Flash

 I must introduce my baby Flash, a 20-month-old AQHA-registered quarter horse and my very first "official" horse, not including the ones I grew up on.  He's 13.1 hands at the moment, but apparently may reach 15.1 hands when he's done growing.  At least, that's what the previous owners told me and a few other breeders tell me wouldn't be unreasonable to expect, but we'll see.  He's a cute little pony-sized fluff ball right now.  He's a palomino, but with his winter coat looks white to an untrained eye.  He's got symmetrical white socks and fetlocks and a cute little blaze.  Having a background in psychology (my B.A. is in Psychology and Spanish), I thought I might give clicker training a try with him, so we began within days after I brought him home and he took to it like a duck to water!  He's a VERY eager learner, always trying to please me... and earn some treats!  Sometimes he's pretty funny to watch as he gets creative, and it challenges me how to communicate to him what it is he needs to do to earn the click!  In fact, he's begun nickering when he seems me and especially after he earns a click when he REALLY gets it and is earning treat after treat!  He's learned so much so fast that I'm giving him a break to grow up a little, or it'll just be way to tempting to try and ride him.  I did sit on him a few times for only a few minutes each time (shame on me...) both in the saddle and actually rode him around the round pen once or twice bareback!  Right now we're working on lunging, tricks, and ground driving - he'll be a pretty broke horse next time I decide to mount up!