Sonic Boom is sorry he was a bully.....

Mr. Sonic Boom has officially had a full week off from anything we would consider work.  Other than leading by the jaw and doing some flexing, he has got to hang out with the smaller group and do his own thing.  Well....you know what they say about idle minds......

Mr. Boom was trying to get to a food dish that was not his, so Brian was blocking the way.  Eventually Brian made a game out of it and Boom was transformed into a working cow horse!  That dude was rolling back and forth on his haunches...he looked sooooo good!  After Brian and I talked about how awesome Boom looked and how great he moved, we then talked about the problem - Boom was challenging him.  Brian still won, but Boom doesn't need to be doing that, so we need to plan our 'games' better.
Then yesterday morning he charged my older mare and I jumped in the middle to move him back and he puffed himself up and moved towards me sideways!  Okay, now I was mad!  It was dark, he chased my girl, and now he is trying to bully me.  As Jay says....MOVE THOSE FEET!!!!  Up until these two incidents he has been fine.

I got home last night and to the big pen we went.....WE MOVED HIS FEET!!!!!  We did all of our basic stuff, then I tied my two things of water jugs together.  I can throw those things all over him, under him, etc., but he doesn't like them draped over both sides.  So guess what?  That is what we did!

Here is Boom trying to escape the jugs....

Here is Boom slowing down, and licking and chewing....now I am sure he is NOT thinking that the jugs won't hurt him.  I am VERY sure he is sorry he was being a bully!  :-)

 Now this is what I was waiting for.  He calmed down and walking like this in both directions.  

 Boom wanted a picture of himself looking cute and NOT like a bully.....

 HA HA HA!!!!  Boom still doesn't get the self portrait thing.  I try and he drops his head, which is good, but not when I am trying to get him to smile.  I said "Fine, nose it is...."

  The sun was so pretty thru his eyes....

 Noses of Boom and Epona.....

 There must be some salt or something else good in the dirt...... Tripp (look at his dusty nose) and Nevada are trying to eat it....

Me waiting for Tandee to finish her food......

I mix up a mash for her so she can eat it easier.  It makes her very cranky because she thinks I am treating her like an old 'person', but I also know she appreciates it because she can at least eat.  Not to mention she gets some good stuff that the others don't get.  She does have most of her teeth, but it is hard for her to chew the hard feed.  I got her when she was 5, and she is 29 now, so I think she deserves the special treatment.  :-) 

Even if I did not have her for over twice of my life, I would still say she (or any other horse) is worth it!

As far as Boom, he is going to be one of these horses that NEEDS to stay busy, so I will have to stay on top of him (literally!  Ha ha ha!!!!).  They are all so different because some of these mustangs, or any horse for that matter, are like Boom and need to be kept busy to keep them out of trouble, and there are others like Tripp who just go with the flow and whatever happens is fine...he just might need to be brushed up on some things.  Either way it is all good....another way to learn new things (them and me).

Until later....Karen and Tripp, who still had a dusty nose this morning.  :-)