well if anyone was going to give it a go, it was going to be me 
Eli is my new horse, irish sports, 15 - 15.1hhs 5 or 6 yrs old
2 1/2 weeks on and so far so good, we are going from strength to strength. He does not seem to be a psyco nor a small blonde killer I know that two and a half weeks is not long, but trust me, it is 2 1/2 weeks longer than i thought we would not run in to problems
On the ground: He is fab, i can catch turn out, clean out feet, groom, rug, unrug, tack up and get him to stand at mountain block. He also seems less wary and quite a cuddley boy. The silly horse seems rather sweet on me Refused treats from my nan yesterday and took them from me (had a few similar things like that, silly horse looking to me as his mom lol)
Under saddle: So far so good, traffic is less scarey, RI schooling 3 times a wk (one lunge in that) im doing all the hacking and loving it. I hacked him alone yesterday and he was a good boy and also shared a lesson with RI...very very different to D is all i can describe - his paces
Already he/we are improving, his lunging is improving, his working through the back is coming along, his muscles in traffic do not tense although still a little wary at times, he goes near the mountain block, now picks all of his feet up in turn, no headcollar to turn out, not tense throwing on and off rugs, hacked alone, very relaxed on the ground and enjoying the love
and is at present in his stable mesmorised by a snack ball!!!!
so far so good ...... for 2 weeks
We are off to a sj comp on sunday......just to warm up and then come home
Eli is my new horse, irish sports, 15 - 15.1hhs 5 or 6 yrs old
2 1/2 weeks on and so far so good, we are going from strength to strength. He does not seem to be a psyco nor a small blonde killer
I know that two and a half weeks is not long, but trust me, it is 2 1/2 weeks longer than i thought we would not run in to problems On the ground: He is fab, i can catch turn out, clean out feet, groom, rug, unrug, tack up and get him to stand at mountain block. He also seems less wary and quite a cuddley boy. The silly horse seems rather sweet on me
Refused treats from my nan yesterday and took them from me (had a few similar things like that, silly horse looking to me as his mom lol) Under saddle: So far so good, traffic is less scarey, RI schooling 3 times a wk (one lunge in that) im doing all the hacking and loving it. I hacked him alone yesterday
and he was a good boy and also shared a lesson with RI...very very different to D is all i can describe - his paces Already he/we are improving, his lunging is improving, his working through the back is coming along, his muscles in traffic do not tense although still a little wary at times, he goes near the mountain block, now picks all of his feet up in turn, no headcollar to turn out, not tense throwing on and off rugs, hacked alone, very relaxed on the ground and enjoying the love
and is at present in his stable mesmorised by a snack ball!!!!
so far so good ...... for 2 weeks
We are off to a sj comp on sunday......just to warm up and then come home
