riding at the high school rodeo

Friday night I took Alastor to the high school rodeo. Its the North Texas High School Rodeo in Saginaw. He did so good I rode the grand entry on him and it went very well he didn't spook at any thing. I rode him around there all night and loped circles in the warm up ring where he was doing flying lead changes and sliding stops. The People seemed to be very impressed with how well he was doing considering he hasn't been in that atmosphere.

Today we went on a family trail ride at the grass lands. It was defiantly a test to how long Alastor would put up with me we rode 15 miles and some of it was rough terrain. There were big trees that had fallen you had to go over and he didn't hesitant and just jumped right over it. There was some steep trails that were on the side of the hill . Also he let me crack a bull whip off his back and rope and drag a log. He was pretty tired by the time we got back to the trailer.

Over the Weekend

Well Alastor has made some great progress I was riding him in an o ring snaffle and noticed it was uncomfortable to him so I took him to the vet and checked his teeth. He walked right in to the clinic like it was no big deal walked in the stocks with out a worrie. The vet asked me how old he was and if he had ever been in stocks. "I told him he was 3 and had never been in the stocks much less a vet". He was shocked at how calm he was with the hole process. His wolf teeth were in and loose and had 3 caps that were shedding. Then the next day I took him down the road to a cutters house and worked turn back for him. For the first time on cattle he did great. I collected cattle out of the pasture and turned back. He showed a lot of intrest in the cattle. I tracked a few on him and called it a day.

For the last couple of days I have been doing ground work on a course I set up in the arena. He will back through an L go over logs and barrels . I have also been doing the course under saddle he dose great at it. And for the last thing he will drag a log or tire with out spooking going forwards and backwards.

Making Progress

Well Alastor and I have made a lot of progress in the last week. I was going to take him to the high school rodeo grounds to get him used to all the horses and loud noises in a controled enviroment. But I got there and there was no rodeo. So I ended up taking him down to the stock yards in down town Ft.Worth it is the original town of the cowboy.
He did great there were alot of people,cars,lights,and loud noises. Nothing seemed to bother him. I took him every where I could through the rodeo ground up and down stairs and down the roads and side walks. He did great considering it was dark out side. People were coming up to him and petting him. He looked like a little puppy. He was soaking all the attention he could.
Also I had him in the arena loaping circles and I set up a challange course. He was going over logs,tarps and through a row of barrels. Then at the end of the course he jumped over a double row of barrels.