Kiwi's Christmas wishes

Kiwi and Destiny are really getiing used to us and have come along way since the first day they arrivedalmost 4 months ago.  Kiwi has fit in nicely with the herd.  His best buddies are Frodo and Echo, the mini mule.  They are all about the same size and age.  Kiwi's Chriatmas wish is for Destiny to be friendly too.  She is very food aggressive since she was not getting her fair share before.  She will kick and be defensive at feeding time which in her opinion is all the time.   We have been working with her on this and she has made great progress.  I've bee watching videos on training horses with this dominate (aggressive) behavior and am learning some very good techniques for teaching her to be different and tolerant of others. Patients and time will make a difference too. Destiny is frail and petite but her personality shows us she is strong amidst it all. 

   Every little girl's dream... a pony for Christmas....           

 My youngest daughter has been grooming and walking Kiwi. She asked me one day recently "could I have Kiwi for Christmas" to love and take care of all on my own?  How could I say no.  So her special gift was complimented with a grooming set of her very own, too.  What a difference in Kiwi.  He has become much more social and can easily be caught now.  He totally enjoys the attention. I'm so glad he has come to this point in our relationship.  They will soon be cutting the trails.  Kiwi  is somewhat blind in one eye but at one time was a driving mini so he will be trained as a team hitch with my mini Frodo. They are the same size and age.  Frodo has already been driving a year but he's still green as he doesn't have the experience in a variety of situations yet.

 Frodo is the jokester of the bunch.  We keep our hay in a utility trailer and when we open the door he is the first to jump in (not us).  He is always on the lookout for Alfalfa.  I like to indulge in Chocolate and Frodo likes to indulge in Alfalfa! He is learning to smile and bow.  All for treats of course. His next trick will be the spanish walk.  He bends and spins better than a reining horse and can run the barrels in 16 seconds and my daughter Jordan is improving . (You must have a bucket of feed in hand and run. Oh, the barrels need to be closer together too.)