Everything Horses and Livestock® November 2021 Vol. 6 Issue 4

Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine ®

Jasper A Horse with no Trust

never warmed up to people like the other foals on the ranch. Not long after his birth tragedy struck the farm. Showing and training for events came to an immediate halt. The young ones were advertised for sale, but the interested buyers/ prospects were not there to offer a good future, or going to be homes they deserved, so the offers were declined. Jasper spent the next 11 years growing up in a herd on rolling green pastures. Due to the hardship his owners went through. He was loved, fed, and cared for but he never received further training and did not ever warm up to humans. 2016 God led us to this Ranch at the Equifest he pushed me to find out more about Rocky Mountains, we landed at a booth that forever changed our lives. About 3 months later, Living Life Ranch Adopted

Jasper along with two others from the herd, Rio, and Bella. The Living Life Ranch team spent months with the horses connecting with them before moving them from their home. Jasper had the most challenging time trusting and connecting with us. Jayne one of our facilitators, was assigned to work with Jasper she was his manager. Jasper is smart he learns very quickly what we are asking. He is obedient not because he trusts us but because he just says okay, I will please you, I will do it even though I do not like it. This was his attitude from day one. You can see the white in his eyes most all the time. His expression was non trusting. He had the attitude. You can catch me but, you are going to have to work to catch me, I am not going to come easily. Grooming, Petting, riding was tolerated with lips locked, jaw clinched, eyes wide open.

Rocky Mountains have a natural affection and trust for humans, they are very curious and want to be in their human’s back pocket. They are extremely popular for many reasons. Their personality along with their beautiful colors and gait are what they are famous for. This special boy, Jasper is a black Rocky Mountain Horse, he grew up on a Rocky Mountain Ranch. Jasper stood out from the others; he was born with an unusual distrust for humans he never really warmed up to humans, he tolerated the human. His owners worked with him from the time he was born as they did all their foals. He was halter broke at the same time as the others. He was a cute black foal with a nice natural RMH gait. He

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