paraglider
Not super exciting but you can see the paraglider in the distance. We just stopped to get our poop off the road but at one point the paraglider was only metres above us.
Delta and Hazel were foot perfect.
at the port
Went put to the port today with Delta in a bareback pad and again couldn't fault her.
There was a lot going on at the beach, sidebysides and quad bikes and a paraglider.
These girls managed it like pros.
Delta at PC
Absolutely can't fault this mare. She is easy to take out, easy to do anything with. Giselle lead swift off her. She loads angle or straight. Isn't mareish, Isn't complicated and very level headed.
We going to take her to the beach or forest this week if we can and if that ticks the boxes then she will be ready to go.
Today we had to use Swifts GP girth as a dressage girth for her 🤣 she's wide!!!
If you are in the market for a perfect return to riding or a little bit of everything and you need something solid then Delta could be the one.
Amaro first lead out
Amaro has a long way to go. He is super green. I took him out on his own and everything was a big deal. He spooked at the saddle. I didn't put it on him just showed him. He spooked at me opening the car door. He spooked at me getting things out of the car and at that point I realized this is all things he's not use to, that we take for granted because all our horses are use to the goings on at home.
So got Kitty out and began lead training. He had no idea about that either as you can see from his face but at least in another horses company he's braver.
Anyway always good to assess where horses are at before you do to much.
I'm going to stick with lead training and just carry on moving around him so he can use to everything. It's a journey but somethings have been done really well with him like trimming his hooves which we are grateful for.
Once he has more experience I think he will be amazing 😊
delta
First ride done and dusted without a hitch. Delta is exactly as described. We forgot none of our horses are her size so no girth on hand to fit.
Bareback it was.
No trouble really just working it out and Giselle not use to the height difference but we couldn't fault her.
Will get more videos up once we have a saddle sorted and then Delta will be ready to go.
new paddock fun
Paddock zoomies 🥰
on the float
It actually didn't take long, less than 10min. Yay.
He wasn't affected by his past experience so I'm super happy 😊
Now we can start taking him out and about.
float training
Amaro had a previous bad experience when we picked him up from the vet. They rushed, I was injured so let them take over and it was a mistake.
When they went to get the whips out to load him I spoke up.
I think I mentioned my way is pretty slow. I'd like them to decide it's safe to get on rather than me putting pressure on.
He hadn't floated for quite sometime when we helped rescue him.
He floated to the vet as a stable mate for Pekoe. But that's it for a long time.
I thought it might have affected him so I just let him figure it out.
bombproof
Wait for it....
I've always been very against fireworks (not that this is fireworks only a sound not the lights) but it's nice to see as we entre the next week or so of big bangs and lights that these ponies are rock solid.
Not even a flinch and Autumn went to the gate to see what's going on.
Amaro
We have been so busy with Autumn and the foals we haven't spent much time with Pekoe and Amaro the last couple of weeks.
Don't get me wrong we had the dentist to them and trimmed their hooves over the last 3 weeks and checked them every day but the last 2 weeks it's been a carrot and a pat and that's about it..
Nice to see nothing has changed. They both love to be around us, come immediately when they see us and hang around regardless of whether our focus is on them or not.
Giselle worked with Amaro today preparing to back him soon and Quaid did some desensitizing with Pekoe. It's was a successful afternoon 😊
happy ponies
Busy afternoon before the weather changes.
We backed Autumn, piece of cake. She wasn't phased at all. Her hooves need some professional help and it's above my pay grade so I've contacted our great farrier who not only has taught me so so much but has looked after Quaid's horse Hazel who had a split in her hooves top to bottom.
Her previous owner had tried 2 well known farriers to fix her and tried for over a year to get the split to join but no joy. So with me trimming her every 2 weeks and our farrier trimming on a cycle in 6 months we have a small split that's growing out and a small crack left.
Always good to reach out to other people instead of trying it on your own when your not 100% sure.
We have never ever shyed away from gaining advice, help and tips from people who have a great track record of success.
Nevada, Maemae, Buffy and Genie got a trim. We are trying to do this in a 3-4 week cycle not because they need it as such but for the familiar process of trimming.
Hooves, teeth, worming and a good brush on a regular basis will help not only with the maintenance of your ponies but also a routine which makes them feel safe. They know what to expect and ponies always behave better when they know what's happening and it's not pressurized.
So even though the wind was up they were feeling calm and safe and we took it slow.
Great afternoon.
foals in spring
Foal spam 🥰