Very interesing day with Finn. I was cleaning the paddock (what WASNT frozen to the ground) and the dude wouldnt leave my side. I take a step, he takes a step. I take 3 steps, he takes 3 steps. Pretty damn cute if you asked me!

We were alone and I decided to saddle him up and walk the property to let him smell / see everything. We went about 100 yards into the woods and he started getting nervous. I turned him around and started to come back, and Hope let out a scream from her paddock. It set him off and he started bucking. Of course I went flying and he ran back to the paddock. I grabbed him and walked him right back to the barn and got back on. (I needed help from my tailgate he is so damn tall!) We swapped out his bit for a straight bar and started again. He was good until we got to the back side of the barn where he couldnt see any horses. Yup, he bucked me off again and cantered up to the other side of the field where he waited for me.

I got right back on again and took him in the indoor. He was much more relaxed but was still testing me. I got a quick few lessons from Carol (barn owner, also Percheron owner) and we were back and running.
I'm starting lessons on him next Saturday so we can learn how to read each other. Also, I'm thinking he's a lot greener than I thought he was...not a lot of miles. No biggie, we can work through that and I'm just the person to put the miles on him. He also is not a fan of trail riding alone. We will work on that, too.

I absolutely LOVE this guy! I love having a challenge, and he is PERFECT for me. Not overwhelmingly challenging, just enough to keep me on my toes. No more lazy "ghetto riding"! We are going to work together and be an AWESOME team!! Finn