RubysGold
Well-Known Member
2 years ago today I bought my lovely gelding. I love him to pieces and I wouldnt be without him now!!
So I thought Id post a bit of a picture thread about what weve got up too
On 8th October 2011, I bought a 3 and a half year old cob. My first baby horse I couldnt bring him home because the yard my mare was at didnt have a stable available at the time. (but I knew one was coming up!) So I sent him to live with my friend (chickeninabun on here) for a month. I will always be very very grateful to her, for without her I wouldnt have him, she showed me his ad, she came to the viewings, she towed him to her yard, she looked after him that first month! Thank you CiaB!!
After a month, he came home and met my mare. Things didnt go well. The other liverys were HORRIBLE and for a month I went home crying every day! Due to comments about him being a beast that would have me in hospital.
So a month later, me and my horses got out of there!
In april 2012 I sat on him for the first time (having taught him to lunge, long rein, wear tack, go for walks etc)
we did two in hand shows that summer, I wanted to let him see a show environment.
He got a 1st and 4th at the first one
We hacked from April to September before turning away for the winter
This year, I started schooling him, jumping him, we had lessons, we went on camp, we competed at dressage (intro) and SJ up to 55cm, we did a ODE (just a very small local one!) , and I did a le trec competition He gets rosettes nearly every time out!!
At camp
Dressage
out jumping
This was le trec, we won!!!
Has been a fantastic 2 years I cant wait to see where we go from here!!
I aim to be competing at prelim dressage and 75cm showjumping this time next year
Hes a fantastic horse and I am VERY Lucky to be able to call him mine <3
So I thought Id post a bit of a picture thread about what weve got up too
On 8th October 2011, I bought a 3 and a half year old cob. My first baby horse
I couldnt bring him home because the yard my mare was at didnt have a stable available at the time. (but I knew one was coming up!) So I sent him to live with my friend (chickeninabun on here) for a month. I will always be very very grateful to her, for without her I wouldnt have him, she showed me his ad, she came to the viewings, she towed him to her yard, she looked after him that first month! Thank you CiaB!!
After a month, he came home and met my mare. Things didnt go well. The other liverys were HORRIBLE and for a month I went home crying every day! Due to comments about him being a beast that would have me in hospital.
So a month later, me and my horses got out of there!
In april 2012 I sat on him for the first time (having taught him to lunge, long rein, wear tack, go for walks etc)
we did two in hand shows that summer, I wanted to let him see a show environment.
He got a 1st and 4th at the first one
We hacked from April to September before turning away for the winter
This year, I started schooling him, jumping him, we had lessons, we went on camp, we competed at dressage (intro) and SJ up to 55cm, we did a ODE (just a very small local one!) , and I did a le trec competition
He gets rosettes nearly every time out!!At camp
Dressage
out jumping
This was le trec, we won!!!
Has been a fantastic 2 years
I cant wait to see where we go from here!! I aim to be competing at prelim dressage and 75cm showjumping this time next year
Hes a fantastic horse and I am VERY Lucky to be able to call him mine <3
