Denbob
Well-Known Member
Mayhem by (passport) name, Mayhem by nature it seems!
2 years ago I made a completely hare-brained decision and bought a scrappy, gangly 4yo just before my final year of university. I'd never had my own horse before (short of a pony on loan) let alone a big youngster with a few issues related to remembered pain and the attitude of a big Labrador puppy i.e. FRIENDS, FOOD, MORE FOOD, LET ME EAT IT!!!!!! and zero personal space. On paper it was a terrible idea, and in person only a marginally less terrible idea. But here we are, alive and well (in his current case, slightly too well ðŸ·). I'm having to remind myself that in the grand scheme of things 2 years is not a long time! But there have been some real highs, and lots of lows culminating in a trip to A&E earlier this year. I'm still trying to find my mojo again, but it's getting better all the time and I think we're starting to trust each other again. We haven't cracked the hacking thing yet, but it'll come!
The biggest thing that came out of my stalking myself on FB for these pictures is to stop being so bloody negative... every other post is "we did a thing, it wasn't perfect but we survived yay!" when actually it's been brilliant. No more self-deprecating humour!
As a just backed baby before I got him
We've had yard moves a-plenty
Fancy Dress galore - he was a last minute entry titled 'sick-note' after being off for almost 3 months with a field injury.
Attempts at stressage - both posh, and pirate themed.
Plenty of mud...
And lots of growing!
To many, many more years of Mayhem.
2 years ago I made a completely hare-brained decision and bought a scrappy, gangly 4yo just before my final year of university. I'd never had my own horse before (short of a pony on loan) let alone a big youngster with a few issues related to remembered pain and the attitude of a big Labrador puppy i.e. FRIENDS, FOOD, MORE FOOD, LET ME EAT IT!!!!!! and zero personal space. On paper it was a terrible idea, and in person only a marginally less terrible idea. But here we are, alive and well (in his current case, slightly too well ðŸ·). I'm having to remind myself that in the grand scheme of things 2 years is not a long time! But there have been some real highs, and lots of lows culminating in a trip to A&E earlier this year. I'm still trying to find my mojo again, but it's getting better all the time and I think we're starting to trust each other again. We haven't cracked the hacking thing yet, but it'll come!
The biggest thing that came out of my stalking myself on FB for these pictures is to stop being so bloody negative... every other post is "we did a thing, it wasn't perfect but we survived yay!" when actually it's been brilliant. No more self-deprecating humour!
As a just backed baby before I got him
We've had yard moves a-plenty
Fancy Dress galore - he was a last minute entry titled 'sick-note' after being off for almost 3 months with a field injury.
Attempts at stressage - both posh, and pirate themed.
Plenty of mud...
And lots of growing!
To many, many more years of Mayhem.