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x.Moomoo.x
18th Oct 2009, 07:13 PM
Took Wren out for the 2nd time yesterday.
All was going well when I got to the yard, Wren seemed pretty chilled out so that was a good sign! Then saw that she was actually in season!! (she must have come into season after I had left on the Friday as she wasn't on Friday afternoon) so this might explain her more excessive issues lately as she was slightly hormonal :rolleyes:

Anyway, got on her, sorting myself out, suddenly she hears something... leaps on the spot, jumps forwards, does a bit of a buck and rear (basically exploded!) and was all panicky. Looked out of the gate and a man kicked a football for his dog down the lane (and Wren doesn't like the hedge along the lanes as it is, because of stuff in/behind them such as birds etc.) so anyway, after her explosion of scaredness - we set off down the lane for our hack. I have to say she was SUCH a good girl I was so happy with her! Where we'd go regularly she walked past, kind of looked at it but didn't stop and went up a lane next to it!
For the whole hack she was a star and I was a really happy mummy when I got back! She constantly listened to me the whole time we were out too and didn't once attempt to do as she pleased.

However, down quite a steep hill though on the way home, she looked into a horsey yard (which she was infact stabled at a couple of years ago!) and she is the CLUMSIEST thing with 4 legs as it is, and she obviously wasn't concentrating and suddenly fell forwards (her head practically on the floor) ON THIS HILL! and I thought she fell on her knees and you heard a huge scrape of shoes on the concrete and I was like :eek: "have you cut your knees? have you hurt your leggies? etc." but she picked herself up and carried on bless, I checked she wasn't limping etc. but she was fine, just being the big dopey donkey she is really!
We also met another horse out (and Wren usually tries to follow and gets all het up) and she walked past and thought nothing of it and I turned around and saw the ladies horse try to follow us :p I was very proud of Wren!
She was the good girl! and was an angel the whole ride out.

Things are looking up again and I have to say, I do love her to bits. She constantly makes me laugh and is so cute! and absolutely gorgeous (pics REALLY don't do her justice - and you may think I'm bias but she honestly is stunning, I think she looks a bit like a girly version of Locarno :D)

Anyway, here's a pic before we headed out on our ride yesterday lunch time! (about 2 mins before she had her mad moment :rolleyes:)

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt177/fizzylollipops/CIMG2849.jpg
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt177/fizzylollipops/CIMG2847.jpg

Then a couple of her just in her field with her biological mummy ;)
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt177/fizzylollipops/9018_177112396254_782046254_3686524.jpg
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt177/fizzylollipops/9018_177112386254_782046254_3686522.jpg

do I look too big on her? arghh >:/

Flipo's Mum
18th Oct 2009, 09:30 PM
She is gorgeous!
Well done on your hack out - even after her spooking (that would have put me on edge!!) I guess it just takes time and perseverence!!
So sweet that she still gets to hang out with her mum.

daftdraught
18th Oct 2009, 09:38 PM
I don't think you look to big for her at all shes lovely:)

x.Moomoo.x
18th Oct 2009, 10:03 PM
Thanks guys.

I think a couple of years ago if I was on a horse that did an explosion like that I would have been put on edge a bit! But after having Wren for 5 months she's made me into a more determind, confident rider and one that should stay calm and ignore her silly moments like that, and basically just reassure her.

My last pony made me confident too as she had her quirks and severe separation anxiety - and having a horse running up and down a field when we were trying to quietly hack up the lane turned out to be a very hollow back, arched neck, snorting and a canter sideways up it instead :rolleyes: (can you tell she was PBA :o) so between the 2 of them they're going to make me into an "invincible hacker" :cool:

Anyway yeah, was pretty happy with her, but I tell you what, everyday with Wren is a completely new day! You never know what's going to happen!