Updates Updates!

Hey all. Well, the mini is doing well, as you can see. He is completely settled in to the "herd" and they accept him and seem to like him. He is the cutest thing ever. As of now, his name is Coco, but I do not like that name for him, so we are considering switching it to Teddy (fits him perfectly because he resembles Teddy O'Connor and is so cute looks like a teddy bear) or George (Curious George to be exact and this fits him because he is so so SO curious, too much for his own good). We will see what happens.
I have been working with him a fair amount on a number of things. First we worked on him understanding how to work the waterer, which I think he finally figured out. Also, catching is a big issue for him. The first day I couldn't even touch him at Liberty (I think it was because he was so nervous), but gradually after being patient he is now able to be rubbed all over at Liberty, for me to itch his itchy spots, and even rub him with the Carrot Stick and string, and the stick with the plastic bag on it. He still doesn't completely trust the halter, but I had two long really worthwhile play sessions working with the halter. We have also ordered him a Parellli halter and it should be here soon.
At first, since I was spending so much time with the mini, Woody kinda gave me the cold shoulder. He wouldn't meet me at the fence but would just continue grazing and ignoring me. I decided that I would let him go through whatever he was going through (he was trying to adjust to having the new guy) and play with the mini instead. Woody has now decided he accepts Coco and comes to me and such. Yesterday we got the shipment of my WW, saddle pads, hay nets, and trailer signs from Dover. There are no defects, we changed the gullet to the widest, and the girth I got from Crazy Horse Tack works really well with it! We put it on Woody and it fits him REALLY well. Since it has a dressage-cut flap instead of the jumping-cut the AP had, it allows his should more freedom and it does not bridge on him back either. I got in it to make sure it fit me and it fit me perfectly. We downsized a full size (went for a 16.5) and it seems to fit me really well. It feels alot different because there is not all this extra room in the front pommel of the saddle that I'm used to seeing, but it felt good and fit him well. I will ride in it again today hopefully, so I will be sure to have Mom take some pics!
~Eden