We were last up, so he hung out in the trailer eating hay until it was time to perform. Just to shake off his jitters, we trotted up and down the street until I was huffing and puffing. We went in and put on his tiny tennis shoes and off we went. He did very well, calmly walking around cones, ignoring a big ball, politely avoiding a demented volunteer in a wheelchair and not reacting to a strange dog approach. He did pull his head back a bit when she touched his ears, and then when a woman approached him with her ring extended, he violently pulled back. We were all surprised and somebody else tried it and he wouldn't touch it. That was a very unusual behavior and his little nostrils were flaring and trembling. He completed the rest of the test and we tried to figure out what the issue was. Another woman came up to him and when he sniffed her ring, she felt a static spark. He had been shocked!! No wonder he spooked.
So all that brushing and grooming and then coldness added up to a little hairball of electricity just waiting to be sparked. I will be very careful the day of the test not to let him get wet, lest he accidentally electrocutes himself.
No word about his ownership. I am going to look at Sophie, a five year old teeny tiny mare tomorrow. She has been a Pet Partner since she was two and shown and driven, too. Her owner is going off to college and I hope and don't hope that she is perfect. If she is wonderful and I get her, then Trusty potentially leaving won't be as bad. If she is and we get Trusty, then I will have two, oy vey. If she isn't wonderful and Trusty leaves, it will be most sad.
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