I AM AT KERRI JOOSTEN'S PLACE IN AUSTIN THIS WEEKEND TAKING PART IN A THREE DAY LEVEL 3 CLINIC. HAD A GOOD DAY WITH WALKER TODAY . . . WE DID SOME THINGS REALLY WELL AND WE FOUND SOME HOLES IN AREAS, AND THAT IS AS IT SHOULD BE. BUT I am WRITING THIS ON MY iPHONE WHILE THE DAY IS STILL FRESH IN MY MIND, because the most amazing thing happened in the round pen today. ONe OF KERRI'S HORSES, TONY, DID SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER SEEN A HORSE DO. DURING A GAME THAT WAS BEING PLAYED IN THE ROUND PEN WHERE SEVERAL HORSES WERE SENT IN THE CIRCLE GAME SIMALTANEOUSLY. The point of the game was THAT ONCE THEY WERE out THERE, THEY WERE TO FIND THEIR HUMANS WHO WERE ALL STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROUND PEN, KEEPING THE HORSES GOING AT AT LEAST A TROT. TONY WAS THE FIRST OF HIS GROUP TO COME TO HIS HUMAN, KERRI. WHAT WAS REMARKABLE WAS THE FACT THAT TONY DEMONSTROBAlly PROTECTED KERRI'S SPACE FROM OTHER HORSES THAT TRIED TO COME TO KERRI INSTEAD OF THIER OWN HUMANS. The second time he did this, he was very clear about his communication. He spun around in a very small tight circle, teeth bared and ears pinned. The other horses got the message loud and clear: This is my little herd and you are not invited.
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