PERSISTANCE!!!

Blaze finally allowed me to put his halter back on... we have seemingly gotten past headshyness!! I have no idea if it really had anything to do with me, but... I have been persistantly giving him opportunity to walk into his halter... and one day (maybe this is cheating) I hung his halter over his water bucket... he really wanted a drink but knew I wouldn't allow it unless he let me put his halter on in the process... we tried this for (brace yourself) an hour and a half one day... and we did not succeed... our toes almost froze of instead... but I wouldn't give him the complete last word until he attempted to put his face in again. Then I praised him and released pressure for just the attempt, let him drink and gave him a little petting! The next day... we went through the entire routine, and only took about 3 minutes to get him in his halter. I think he realized I was persistant and he could either give in or go through the entire hour long ordeal again. Thankfully he made the right choice.

Persistance pays off they say, and it certainly did with Blaze this week! We are also praying it will with our adoptions. Please pray with us that God's lesson of persistance with Blaze this week... would be well reflected in our patience during this adoption! We will not give up... even if it does seem our toes are freezing off!!

Hopewell Ranch

I would love to introduce you all to Hopewell Ranch! One of the most wonderful places in the world I'm sure! I am hoping to volunteer my summer away at this awesome place. Check out their website under "Favorite Horse Ministries" at the left of my blog!