[stephanie9557]

I just began leasing a 24-year-old gelding named Duke who may have a bit of Missouri Fox Trotter in him. He's pretty much bomb-proof and totally kid-safe. There is a round pen available at the barn. Should I try Join-Up with him? The barn manager has no problem with me doing round pen work with him but I'm just not sure what kind of reaction I should expect from him. What do you all think?

 

[stephanie9557]

Thank you everybody! Unfortunately, the round pen at the barn has about four inches of standing water in it at the moment (N. Texas has been very wet lately). So far Duke has been a bit standoffish with me. When I go to pet him he kind of turns away like he's just not interested. I've ordered some Perelli DVD's hoping to make a real connection with him. Thanks again for the advice!