She first started this last week when I tried to put her fly mask on. And then after that the chase began! Hubby was trying to convince me to stop and just to let her be but after 5 minutes of not letting me anywhere near her it became a thing of principle!
I opened the gate to the pen next to the horse pasture and started sorting her friends out one by one. We got down to Zoe and Gunner. All of a sudden Zoe likes Gunner - as long as he keeps her from getting caught! Gunner was happy to comply with all of her requests. Hubby came out to help and was able to get Gunner out of the way and after two more weak attempts to get away, Zoe stood for me. I simply haltered her and then put her fly mask on and let her go.
The next few times I went to catch her she would play hard to get but gave in after only a couple attempts. Thursday, when the farrier was there, she was up first. She pulled the same game as the first time I tried the fly mask! I ran her into the pen next to the horse pasture and once in there she gave up.
Since then, she hasn't given me any trouble. I've made an effort at only haltering her and leading her around without any real work involved and then giving a treat before letting her go. That seems to have done the trick!
Until next time!
Quote for the day:
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."
-Coco Chanel
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