A couple of weeks ago Karen posted about the behaviors Eli has adapted and developed while under her care. So while I’ve been sulking about the fact that I don’t have a job, don’t have a house, and don’t own anything of value except Murray, I started doing the same and comforted myself quite a bit. Murray has made a ton of progress in our time together, and it is nothing to sneeze about.
The resemblance really is striking…
So I made my own chart. Murray’s previous behaviors are listed on the left, and comments on the right. I color-coded the comments as red (no change/still bad), yellow (some progress), and green (legit progress!) and gave a little description about them. I also realised that Murray is waaaay weirder on the ground than he is under saddle. Like… a lot.
There’s a lot of green in these charts. That is a lot to be proud of, even if I don’t own a house.
Zen and the Art of Baby Horse Management 
That is a lot of green! I love both charts and color-coding 🙂
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Tons of green! Much much progress! 🙂
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So much green 🙂 You’ve done a fab job with him.
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He has certainly come a long way.
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Reminds me of a work evaluation. This one looks pretty good. Does Murray get a raise? 😉
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Oh good idea… I should figure out what he deserves for his raise. More magnesium? More jump schools? A DRESSAGE LESSON BONUS?!
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The spook and jump in arms I call the ‘Scooby Doo’, Ramone also big into that.
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This is a 1000% correct assessment of this move.
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Oooo this is such a great idea! I’m going to start making one when TC comes home and see how he progresses. Sometimes it’s really hard to see progress when it isn’t incredibly obvious. Murray is becoming quite the gentleman!
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Oh Murray. I get it tho. I forget how to jump if it’s been a little while too.
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So much green!
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I mean, who needs a house?
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That’s a whole lot of green. I like it.
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