Last night trainer, Lisa Wheelock, introduced Classic Dreams Cherokee Storm ("Stormy") to the tarp. We have working with him-- our goal is to have him under saddle. He has been doing some obstacle work.. which I find really builds trust and respect. He mastered the bridge-- so on to the tarp. Here he is .. flipping the tarp at him for the first time. Stormy has to stand still for 1,2,3 touches, each side. then, Lisa goes on to rub each side with the tarp all over, front to back. 
Left side and right side.. until he stands and accepts it quietly with no response.
In addition to being rubbed with the tarp, Lisa throws it all around his body.
In the end, Stormy can walk around "wearing" the tarp and walking on it slowly. 
Stormy is smart and catches on quickly. He's also a great stallion, with some super offspring. OYY Finnegan is, so far, the only offspring of Stormy's that is old enough to in training and he is quiet, willing and also very smart-- picking up his driving training like nothing !! Stormy is 14.1 hands, so he is a great stud to make ponies or horses.. and add his cremello coloring -- I am pretty pleased to have him in my breeding program.
By the time we were done, the sun was setting -- I snapped a photo on my way into the house for the night--Enjoy your day ~
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