Iceman has had a great few days. Sharil has been working with him, and they have spent the majority of the last two days together. Sharil has a beautiful paint named Cochise, who is very similiar to Iceman. Cochise was found wandering the streets of Northwest Las Vegas years ago before eventually being rescued by Shiloh Horse Rescue. Sharil adopted him and he was very timid, spooky, and completely untrusting. Sharil had to basically start from scratch, learning trust and developing their relationship. Needless to say, they are now a perfect match. Iceman has been off the range for a few years now, but still never really lets his guard down. He has come a very long way though, as most of you already know, especially for being an estimated 7 years old when he was gathered.
At any rate, Sharil and Iceman make a great pair, and they seem to have a great understanding. Over the last few days, they focused primarily on desensitizing, which is something Joe Weitekamp worked very hard with Iceman on. He was also pampered, as Sharil broke out her grooming kit and cleaned Iceman right up (as much as you can with a light horse who has been in some mud). You could probably even smell him from miles away! He was also tacked up and worked a bit under saddle. He stands perfectly still as you get him ready, so now we will slowly but surely be picking up where Joe left off.
Until next time.....
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