Miss Lucy decided that today she liked me. She let me walk right up to her and clip the lead on. (I think she might be a bit bipolar, since yesterday she wouldn't let me in her pen without going bonkers! But I'll take what I can get.)
Since she gave me the OK to play, I asked her to let me touch her shoulder, just like I did with Aztec. She did fine. Let me waltz right up and pet her all over. No problem today. After that was (thankfully) uneventful, I lead her to the round pen. And guess who decided that leading was okay today? Oh, Lucy Goosey....
She led like a champ. I worked her more closely than I did Az. Lucy is a bit more pushy, so I needed to keep her close enough to me that she wouldn't run me over or drag me. So I grabbed her like you teach a little kid to lead a horse. I put my right hand about four inches under the clip, and I just started walking. I kissed to her, and Lucy followed. When I stopped, she kept going, so I dropped my hand over the lead. That stopped her, and she backed off of the pressure that was now on her head. And ta-da! I now have a horsey that leads without a fuss.
I'm a little leary of tomorrow though. I kind of wonder if her episode yesterday is going to be like one of those not-so-good Ion Television episodes of Criminal Minds. The one episode you don't want to see plays over and over and over. I'm really hoping this isn't the case, that she just needed to test how trustable I am. Hopefully she got her answer and we can move on and up from here.
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