A challenge lies ahead

Because we spent three weeks in Berlin the forest in the Zollernalb were full of surprises for us. A few trees were fallen - big ones - and I asked myself if it has to do with the dryness. The forest is really dry and the ground looks parched.

The situation ahead makes me happy, you can't plan that and it is a challenge for the agility of my Ponys.

Point still behind the fallen tree

Not hectic, but wary

There we go, and looks confident

As a reward he tweaked his buddy in the butt

Point and Moritz handle such situation very different. Point don't like to go under something beneath and he reacts with panic when something is touching his back while passing. All in all he moves in a heave-ho movement under something through. Moritz is bearing the situation and moves through or under. And he don't care if something is touching him. He also is able to move something with his shoulder or back. That's typical Moritz. Point would never do that.
After passing the fallen tree the path is going straight ahead and thereby uphill, or in a hairpin curve downhill. My plan was going downhill and there we had the next alike situation which had do be solved in a different way.

Similar situation which has to be solved differently

Pepe could go under the tree, but the other two not. I like to see Pepe jumping and so he also had to go over the tree this time. The trunk reaches up to his chest, but he just made a standing jump. Point hesitated for two seconds and has to lift his legs a lot. But he is calm.
Moritz is running free today and has to solve the problem for himself.

Typical for Moritz is the head shaking when he has to 'think' about something or has to come to a decision. It's not unwillingly, but rather a sign of attention. Then he tries if he fits underneath and after that he walks quickly over the tree. He also has to stretch his legs.

I'm very satisfied with my 'pickings' (the video). Also I'm convinced that the collectively experience and solving the situation all together binds us together and strengthen the self-assurance of my Ponys.