That's rough. I hope y'all got through it ok.

I saw that too. It never ceases to amaze me what the animals can tolerate or even thrive in. Mud would suit me fine, too. Frozen ground is tough to work with!

That's rough!

That's cold!

Samantha Jones I see. I hope you have a wonderful summer and a Merry Christmas!

Is that Fahrenheit or Celsius? 😁

That's quite a warm up!

That's us too. 7 this morning!

3, Now you want to try to draw his feet backwards one at a time. Just pull the left rein cluck. If he tries to go forward, pull the right rein and cluck. Make sure he stays soft. He might have started to draw backwards before now. If he does, make sure you release and let him soak for a minute to let him know he did right. If he hasn't stepped back yet, just continue until you can pick up one foot at a time and bring them back, then release. It usually doesn't take long before they put their head down and draw back real nice.

When you have him to where you can lead him all around the pen backwards in those drive lines and he stays soft, you can just do the same thing from the saddle and see what you've got.

If this process doesn't help, he might be sore in his back or hocks. Or, he might have a fear of backing into the box. I've seen that too. Hope this helps! Richard