Monday

   Monday started off a little crazy with Phoenix.  I took her out and brushed her down and then went to go pick her hooves but she kept freaking out and pulling back and trying to jump over the hitching post and stuff.  It ended up being too dangerous for me to pick her hooves so I used a lead rope to pick up her hooves.  She started out freaking out but eventually she calmed down and I was able to pick them up with a lead rope, clean them out, and then place them down with the lead rope.  I don't know where this fear is coming from but I hope I can get rid of it.  Phoenix cut herself up a little so I put polos and bell boots on her front feet before I tacked her up and took her into the arena.

   I wore spurs and I worked Phoenix though all of the gaits for awhile until she gave me her head (She was fighting quite a bit though) and then I took her through the barrels at a walk, trot, and lope.  

   Here are some videos of us trotting the pattern and loping in both directions.

   I exchanged Phoenix's bridle for a halter and worked on desensitizing her from the rope and flag that always freaks her out at then end of the arena.  It's for training horses how to work cattle but Phoenix is just scared of when I move the rope.  She was nerous at first but got better as I slowly serpentined her closer and eventually she was ok and she was able to go up to the rope and flag.  Robin even ad the flag moving back and forth and had us following it.  

   I cooled Phoenix down, hosed her off, and put corona on her cuts.  Hopefully tomorrow goes better with the whole hoof thing.