Say Hi to Cooper!!!!!!

[Whatanejit]

OMG he passed!!!:eek: :eek:

I'm shocked, flabbergasted - so prepared for another failure.

But he is mine!!!!!!:D :D


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Sorry you have seen these ones before.:o

There will be plenty more I can assure you!!!!!!!!1

How do you get the piccies straight onto the thread and not have to do the link???

Sorry I am work so have to go - will post more tonight.

Thanks so much for your well wishes!!!!!!!


:D :D :D :D :D

[flump1967]

Hooray! Hooray! So pleased for you!:D When is he coming? How will you be keeping him? What is the plan? He looks like a very sweet boy:)

[DavidH]

Yay, great news.
More pics required :D

[GarnetFox]

One word: YAY! :D

[Wings]

Congratulations! He looks lovely.

So will you take your new horse on the Rural Rides then? :-)

[RustyMary]

Hi Cooper!! He looks great - congratulations!

[Clare-22]

Yay great news! Congratulations :D

[fitz]

wow, congratulations!

the very best of luck with him:)

[Ross]

Well done :) Glad it all went well... And he's lovely.

To do the photos, cut and paste the lowest link (the one with IMG in it) from below the picture in photobucket...

Ross

[nutkin]

congratulations on your new horse.He truly is lovely.I look forward to seeing more pics of him.

[Ginger Thing]

Congratulations :D

He's stunning, very unusual markings.

[Jenni]

thats brilliant.

he is a looker and i love his name. :D

[Imp]

Oh fantastic news!! Congratulations Woo Hooooooooo!!!!

Love to see more pictures of him :D

[KarinUS]

Beautiful color/markings! Congrats on your new horsey friend. :)

[katieB]

Wooohooo! Congratulations, heres to many happy years together :)

[Whatanejit]

Gosh thanks for the kind words guys - it hasn't quite sunk in.

Me and OH are quite thrilled and stunned at the same time.

Passed vetting with flying colours apart from a few issues.......

He has a few lumps and bumps around saddle area - probably from ill fitting saddles - because of that and having loads of filling out to do I am definately going to invest in a treeless for him.

He has evidence of a v.small splint on L foreleg - vet didnt feel it initially but had another feel after exercise in the school - still a swimming pool - and with wet legs he felt a small one.

He had a few lumps under his tummy - not sarcoids - not really sure what they were but something to note.

He said his temperement was ideal for first time owners and was glad we are getting help with him due to his greeness in the school.

He doesn't have an 'angle on his wotsit' - sorry can't remember the correct lingo - means that he is not quite yet 5 but probably rising five:cool:
- no wonder he is a bit green in the school, bless him.

We are not getting him until the 12th March :o :o

We are off to Andalucia on the 4th - 11th March so we didn't want to move him in and then head off for a week on him.

Thought it better to pay livery with current competition yard owner who will continue schooling him for us for 2 weeks.

Then from the 12th March we will be there with him and ready to go through the settling in period with him.

Glad you like his name - will put another post on about that.:D :D


xx

[HairyCob]

Congratulations! Welcome to the New Rider New Owners Club 2006- there's so many of us we should probably have our own sub-section!:D

Bet you can't wait for the 12th of March, can you?:D ;)

[ambatt]

Congratulations! Wishing you lots of fun with your new boy.

[iloveshearer]

yay congratulations!! he looks a lovely lad!!! i love a nice coloured horse:rolleyes:!!!!

[neen]

He looks lovely -- congratulations!

[Sooty]

Fantastic - what a lovely young boy :)

[horsey1]

He is lovely good luck with him;)

[Little Dolphins]

Great day- congratulations! Lots of time to go horsey-stuff shopping before he arrives:D

[NoviceNic]

I cant keep up with all of you Newbies. One minute your loaning the next your viewing then you are back to sharing.... You are all wearing me out..:eek:

Hairy Cob I am trying to keep upto date with yourself. First Prince then Dolly then Dolly is going home but I think the last thread is that you are keeping her?

Whatanejit - Isnt this the horse you went to try and it was a bit hyper?? Nice horse I hope things go well for you I look forward to hearing your new adventures... Oh help me someone please and tell me what is going on in this crazy world of NR..:(

[Grace O'Malley]

Indeed! Congratulations from another member of the "new horse owners of 2006" club! ;)

He's a cutie! :)

[dophi_arno]

He's lovely, I hope you guys have many great years together. Congratulations!

[Greentchr]

How do you get the piccies straight onto the thread and not have to do the link???

Cut and paste the .img file onto your message instead of the link. :)

[BeachRiding]

That's great! Hooray!

[caraid_alba]

wow great looking horse congratulations:D :D

[Whatanejit]

Whatanejit - Isnt this the horse you went to try and it was a bit hyper

Novice Nic - no no no - you obviously are not keeping up :p ;)

The Chestnut Irish thorouhbred was the one who was flighty and I wouldn't even Canter.

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Chestnut above - no THanks



This one is so placid - he loves a cuddle and is like a dog the way he follows you around looking for a pat.

Very willing in the school but v.v.v. green.

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The lovely Cooper

V. safe hack.

Am getting lots of help from RI with his training!!

Almost finished Perfect Manners - so that I can start the ground work on his second day - don't want to turn him into a naughty boy with my inexperience.
:rolleyes:

[Uly]

Congratulations. He's gorgeous, ooohhhhh how exciting. :D

[NoviceNic]

Whatenejit - Oh how wrong could I have been. My friend has a green cob. She is a very nervous rider after she fell off at speed. But her boy is a complete gentleman. He nevers spooks, never bolts and really looks after her. She has only made one mistake with him. She thought that he longed for a gallop on hacks. My friend only likes to walk and a v small trot for a confidence boost. So she let someone else take him out now and again for a good run. But now Fagan thinks he is making is Mummy happy by breaking into a trot and dancing. Anyway the moral of this story is never let all and sundry ride your boy. Never let them take him out for a gallop or canter if you are not ready to do the same with him. Keep him at the pace you want to be at and then you can grow together. Best wishes and good luck with him I will try and keep up with your posts but you may have to remind me..;)

[Skib]

Lucky lady. Congratulations. I am very envious.

[Gabrielle]

oh wow!

loooooooooooooovely.

[chapsi]

Congratulations. Great feeling, isn't it, getting our first horse????:D

[cazrider]

He is absolutely gorgeous Wahtanejit:D

Love that last photo. Great markings. I am looking forward to hearing more about him. once you get him home.

Have a fab holiday in Andalusia by the way.:D

[pedilia]

Wxcellent news, you must be delighted, congrats:D keep us updated and with plenty of piccies.

[HairyCob]

I cant keep up with all of you Newbies. One minute your loaning the next your viewing then you are back to sharing.... You are all wearing me out..:eek:

Hairy Cob I am trying to keep upto date with yourself. First Prince then Dolly then Dolly is going home but I think the last thread is that you are keeping her? (

Now come along Nic, do TRY to keep up...

Whatanejit discounted (Sensibly) the nutty chestnut and has got a gorgeous, though green in the school coloured called Cooper, and and RI who is going to help... got that far?!;)

I had Prince on loan to boost my confidence (job done, cheers Princey!), then Dolly kind of 'fell into my lap'... had her on trial, over reacted somewhat to normal 'new environment antics', and said she was going back.

Took advice from NR, thought about it more sensibly, decided to go ahead with the vetting and buy her if she passed.

She failed (heart defect:rolleyes: ) but I bought her anyway, for a knock-down price... and as for Prince, he's still with me until the end of his loan period, cause I have the best YO's in the whole world;) and they decided he could stay free of charge and their au pair/foreign exchange student is riding him...

Think that's you just about up to date now, unless you've missed any of the other New Rider New Horse Owners 2006....?;) ;)

[Whatanejit]

Just got the vetting certificate today.

Clean bill of health apart from a few 'nodules' under his belly and around his saddle area.

Vet thinks - ill fitting saddle could have caused problem around saddle area - not sure about under belly but pretty sure they are not the dreaded 'sarcoids'.

A bit scurfy around head and body - needs a bit of grooming, rug changing and generally looking after.

So pretty good really.

Hoping he has not got some weird skin condition:eek:

Will see him on Sunday as we are going to yard to hand over the dollars:eek:

Then off to Frogpool Manor's sale for rugs, headcollars etc.

Start paying livery for his keep and training as of next Monday for 2 weeks.

Won't be able to see him again until the 12th March :cool: :cool:

To be honest - we don't mind - we desperately need a holiday - busy busy work. Financial curve (downwards) with Cooper for first 6-9 months means there won't be any holidays for a while.

We also need to get used to the idea and time to get the saddle, bridle, headcollars, grooming kit, headcollar etc, etc etc!!!!

Nights will be getting brighter from 12th March - then clocks go forward, then Easter - yeahhhhhhhhh.

:D :D

[smudge]

I am so please for you, well done. How exciting, planning, retail therapy, horse owner AND holiday what a great year so far.

Liz

[NoviceNic]

Hairy Cob - Thank you for the update. I am trying to keep up but for some reason seem to lose track. I havent from LD for ages. Anyway I am thinking of imp and ld tomorrow morning as they both have lessons booked. So I am looking foward to the next updates.

Whatanejit - Good news about the vetting. Sounds like you have sussed all Copper's pros and cons. Handy that your RI is on hand for support. Vitally important when one gets a new horse... Dont leave home without one. RI's that is. They are worth there weight in gold...Have a good holiday.