Groundwork

I started with Charlie yesterday on groundwork. He did well with what I wanted him to do. So we shall see how he progresses.

Weather

This weather is not letting up at all. Looks like I have to wait some more before I can officially train Charlie. I guess someone ticked mother nature off. Hahaha. Who knows!

Business Cards

Since, I have had some down time I have made some new business cards, I also have made a business email address. If anyone has any questions, concerns, or would like me to personally train your horse or mule for you; you can get in touch will me at circlewhorseandmuletraining@gmail.com.

Update on Charlie

I thoroughly apologize again for not updating my blog, but there hasn't been much going on due to the weather. Soon as Mother Nature decides to let up on the rain and snow, I will get back to working with Charlie. Charlie is doing fine right now. He has a split personality, which you can never trust him. Charlie is the type of mule that has had a past with someone abusing him, or mistreated him. I do not know if this is true or not, but the way he treats people leads me to believe that he has a past. I know this may sound crazy to some, but when you learn to understand and read an animal you pick up on little things. After he arrived I never said anything, but just the way that he stood out in the pasture and his disposition made me think that there is a past. I am not a mind reader or can travel back in time, but there is something going on with this mule. Number one, he has been around men ever since the client has had him. Number two, he only trusts a person to a certain extent. Number three, Charlie kicks at you like a son of a gun.
Like I said, I do not know what his past was like, so I can only go from what he is showing and portraying to me. I repeat, I do not know if something has happened in the past, I can only go with what I can figure out. It didn't help that the owner wanted me to feed him sweet feed. I feed him sweet feed for a week and he was so keyed up it was unbelievable. It was like he was high. I know that is bad to say, but it was the truth. His pupils were so dilated and covering almost his whole eye. He was higher than a kite at that point, and not only that but his personality changed. I should haven't fed him the sweet feed, but I fed him what his owner gave me. The day that I changed his feed over to crimped oats he was tied in the stall, he couldn't stand still, fighting the rope, and kicking. Charlie was completely keyed up on the sugar rush. I worked and worked with his face, but he had sugar pockets that kept popping up. Needles to say do not feed your horses or mules sweet feed. It is like giving a kid a piece of chocolate and expect them to sit still. That is just not happening.