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| January 2025 |
I meant to have some cuddles and get pictures with Skeeter the other day (May 2nd, to be exact) to celebrate our Day of Choosing, the day she choose me from the pens in Canon City. Silly me, I went to Canon City thinking *I* was going to be in charge of picking my horse. Instead, she chose me, and I'm forever thankful.
This silly mare is everything I swore I'd never tolerate in a horse: pushy on the ground, food driven, heavy on the bit, and refuses to load in the trailer. Basically, she is Karma incarnate. Like those parents who say, "my child would never..." and then end up with hell children. Yeah, that's my Skeeter Bang.
But she's also loving and sweet. And, dang, I do love this girl.
She's not easy, but she's taught me so much in the 11 years since she chose me. My horsemanship has improved - I've had to learn new ways to approach things, and patience. I've had to learn so much patience. When Skeets gets her stubborn pants on, she likes to keep them on for a good long time.
Trailer loading is worst skill, and her favorite time to don her stubborn pants. We've worked, and worked, and worked on it. She still hates it. There are times when I wish I could get her to understand that if she just gets on the trailer, we can go have adventures together. She loves adventure. There's a whole big world out there that we could explore. If she'd only get in the damn trailer.
She's a terrible mounted posse horse, but the most amazing parade horse you'll ever find. Hates the arena, but will go for miles on a mountain trail. Paws at the gate and hitch rail, but stands for the farrier. Pulls back when hard tied, but will stand with the lead rope just looped around the hitch rail.
Thank you, Skeets, for choosing me. I don't know what I did to deserve you, but I'm glad you chose me.
4 comments:
We have a saying around here for the little ones, focus on what they can do, not what they can’t.
It applies to horses, too. Skeeter sounds like an amazing horse.
Congratulations on your anniversary!
Linda, you are so right! She's a pretty incredible horse, even though she's been sitting for over a year. What's most incredible, is that when I climb back on her, she'll be just as mellow as she was went I put her away last. That, to me, makes her worth more than her weight in gold.
Yes, that’s also a sign that what you’ve done with her is solid. Kudos to you!
Your Skeeter sounds a lot like my Velvet! Pushy on the ground, opinionated, but the most sweet and cuddly horse I have ever had.
Quirks are forgivable in a horse like that. Gussie hates trailering, but at least she loads for me.
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