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I want to start off by saying this is definitely my own fault, not Hazel’s. On Thursday I was working with her for a whi...
02/06/2024

I want to start off by saying this is definitely my own fault, not Hazel’s. On Thursday I was working with her for a while and she was doing PERFECT! She didn’t run away from me, she wasn’t spooking at anything, and she was being so sweet. I decided it was time to sit on her ba****ck! She was great with this and she didn’t mind it at all.

After a few times doing this, I put on a saddle. Per usual she got the saddle on quick with no trouble! My older sister Maddie has a lot of experience dealing with mustangs, she was supervising the whole time on our horse Dakota. We dallied her lead line to Maddie’s saddle, then walked and trot around the round pen for about 15 minutes.

Hazel was doing so so well, so we thought she’d be fine with me getting on with a saddle. I got on and sat like regular but with my feet not in the stirrups so I could bail if needed. Maddie led me a couple steps from on top of Dakota, and that’s when she got kind of scared and started dancing around. We figured she would freak out from here if I didn’t get off, and Maddie told me to get off, but I guess my brain was working slow and it didn’t register to get dismount. With me staying on her back, the situation escalated and she moved to the other side of the round pen and turned sharp. When she turned that is when I fell off. I thought I landed okay but I looked down at my wrist and knew it was broken.

Again it was my fault overall and I’m mad at myself for not getting off sooner. Due to this accident I’m not really sure what I’m going to do since my left wrist is pretty badly injured. I will likely be going for surgery next week, and will have an elbow length cast for a while since both bones in my wrist are broken.

I’m mad at myself for the mistake and wish it didn’t happen because we were doing so well together! Hazel is such a great horse already, I know she didn’t try to hurt me. She is SO smart, willing, and patient. Never ONCE has she tried to hurt me, or even threatened too. She has such an honest personality, and truly not a mean bone in her body. It was just a situation gone wrong because I was excited, and she wasn’t quite ready!

Hazel’s training will be continued by my sister. We are going to focus on building her trust up and making her completely bombproof on the ground, and then we will work on riding.

And I’m so sorry Larry! Feel free to yell at me now 😂

Day 31 One whole month in! Hazel seems to have reached turning point. This last weekend she has been so accepting of eve...
28/05/2024

Day 31

One whole month in!

Hazel seems to have reached turning point. This last weekend she has been so accepting of everything. Before this point she has been accepting, but now she is being so reliable! I can already tell that she has such a kind heart ❤️

Today Hazel got to hang out in our big arena again. She “helped” me set up trail poles and cones while also being sprinkled with the arena sprinklers in the process. I saddled her fully again and she did amazing!

This last weekend I introduced jumping onto her back. She is learning like a champ and hasn’t had one freak out moment!

When we were out in the big arena, she got the lead stuck underneath of her foot. She showed her good brain in that moment! At first she was scared, but she calmed right down, and, with her foot completely entangled on a rope and pinned up, she let me come up and “rescue” her.

I’m so proud of Miss Hazel 🤎

Hazel did so well yesterday! I was jumping all around her, she wasn’t too fazed. I was also leaning a lot of my body wei...
27/05/2024

Hazel did so well yesterday! I was jumping all around her, she wasn’t too fazed. I was also leaning a lot of my body weight on her back in preperation for getting on. She did great with this, even with the mounting block and me being up high. I put a saddle on again, she took a minute or so to get it on, but she was calm overall. Even being the first time putting the saddle for the day, I was able to cinch it up easily. She didn’t freak out whatsoever and I am so proud of her! I left it on for around 15 minutes and she stayed calm the whole time. Hazel and I ended with a couple of hugs which I hope she enjoyed as much as I did! 🥰

Over the last couple days, Hazel Is getting out of her round pen and into the arena and grass! She is also working on sa...
21/05/2024

Over the last couple days, Hazel Is getting out of her round pen and into the arena and grass! She is also working on saddling. I am able to get the saddle on but not cinched quite yet. Yesterday we worked on a lot of right side stuff so she will be more comfortable when I go to cinch her up!

Big update on my mare… Hazel! I’ve decided to name her this because her kind eyes. Despite some challenges we have had, ...
15/05/2024

Big update on my mare… Hazel!
I’ve decided to name her this because her kind eyes. Despite some challenges we have had, she will always have so much kindness in her eyes ❤️

I have been very busy with ohset and other things lately and haven’t been able to post an update. At the beginning of last week, I decided to push her with training. She wasnt wanting to face me, especially on her right side (bad side) and kept turning her back to me. So I decided to lounge her on that side. She got frustrated and scared when I did this. I think she was just very scared and I was pushing her so she got more afraid. However, that day we spent a lot of time working through it and gaining her confidence and getting her to face up with me.

I think after that day, she’s gotten much better and reached a turning point. She is doing well with leading, being brushed out and finally letting me touch her face! Today we worked on putting a saddle pad on and a rope around her belly, to imitate a cinch. She is getting much more comfortable with me being around her as well. I can’t wait to work more with this wonderful horse ❤️

01/05/2024

Got my sweet girls tag off today!

I had a name picked out for her but I recently found out it’s already in use.. I have some other ideas but am still deciding. She is doing so well with brushing and combing her mane.

Today is day 3 and I finally got some progress, which I’m super happy about! Today and yesterday I have been working rea...
30/04/2024

Today is day 3 and I finally got some progress, which I’m super happy about! Today and yesterday I have been working really hard to try and touch her, and it’s been difficult. Every time I tried to go to her face she backed up/turned away- which is of course typical. Although I am glad I can get close to her, without touching her. She is also doing well with starting to lead, and having good response to that! Eventually I switched from focusing on her face to focusing on her withers and body. This was a success and I got some nice pets on her back and side!

26/04/2024

This is one of the times when she touched my hand and smelled me that we caught on video!

Pick up day! Day one out of many with my mustang. She loaded alright, and we are on the road home. Before we left, we st...
26/04/2024

Pick up day!
Day one out of many with my mustang. She loaded alright, and we are on the road home. Before we left, we stood on the trailer and looked at them. When I put my hand out for her to smell me, her muzzle grazed my hand! In the trailer they both seemed fairly calm, I can’t wait to get her home.

Welcome to my mustang page! This is my 2024 teens and Oregon mustang. She is a 3 year old mare from south steens, standi...
24/02/2024

Welcome to my mustang page! This is my 2024 teens and Oregon mustang. She is a 3 year old mare from south steens, standing at 15 hands.
Her tag is 8026. I will be competing in the teen riding division. I have some name ideas, but comment any suggestions. I am beyond excited to see her in person and get to work!

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Got my sweet girls tag off today! I had a name picked out for her but I recently found out it’s already in use.. I have some other ideas but am still deciding. She is doing so well with brushing and combing her mane.

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This is one of the times when she touched my hand and smelled me that we caught on video!

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