want to do too much at once. You can see the cracks in the RH, they were about 1/2 longer ! I did notice he had more trouble standing on the RH while trimming the LH, so some bodywork might reveal why. 
Fronts
Hind 

We went to the square pen after trimming to see how we well we could communicate. We basically understood one another, just some little changes in my ask and Beau was very willing to try. I had a bareback pad and his Parelli Hackamore. First thing I need is for my horse to come get me at the mounting block. He may know this, but wasn't responding to my ask, so a little show n tell and he started to step over to me. He'll be a master at it in no time. Here's my view.

As you can see some scratching is going on! But a super nice view and so solid a horse to sit on. We just did some basic lateral flexion, a bit of stiffer to the left ,  and walk halts and called it good. 

Looking forward to more! 

 

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