A hurrah for the happy hacking horse!

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My horse doesn't jump the biggest fences, doesn't understand piaffe, doesn't go around everywhere in a perfect outline, her breeding is unknown and she has bone spavin in her hocks but my goodness is she the most dream horse to have out on a hack. Never spooks at anything, passes all traffic from a motor bike to a combine without batting an eyelid, sensitive to the leg and the bit and walks about with such a sense of fun and enjoyment, like she was born to explore the countryside!

she made me laugh this morning as we were stuck on a tiny country lane with huge hedges either side and a massive tractor came round the corner towing a trailer load of wheat straw, the tractor driver looked terrfied of her as I think he thought she would freak out but she pushed herself into the hedge and walked past it making best attempts to grab mouthfuls of straw on route!

Just a silly fun post but I think it is about time we celebrate the happy hackers!
 
My last horse was like that (but we also did a bit of BD). She was the most fabulous hack, anywhere, anytime, anything, only thing she objected to was very wet ground.
 
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Lovely post!

A friend of mine has always had horses like this; they're fab. Loads of character and brains (but the right amount of silliness when desired!).

So they might not always make the prettiest shapes in the school, but the sense of fun they get from their work makes up for it :)
 
Hurrah yes this is my favourite type of horse too. I am lucky enough to have had a little mare for many years like this, she would take me safely past anything but was never a plod. She was full of joie de vivre and a true safe but exciting ride. And now I am so pleased to have found another mare who is just the same, full of character but knows when to look after me.......they are just fab aren't they :)
 
Another thumbs up for happy hacking here! Yes my mare can look impressive at times but to me the most impressive thing about her is that we can bugger off over the moors for hours at a time and she thoroughly enjoys herself. Ears pricked, alert and bouncing with happiness.
 
Yes, good thread! I always laugh at those who feed competition mix to their horses as they do "dressage" (i.e. walk and trot test thingies) about once every 6 weeks. My old horse could do all sorts of brilliant moves doing gates and stuff, but if you asked him for a half-pass in the school he'd just think "what's the point?".
 
Ooh - one of the best things my old horse used to do was, if you came to a high-ish gate and the bolt was too low down to reach I would say "stick your head over the gate so I can reach the bolt" and he would, much to everyone's amazement. He he. Lovely intelligent section D he was.
 
What a lovely post. Made me smile :)

My boy is the same. Is an allrounder but never gonna set the competition world alight bless him but he is the best hack ever and everybody who rides him comes back with a big grin on their faces.

He hasnt got the best conformation but that doesnt stop him and even as he gets older he just gets cheekier. Definately my dream horse x
 
I compete mine and she can be spooky! But she will pass anything, the otherday we went through a farm yard with about 4 tractors doing stuff none of them stopped and she didn't care! Anything can pass her and she is fab hacking her puts such a smile on my face!
 
Oh this is my kind of post. :D

I dont manage anything other than a quiet hack these days thanks to my rubbish joint condition, but one of our horses in particular also thinks hacking is THE only thing to do - he hates working in a school, doesnt want to go out and about in a trailer, not bothered about wasting energy jumping, but he will happily hack for hours, and if it includes a stop at the pub then even better.

Lovely post, and well deserved by all our brilliant Happy Hackers. :D
 
My old skewbald could be merrily hacked in Central London. One of the only things that ever upset him was when we where waiting at the red traffic lights by Trafalgar Square and a flock of pigeons took off. He bolted through the red traffic lights and we ended up going full pelt down The Mall towards Buckingham Palace.
However, he would also go all day hunting on the Quantocks/Exmoor in Somerset as well as go steadily go round a cross country course without stopping at any fences.
 
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