I decide to do a little desensitizing with Morgan today. She wasn't happy with me. She's in heat and hates quads, so she couldn't figure out why I would torture her like this.
I had the kid ride the quad ahead of us while I walked beside Morgan for the first 1.5 miles. He would stop, we would walk up him, and then he would take off again to help her get used to the quad.
For the last quarter of a mile, I hopped in the saddle and rode in front of the quad. She was really not happy about my choice of mounting block ... the quad's back tire. Her ears were pinned the whole way home, but she relaxed once we were in the gate.
The kid parked the quad and came running over to help me untack. As a reward for doing such a great job, he got to ride her bareback to her stall. He grinned the entire way. I know the feeling; I love this mare too!
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