Journey From Wild- first touch for Oliver.

Oliver is a 14 year old Brumby gelding from the Bogong High Plains who was caught in 2015 and gelded by being run into a crush to be sedated- he has had no handling beyond that.
A friend bought him from the Brumby association end of 2018 or start of 2019 but then had no time to train him so he remained unhandled in his paddock with a herd of other horses and Brumbies, some wild some trained.
I will be documenting the process with Oliver and then taking him to Equitana Melbourne in November to present my Education sessions “Journey From Wild” and “The Horse is Never Wrong”.

[@RonWinter335]

Patient and aware. Well done to both of you!

[@kevindecoteau3186]

he seems very curious.

[@P_E_P_1966]

What a strange sound , coming from a horse .

[@georgiabates]

@@P_E_P_1966 he is snorting as he is nervous

[@P_E_P_1966]

@@georgiabates THX - it's still a strange snorting noise - IMO

[@georgiabates]

@@P_E_P_1966 yes sounds funny hey and if you ever spend time with trained horses you probably will never hear it, but with wild and scared horses it’s a pretty common expression.

[@sheikowi]

How would it work if pony dragged princess into the wilds? (Just a rhetorical question.)

[@georgiabates]

@@sheikowi sorry I don’t understand your question rhetorical or otherwise…