I hope you'll all excuse a totally gratuitous "proud of my baby pony" post! She's the first horse I ever bought for myself, as a 2yo last summer (obviously a sensible decision, but I couldn't resist her). After my mother-funded teenage first horse retired when I was part way through university I was expecting a break from horses as I knew if I wanted to carry on it was down to me and I couldn't afford a ready made eventer at the time, but she happened to catch my eye. We backed her in late August and at the moment she's just out tootling about going on little hacks down the bridle ways and round the fields. Because of our set up at home she has to go out by herself and she's only ridden about 3, max 4 times a week.So today I set out on my big (mostly)TB 3 year old who's had a week off over christmas. She stood quiet when I got on, without any lunging or anything, left her friends at home, goes by herself down the bridleway through massive muddy puddles on a very windy day. Over the motorway bridge :O . Meets another horse going the opposite direction and doesn't make a fuss. Down a bit of road, past a car. Down another bridleway where she has a little trot and canter, doesn't light up or pull even when I turn and canter coming back home. Stops when I ask, hops over all the puddles. And I'm just pleased as punch! I've never come back from a hack with a bigger smile on my face, how much happiness you can get from small things from a youngster :D :D This was her as a 2yo earlier this year (if I can make photos work - technophobe me!):Image: https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f9&oe=5AC857CB And a wee clip I took today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gRlOvBtirk
12-30-2017, 07:31 PM
Pictures Joys of baby horses!
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