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01-17-2016, 07:37 PM
Big day for Sputnik! He's getting big enough now that I thought I'd try the wooden Northwest packsaddle on him. We've been working on "Whoa", and he never once flinched as I put the saddle on, cinched it tight, and adjusted the britchen and breast collar. He wasn't tied. Sputnik confounds me. He panics at the stupidest little dumb things imaginable ("OH MY GOSH SOMEONE TOUCHED MY TAIL!!!"), but when I do something I'm sure is going to terrify him, he stands there and acts like he's been doing it for years.
This saddle actually fits him very nicely. He's just long enough for it but with room to grow, and if his back stays this shape then we won't have any fitting issues. "Good boy, Sputnik! You'll make a packgoat yet!"
This saddle actually fits him very nicely. He's just long enough for it but with room to grow, and if his back stays this shape then we won't have any fitting issues. "Good boy, Sputnik! You'll make a packgoat yet!"