Day nine: I am feel a cold coming on and just wasn't up to working with Happy today. As I approach his stall to clean it, he turns around nervously as always. I stand and just watch him for awhile. He take a bit of hay and then turns around in his stall again this time coming up to the gate to smell me. He takes another bit and does the same thing, each time coming back to smell me. He is curious but still not sure about me.
He handled being sacked out, the saddle on his back and bit in his mouth and so I feel good about his progress. I like a horse to have a health respect for me and a little fear goes with that. He is so athletic and quick it make things a little unnerving to say the least so I'm not wanting to climb aboard until he warms up to me more.