2. Diego had his own herd. He was out of
Stinking Water in Eastern Oregon. He
was 4 -5 years old when they brought
him in to the BLM pens in Burns, Oregon
3. He was gelded and waited for adoption until
he was 6 years old. He came to BentWire
Ranch when he was 6 years old in the Tip
(Trainer Incentive) Program. Lucinda B got
him TIP ready. Trailer loading, leading and
picking up all 4 feet.
5. I explained to the young woman that because
he had been a stallion with his own herd and
very proud it would be a good idea to find
some one to start him under saddle using the
work of Tom Dorrance. I felt he could become
resentful and angary if someone tried to break
him using only dominance based training.
6. For a year and a half the hired trainer handled Diego with dominance training and
in the end he told the young women to take him off their property as he had been
buck off so many times and the last time was the last time…..
7. The young woman heartbroken over the treatment of her beautiful horse now was
faced with finding a new home. So Diego came back to BentWire Ranch. Diego was
sullen and looked like a broken sprit. I knew Diego was a proud horse and I pondered
what I could do to help him. So one day I thought lets give him a hill of his so he could
have a job. That way he could keep watch over his little domestic herd.
It worked after only a few minutes he went to his hill and stood for hours in the rain .
8. Some times the thing we
need most is a job to do,
even if it’s a wee job that
keeps us in the game of
life.
