Gia - sessions 1210-1211 more steps forward!
Winter has officially arrived here in NC. Typically, we don’t receive much snow or ice and when we do, we are able to work around it. However, last weekend, we got a decent amount of ice. Temperatures remained cold enough to leave much of the property as an icy mess. On Monday and Tuesday, I (Danielle) was working on catching up on the regular chores around the barn and did not work horses. This (blog) week will start on Wednesday. Wednesday Jan 28, 2026 - This one will be a little bit of a multiple part as I ended up doing a bit of work with Gia a couple times in the day. In the morning, I decided to jump right in with a “new person.” Ashley is our groom on Wednesday mornings, and it has been a bit since she has groomed Gia. I opted to explain from a distance the processes of having Gia put her foot down and when to pause (not stop) grooming, etc. I chose to stay a little bit further back while Ashley was doing Gia. Lately, when the grooms have been working with Gia, I have been stayi...