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A while later, Nick came by to work with Tilly. Most of you are not aware of who Tilly is. She is a coming 4 year old Regazzoni mare out of a very nasty TB. She was orphaned at a very young age and was raised by 2 goats we had on the farm at the time.
Watch Tilly's news story Tilly has lots and lots of energy and is an extremely alpha mare. She has a temper, is highly intelligent and quick with her feet and teeth. Just what everyone wants a in horse, yes? NOT! However, Nick has decided he wants to tame the savage beast and I'm not going to stop him...especially since his mother knows and didn't call me to tell me NO! Of course, I decided to get involved when Tilly started to misbehave a little on the cross ties. Some horses can suck energy right out of you just by standing next to them...Tillly is one of them (btw...Tilly and Wheels have the same sire! Energy suckers!). We dodged feet for a few minutes and then got her settled again. We wanted to longe her, so I put a bridle on her. Even though I had zero energy, my survival instincts kick in really well and we danced around for several minutes before the bridle was on. The whole time, Nick kept saying, "let's just do it another day, you shouldn't be doing this, you're making me feel bad..." Shut up, Nick!! Once you start something, follow it through. He understood this concept at the end. Once the bridle was on, she was fine and Nick took over completely. I went back to cleaning stalls. My mom was working on them at this point, too, so we were catching up.
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