Uff! This was a bit mad Sunday!
Crazyness started at the morning when we put him on chain on new patch with dry soil and a bit of short nice grass. It was nice patch and I went to the road end (about 200 metres away) to plant some chestnut trees in. Ten minutes later I hear steps, look back and here he comes - he pulled the chain post out and decided to see what I’m doing. Great! All what i need is 10 metres of heavy chain dragged through the garden where all little trees have been planted. Told him off, took him by halter and stood until Peter appeared with bridle. Took the chain off, gave Peter a knee and off they went.
After half hour of excercises peter rode horse back into the yard. Time to go in for some rest. Guess what horse did? Stood right at the gate where Peter is mounting him so Peter was able to get off really nicely and comfy. So far 1:1, being naughty by pulling out chain, being nice to stand in exactly right position to get off from him.
I took him back in box, he was angel, obedient and nice, he pulled his head down so I was able to take off the bridle, pat his head, gave him a kiss - angel.
An hour later second turn started. Got the horse out, he was great, went stright to gate with only one interruption - he wanted say hello to our car (tell me, you, horse whisperers, can horse be in love with car? He greets car with sweet phurr, phurr, gently leans a bit at it and licks it each time when he goes past it, very strange, there are many things that he would be able to say hello like tractor, his cart, fences and all sorts of things, but he does it only to our car).
So he said hello to car and stood in right position again at the gate. Peter went on, trapped his coat on gate and fell off the other side of the horse. Horse did not moved, stood with his front leg up until peter stood back again. He was praised, petted, and Peter went on again, and off they go. (Nothing happened to Peter, he just lost his glasses, they were found, no damages to glasses or peter). It was not horses fault at all, all peter’s, and by my opinion horse was just great at that situation.
They had a nice ride with a lot of turns, backwards and so on, and about ten steps sidewalking now! Then they returned, Puika again stood in right position, Peter off, and then peter decided to take him down to pastures for a bit of special groundwork. He told me to stay away, go inside and do not interrupt if I see something wrong.
They went down to pastures, peter let horse walk free. Puika went for a nice grass bits (good bye to our nice lawn, that’s for sure 
) Peter just sat on compost heap boards and had a cigarette. After it he called Puika and he come like an obedient dog. Peter took his rains and walked him. Then Peter fell off. On his knees. Let the rains off his hand. He went down completely and rolled a bit away on grass. Puika stood frozen, looked at him, then come and sniffed Peter.
Then Puika bent his front legs and kneeled down to Peter and with gentle phurr, phurr licked his neck first, then with his head tried to roll him over. Peter let him. Then started to talk with Puika, put his hands around Puika’s neck and Puika gently and very slowly lifted him up.
Peter hold reins with one hand, other hand on withers heavy and he let Puika walk him. Puika did it and took Peter very slowly directly to our doorstep.
I was not able to believe my eyes. Peter played the whole scenario of riding accident and Puika did it from this whole heart! He would not try do it better!
Then Peter waved me and I came out and walked Puika to stable. He was on his best beheivior, not any attempt to nip reins or anything.
For last two days he has stopped to nip at us, all he does is to get the rein or walking lead in his mouth and then he is happy. Even when riding, as far as he does something just right, peter praises him and pats his neck, and the next thing is - Puika is getting rein in his mouth and happy looking, like, I’m a good boy! It looks for me that it is not respect or naughtiness thing, it is something that makes him feel very contented. Like soother in baby’s mouth. When we shall be able to get him off it, I have no idea.
But one thing is for sure - Peter is seriously in love with Puika, he just can not stop praising him. Gentle, clever, trying to please… The only thing - overexctied like a youngster sometimes, but at 16 yo I hope he will outgrow this soon :D.
That was today’s report.
) it is another horse, not Puika. But they have so much similar with our Puika.
