Bo

Have I ever mentioned what an awesome horse Bo is?

I have been itching to get on him for awhile now (although I still haven't ridden him yet). I decided I would see how he would react to being saddled and bridled on Friday. He's always so anxious when I tie him to the trailer but he stood while I pulled cockleburs out of his mane.

I went slow and let him sniff the saddle pad and went even slower with the saddle. I know he's been ridden as the previous, previous owner came up to me at the auction to tell me a little about him and that she said he's fast (which means she rode him).

I took him out after saddling him and lunged him both directions. This boy is AMAZING. He knows how to lunge both directions and stops after a loud "whoa".

I decided I'd push my luck with a bridle. Here in lies the problem. He's really hard to bridle. I just threw Maverick's D-ring snaffle and know for a fact that a snaffle wont' work on that boy! He didn't seem too responsive while I was on the ground after getting the bridle on. Now, getting the bridle on was another story. He slammed my arm in to the trailer. He's definitely mouthy when it comes to a bridle. I'll have to experiement on what type of bit will actually work with him. He's going to have a lot of "get up and go". I want to make sure I have a soft landing spot if his "get up and go" takes me for a ride.

But I think Bo is ready for some riding time. He's still thinner than I like, but he'll always be a harder keeper because of his metapolism. Now if I could just get brave enough to swing a leg up and over him.