{"id":2519,"date":"2012-01-18T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/?p=2519"},"modified":"2012-01-17T23:20:40","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T04:20:40","slug":"hands-free-target-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/18\/hands-free-target-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-free Target Stick"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"painting$ <\/p>\n

One of my top items on my Christmas List this year was a retractable key chain for my target stick. When I’m performing with the ponies I’m constantly scrambling to keep my target stick with me. Stuffing it through my belt loops, holding it under my arm, sometimes sprinting across the arena to grab it after it was left behind. It really was becoming quite difficult to perform with it. So the solution for me was a heavy duty retractable key chain – but the next problem was how to get the stick to stay on the key chain.<\/p>\n

So I was all ready to rig something up to attach the stick to the key chain – I had snaps and elastic and I even set up my sewing machine.<\/p>\n

$\"painting$ <\/p>\n

But then my little sidekick Ammo<\/a> heard the click of my camera shutter and he came sprinting from across the house to help.<\/p>\n

$\"painting$ <\/p>\n

We played with the target stick.<\/p>\n

$\"painting$ <\/p>\n

And I took pictures of Ammo, always the camera hog.<\/p>\n

$\"ammo$ <\/p>\n

I’m pretty sure Ammo thinks he’s a famous super model.<\/p>\n

$\"ammo$ <\/p>\n

Then Ammo convinced me to take a break on the bed with him – although pretty much the only thing I had done was take a photo of said target stick and retractable key chain. But in the end, Ammo was right, I had plenty of time to play with him because I was completely over thinking my engineering efforts – when all I really needed was a hair tie.<\/p>\n

$\"painting$ <\/p>\n

Now we’re ready for some serious clicker training! Let the fun begin!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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