More success/less time

Day 6
Wow, today was really great here in NC. This morning it was 65 and cloudy. A perfect day for horse training. I had just planned on recapping all lessons learned prior, but "Medicine Man" was really into the learning phase....I started with more focus on his right side and was able to advance and retreat across the pen with little and then no resistance. Things were going so well I just felt like a challenge. Within 5 minutes I had my entire weight on his back, neck, and hips. Off and on 15 times each side as long as I wished...No flies to bother him really makes the difference. My next goal was to complete the leading process so I passed this on to my son who really wants to have a hand in this project. By starting in small circles, getting both front and rear crossovers, really good training for future moves. Within 15-20 minutes, Chapin had him moving 7 or 8 steps forward, 30 minutes completely across a 55' round pen. We finished up with 5 minutes of lunge line work, walk, trot, and canter both directions. This has really come natural to Doc. Great success leads to an early rest for Doc, so halter off, early feed and hay and we let him relax for the remainder of the day. As we moved around his pen the rest of the day he became quite interested in wanting some contact...always looking at us. That's my reason for keeping him away from other horses. His only live contacts are humans and 3 dogs. (Sarge, my German Shepard has really taken a shine to Doc and always wants to share in his feedtime, he also likes sweet feed).