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8/17/09
Charlie Brown's Training Diary
In this episode, Charlie learns to stand patiently and be tolerant of blankets, ropes and whips.
Episode 2 shows ground driving, an essential element of training for riding or driving. Using poles, tarps and other obstacles will help prepare Charlie for challenges that may be presented to him in an actual driving situation.
In this video, Charlie is hitched to the cart and driven for the second time. He demonstrates patience, trust and obedience. He moves forward willingly and halts promptly. You can see that he mouths the bit often, but does not resist commands. He is also asked to trot and back up for the first time.
On Charlie's 4th drive, we took a lesson with Combined Driving instructor, Tom O'Carroll of the Good Hands Training Center. The Haven Hill Driving facility offers a variety of driving opportunities including a driven dressage arena, large driving round pen, open pastures and permanent driving "hazards," or obstacles used in the marathon phase of combined driving. During the lesson, Charlie was driven in the large round pen. He was introduced to many new sights and sounds including a variety of equines from miniatures to drafts, mules and donkeys. Horse drawn carriages also provided a new sight for him. He remained very calm and obedient through out the lesson and finished by driving around the barn complex and into one of the barns to be un-hitched.
For Episode 5, Charlie is getting a spring haircut. He once again stands patiently and actually enjoys being clipped. The large body clippers are very loud, but don't seem to bother him. The smaller clippers for his face and legs are much more quiet. The entire body clipping took less than 20 minutes from start to finish!
In Episode 6, Charlie enjoys a relaxing hike in the National Forrest. Here, he is introduced to bridges and learns to cross confidently. The bridges vary in hight and length and the water can be seen through them. This was a fun experience and Charlie did not hesitate to follow.
In this episode, Charlie learns to stand patiently and be tolerant of blankets, ropes and whips.
Episode 2 shows ground driving, an essential element of training for riding or driving. Using poles, tarps and other obstacles will help prepare Charlie for challenges that may be presented to him in an actual driving situation.
In this video, Charlie is hitched to the cart and driven for the second time. He demonstrates patience, trust and obedience. He moves forward willingly and halts promptly. You can see that he mouths the bit often, but does not resist commands. He is also asked to trot and back up for the first time.
On Charlie's 4th drive, we took a lesson with Combined Driving instructor, Tom O'Carroll of the Good Hands Training Center. The Haven Hill Driving facility offers a variety of driving opportunities including a driven dressage arena, large driving round pen, open pastures and permanent driving "hazards," or obstacles used in the marathon phase of combined driving. During the lesson, Charlie was driven in the large round pen. He was introduced to many new sights and sounds including a variety of equines from miniatures to drafts, mules and donkeys. Horse drawn carriages also provided a new sight for him. He remained very calm and obedient through out the lesson and finished by driving around the barn complex and into one of the barns to be un-hitched.
For Episode 5, Charlie is getting a spring haircut. He once again stands patiently and actually enjoys being clipped. The large body clippers are very loud, but don't seem to bother him. The smaller clippers for his face and legs are much more quiet. The entire body clipping took less than 20 minutes from start to finish!
In Episode 6, Charlie enjoys a relaxing hike in the National Forrest. Here, he is introduced to bridges and learns to cross confidently. The bridges vary in hight and length and the water can be seen through them. This was a fun experience and Charlie did not hesitate to follow.
