TAZ is Kirstin's mustang that we adopted for her at last year's makeover. He injured his leg about a month & a half ago. Directly above his hoof is a cut which is taking it's dear sweet time to heal. Doesn't help that he decided that the other day when this wet stuff was coming out of the sky, he started to act like a kid, running around his large turn out pen-kicking up his heels and doing sliding stops and puncturing the healing sore. So now he has been banned back into the smaller pen until his cut has healed. But everytime Kirstin trains Tuff, TAZ looks at her like "hey what about me???" So while Tuff was practicing being patient while being tied, Kirstin jumped on TAZ's back-just a halter on, no reins. He hasn't been ridden since mid-June yet still he is a good boy-turning on cue, stopping when asked. TAZ will never cease to amaze us-he is a wonderful horse.

And while TAZ worked on being tied, Kirstin worked with Tuff. She is still working on perfecting the back up and he is getting really good at that. He is a pro at yeilding his hindquarters and leads like a puppy dog. Kirstin also worked on his stops. By the time she was done, Tuff was stopping beautifully. She also started teaching him to trot at a lead. He tends to get a little excited about trotting and the yearling side comes out after a few steps and then he decides he wants to kick up his heels, but it is early...