Getting to Know You...

Deuce has really bonded with the herd, but it is taking some time for us to make a team. When I go out to retrieve him from the field, he sees me coming and might even raise his head and take a few steps towards me with interest (the treats I have in my pocket are usually a pretty good incentive) but that is about it. He willingly puts his head into his halter and will reluctantly leave the herd to go back up to the barn for grooming and saddling. In the barn, he stand quietly but I can tell he is just waiting for the chance to get back out with the herd. When on the trail, he has moments of giving me his full attention, but he predominantly merely goes through the motions of responding to my aids. We have quite a bit of work to do to have his full attention.