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RE: [RC] Early handling - Barbara Moultonearly handling long term memory experiment- The
"Bonster" Bonnie 20 months old was partially imprint
trained at birth ( I had bad hips and no way could I
lift her up and hold her completely in my arms like I
had wanted to because the risk of her
squirming/freaking out and getting loose was too great
but I did hold her in my lap and handle ears, legs
ect. as advised in Dr. Miller's book. I left for my
surgery on Dec.7 and returned on Jan 5th- as I am
recovering I only go out to check on her and mom and
give some treats over the gate and scratches. The
nurse told me my wonderful doctor has had bad
experiences with "horse people" patients not following
his directions for rehab and I promised him I would
wait until I felt solid and strong before resuming
riding and training. This last week all hip
precaution restrictions were lifted because the Xrays
are great and as soon as I can move quick if needed
and don't depend on a crutch at all ( down to 1 now)I
will find out how much overall respect and which
specific skills she retained through her month +
vacation from handling.
Barbara in Idaho with chromium hips
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