Jasper is a 4yo Gray Gelding. He was captured September 28, 2009 from the White River HMA in Nevada. He stands 14.1 hands tall. Jasper is being gentled as part of Mustang Heritage Foundation’s Trainer Incentive Program. He was done with his training very quickly and went on to his new home. Unfortunately his new owner needed to locate and disperse his herd rather quickly. Jasper was returned to Ridgecrest corrals and will be in an upcoming internet adoption! I am happy to answer any questions about him.

03/31/2013 - Day 4

Day 2 of Training

One of the things we always try to remember is that each horse has its own personality. BUT, one shouldn’t skip steps. Jasper is very confident on the obstacle course and seemingly confident around people, happy to be approached and caught but we are always careful to do the same desensitization exercises with a seemingly brave horse than one that is overtly afraid. In this video we are working Jasper with desensitization to the brush. He is not sure about having his hindquarters and legs brushed. In addition, I do some desensitization with the stick and string and some sensitization exercises starting to gain some control of his front and rear end. With a horse like Jasper who is not afraid to come into your space, we certainly want to make sure we can back him out of it if need be. Last thing we need is for the horse to spook at something and jump ON us. All in all he did very well today.

03/28/2013 - Day 1

Day 1 of Training

Jasper is an extremely laid back horse. He likes to be around people and so far the only thing that he even raises an eyebrow at are the Tom turkeys. He learned to lead super fast. He went over the obstacle including the bridge and metal plate. He never spooked or bolted forward. He is easy to catch and to halter. He got a quick rinse off today and did very well for that. Video link will be live around 12 am PST on March 29.