Little Liska Pearl’s report card
April, 2017 June, 2017
Leading…………….. C _________________ B+
Bridling……………. D- ________________ B+
Hoof trimming……A ________________ A+
Shoeing…………….. F _________________ C
Standing still when saddling
D-________________ B+
Catching ………….. C- ________________ B+
(she can sometimes “play” – smiles)
Backing …………… D-_________________ C+
But Spray bottle… F _________________ C+
Wearing fly mask… C ________________ A+
Picketing on rope skills.. F _________________ B+
Road skills………………….C+ _______________ B-
Brushing…………………. A ________________ A+
Friendliness …………….. B ________________ A+
Eagerness ………………….. B ________________ A+
Willingness……………….. A ________________ A+
Beauty………………………. B+________________ A+
I have taken to calling her Little Liska Pearl, next to Spirit she is little and seems so young and puppy-ish. They have taken on a definitive Big/Little sister relationship. They are a delight to work and live with.
I love watching the transformation from uncertainty to knowing to partnership to contentment. She’s a character, a little live-wire and trots everywhere she goes. She has developed a curiosity and attentiveness I would never have expected from her a couple of months ago.
The first ride out was hard for her, its always hard. But we traveled slow and after a week you could tell, you could just tell she liked it, she liked the travel, the grazing, the newness. She likes to move, she likes change. There is a brightness in her eyes, her ears, she has a lively step. She has filled in and rounded out with muscle….. AND Spirit likes her! I can picket Montana Spirit next to me and Liska Pearl will not leave! They scratch each others backs with vigorous bites and nuzzle rubbing, accommodating from one side to the other. This afternoon Liska Pearl dashed back and forth with whinnies and bucks because Spirit wandered away from her and ended up on the wrong side of the fence. After our tragic loss of Essie Pearl this past winter I can only smile at the lovely transformation they are making, it’s a joy having them in my life. Leaving soon for Washington.
