horse torture

But he has always hated things flapping around him, and saddlebags drove him nuts. He as well hasn't been fond of ropes. I don't know what has changed, but it darned sure wasn't me working with him. Last night he just took it, no questions asked. I was pretty stoked the other day when I climbed on him in a sure enough wind storm to try my new saddle on him. He hasn't been touched in a couple months and he should have been fresh. He worked off just fine. We even had a good go of working on a spin which I am glad to say is progressing well.

I want a sportscar horse. I want him to jog and lope the rail like a pleasure horse, sliding stop, flat correct spin, cut a cow on a loose rein, and drag hogs out of the woods. Gonna see how close I can get cooper to my ideal, and if he isn't exactly what I want when I finish him, I will sell him and try another one. He has always pleased me with his blind trust and his willingness to bear with me and go where I ask. That poor booger would try to climb the barn if I asked it of him. I have a really nice stop on him already, and he can break at the poll and jog almost as nice as a real pleasure horse. I need to slow his lope to a crawl (which I think he is ready to do anyway), finish teaching a spin (we can get halfway around quickly and correctly already), learn cattle, and learn to pull from the horn. Everything I'm thinking will come along nicely, but I am going to need to enlist help for the cattle and cutting part. I hope he works!
Cheers
M