Sharil and Iceman 3/26/10

Iceman had a great day today, despite the crazy gusts of wind we were having all day. Eric spent some time with him this morning, and then Sharil took the ropes from there. Sharil and Iceman spent a few hours together, with most of the time spent being in the Round Pen. The two of them really are becoming fast friends...Sharil is building her confidence with Training and Iceman is building his trust and acceptance with others. He has really calmed down and is easier to catch (despite his "make a run for it and head for the trees" moment on the post above, haha) and once he knows he can trust you its amazing how much he seems to want to learn and how special he seems in your eyes. We put his fly mask on again today to make sure he remembers that scary thing since its almost fly season again and he was perfect, plus some sunblock was applied on his noise to help him adjust with the sunlight and the desert heat that is just around the corner. Sharil decided she was going to use some of her "fancy conditioner spray" on Iceman's mane and tail (while Eric just sighed and shook his head, haha) and Iceman did great...his tail and mane look very shiny now as you can see.

All in all, it was a great day at the ranch for Iceman. More importantly, we have applied for his title through the BLM and should receive it in a few weeks. If you or anyone you may know might be interested in adopting our Iceman then please let us know. He will definitely be looking for his special someone soon.