Liberty Today!

I just got back in from playing with Pistol at Liberty today. I took things slow, since he seemed kind of introverted today.  I started by asking him to back up from Z5, which he did beautifully!  I got 4 steps from him, straight back, at liberty!  I was so impressed with him that we spent some time scratching his favorite itchy spots.  Then we played with some Z3 driving, and point to point "touch it".  He did all of it beautifully, and even did a nice little sideways for me on the fence.  I feel like we are truly getting connected, and he understands WHY I do these things with him, which is making all the difference.  I now have a happy horse, who whinnies at me whenever he sees me!  Its wonderful.  Plus, he's keeping his sense of humor intact.  Once I got done, I started to fill his water tank (I give him molasses water).  He moseyed over and started biting at the molasses jug, which made me laugh, and then, without any warning, he grabbed my belt loop and pulled!  I laughed and tried to get him to let go, and the funny part was, once he let go, I petted his face and he started licking and chewing.  I love my horse. :)