Dale Moody the farrier came yesterday. We shod Magic and trimmed CeeCee, Glory, Little More and Roxie. Last time we sedated Magic and he did much better. I would have sedated him this time but I completely forgot about it and I did not have any sedative on hand when I did think about it. We have not ridden as much this month and he has had very little “hammer de-sensitizing”. I did not make the necessary preparations. However, Magic was very good anyway. He only pulled his foot away once and none of his previous shenanigans. This is excellent progress.
Today we did a little practice trailer loading. Last time I went riding on the Buffalo, it took from 15 to 30 minutes to load him each time. So we need some more trailer training. It took about 30 minutes for him to load today. He did load.
I have taken a more assertive behavior towards Magic recently. His behavior, beginning when he pushed Peggy, has convinced me that he has been testing my resolve. Now if he pushes, I let him know it is not OK. I even whack him occasionally. It seems to be getting the right results.