{"id":248,"date":"2009-05-19T12:12:23","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T16:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trickponies.wordpress.com\/?p=248"},"modified":"2009-05-19T12:12:23","modified_gmt":"2009-05-19T16:12:23","slug":"new-home-for-the-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/19\/new-home-for-the-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"New Home for the Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"

Its official – all 3 Chincoteague’s are now moved into my parent’s new farm, Iron Horse Farm<\/a>. (not to mention their 4 other horsey friends).<\/p>\n

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Boomer and Kyley place a flag in the cone<\/p><\/div>\n

Saturday actually started off with a mounted games competition, in which Boomer and Blitz competed in the training division at a local show. We had a few little episodes – Boomer began rearing when the music got turned up – and both ponies thought it was such a blast to be\u00a0competing\u00a0again that they wanted to buck all the way to the finish line. Boomer eventually settled (as I clicked and rewarded him when he didn’t buck all the way home) but Blitz had some anxiety. As the day went on he got more and more agitated with my mom – and we knew it was time to take a step back with him. I think part of his anxiety stemmed from the fact that my mom had been riding him in the hackamore for the last few months and for the competition she decided to put him back in his snaffle bit. I could tell he was not very thrilled to have a bit in his mouth again – so I have since convinced my mom to try the bitless bridle<\/a> I have been using (and its great I might add!). Below are two videos from the competition.<\/p>\n

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