Resourceful Round-Pen

When I discovered how much easier it was to work with Brandy in the round-pen than in the huge arena, I couldn't wait to get out to the ranch yesterday...only to find that a new member of Debbie's mustang family was living in it. Having been raised to be resourceful, I built my own with two jumps, four cones, and a barrel. It worked quite well. Brandy didn't even try to get out! I'm going to revise what I said last week about her liking to work in a round-pen. I don't think she necessarily likes it, she just works better in it (perhaps that's why, she knows she has to work). I warmed her up and then went to tack her up. What a delightful surprise to find the cirsingle (I'm not sure how to spell that) had come home! It's so much nicer to work with side-reins that are actually...side-reins. I've said before that Brandy doesn't like side-reins (what horse does?), but until she learns to carry her head collected on her own, she's going to have to put up with it. She did very well and I was very satisfied with the lessen for that day.