It was nearing dark, by the time we decided to load, and she did not want to load. We fought and fought her to get in the trailer. I do believe it took us 2 hours or so to load her. We are not sure if it was because it was dark, or because the lift from the trailer to ground was high, or she just didnt like loading. She raised on her back legs, and jumped in high furry, fighting with all her power.
We did get her loaded, and she wasnt the happiest about it, but she did it.
She was already named little bit, and with her smaller size, it fit her well.
When we got her, they claimed she was "greenbroke". Although the definition is questionable one. What defines greenbroke?
Her training started that year, and she was also bred to Tepi, shortly after we got her.
First we tied her to the back of a pickup, and Tommy got on. She was a bit agitated, but she didnt try jumping, not really like she could, she had a truck holding her down. We did nothing, but had Tommy sit on her, and did this for a couple days, for her to adjust to having someone on her back.
We then went to tieing her to the back of the fourwheeler, and she still held really well. Since she still did not like being led around, we led her around on the 4-wheeler, she did exceptionally well. She followed great, she stopped when requesting. She was progressing really well.
That summer, we built a round pen, out of poles, and hot wire. And her training was doing really good. By the end of the summer her muscle tone was awesome, and she was in shape, and had good manners. Sadly that was the last summer she was really trained.
She had her first baby Feb or March of 2006. Little bits prodigy, Aphrodite.
Her First Baby:
Shortly after that, Tommy and I traded his parents her and her baby for a cow and her baby. A very sad trade it was. She never went far though.
More on Little-Bit Later!
Jerrica
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