Before and after pictures?

[EmmaB]

Boredom is taking over and i'm just curious to see any before and after pictures that you guys have from horses/ponies that you have worked on! Whether they were bought as projects to sell on, to keep, or rescued, doesn't matter!

Also would be interesting to see how long it took you to get from one stage to another

 

[Hoof_Prints]

Posted a couple of times before,
but 6months of work..

15.2hh 8 year old ISH gelding. Love him to bits !

 

[1ST1]

Mine was originally bought for my husband who is quite tall. I had another (much loved) horse at that time and had no intention whatsoever of having anything to do with this young (5 yo), huge (17 hh+) WB stallion. Having suffered some problems during the journey here, he was very very weak when he first came and we struggled to keep weight on him. He had no muscle, no topline and he was very gangly and ugly:

But, as I had to retire my other horse and this one slowly started to grow on me, my husband gave him to me. We took everything very slowly so as not to overface him. This was him about 6 months later:

And now, about 1 and a half years on, he is turning out to be a cracking horse and I would not change him for the world. He is a gem, my pride and my joy. People are always asking husband whether we are selling him but he answers them by saying "He belongs to my wife and she would not sell".
Here is one of his most current pics:

And jumping with my husband:

 

[Lolo]

Reg

First ride together... He's had 18 months off having finished his racing career here.

2 years later...

He is rather cool

Here's a video showing the progression through the first two years...
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[PoppyAnderson]

This little cutsie pie

Turned into this

 

[Lolo]

^Seriously smart! Did you breed her?

 

[nikkimariet]

Figpig:

A year and a bit of difference!

 

[JFTDWS]

About 2 years on:

(very dark, but more recent than the other jumping photo etc)

Rising seven and lots of work still to do (mostly on the jockey!).

 

[AmyMay]

Lolo - stunning!

 

[doratheexplorer]

The B Monster

To:

I think we have both come on a lot!!

 

[AmyMay]

And jftd I just love that 4th pic down.

 

[JFTDWS]

And jftd I just love that 4th pic down.

Thanks, I like it, but as with all schooling pics all I see is my positional flaws


LOVE the pic of the hindleg in the ditch - far cry from your last pic there, DTE

 

[Worried1]

Lolo - stunning!

^this! Looks so smart now!

CP the day I tried her

6 months later

Our first BD competition 9th March
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I have full permission to post this as I bough all right before anyone gets twitchy and tries to push the button!

 

[Lolo]

Thank you! He's Al's pride and joy, and I think those photos sum up why- lots and lots of hard work from her

I think you liked her little grey monster too...

September I think last year...

Feb this year, following 4 months off... She's grown about 2 inches in front and doubled in strength. She's a homebred, so at some point we might try and do a baby-6yo thread as Al has lusted over her since day 1! (understandably, really...)

 

[AmyMay]

Such wonderful photos, and talented owners.

 

[PoppyAnderson]

^Seriously smart! Did you breed her?

Mine? (hope not being presumptuous!). No, bought her as a 2 yr old. Finally finally, after numerous set backs, she's about to go out competing!

 

[icestationzebra]

I really like these threads - the horses are all lovely and you can see the partnerships growing in the photos. I have to pick Mrs Worried out particularly for this - whilst you have clearly grown in confidence you have visibly shrunk and you look so happy together with CP!

 

[Lolo]

Mine? (hope not being presumptuous!). No, bought her as a 2 yr old. Finally finally, after numerous set backs, she's about to go out competing!

Yes yours, although they all look amazing She's grown up so much, good luck with her.

Worried1, CP and you are shrinking

In the spirit of shrinking ponies...

Fat cob... (first ride)

Chubby cob... (jockey's not grown, it's only a month or 2 later, he's shrunk that much!)

Turbo cob (jockey has grown a silly amount, but he has shrunk even more!)

(totally unsellable btw, as it turns out fitting a 14hh PC cob with a Novice eventer's engine make them mildly wild... )

 

[FfionWinnie]

I am really enjoying this thread too . Lovely horses!

 

[AmyMay]

Turbo cob. Awesome!

 

[Worried1]

I really like these threads - the horses are all lovely and you can see the partnerships growing in the photos. I have to pick Mrs Worried out particularly for this - whilst you have clearly grown in confidence you have visibly shrunk and you look so happy together with CP!

Yes yours, although they all look amazing She's grown up so much, good luck with her.

Worried1, CP and you are shrinking

Thank you both, CP has ignited a real desire in me to ride properly again, I realised that to do that I needed to shift the weight. It's been hard work but my fitness has dramatically improved and as a result I'm more athletic and riding better.
I'm absolutely besotted by her and we have a real connection which I have not had for a really long time. Everyday is a pleasure to have her in my life - I realise this sounds revoltingly gushy but I feel like I have been given a second chance and I've grabbed it

 

[AmiRobertson]

This thread is lovely and is inspiring me for dizzys return to work next week

 

[galaxy]

when I first bought her

about 18 months later

(reminds me I need to get my friend up for more photos, we're another 6 months on )

 

[Scarlett]

Can I play...?

Indy last Feb...

Indy this feb... and then a couple of weeks after that...

Rascal when we moved here 3 years ago...

Rascal last month after hock injection, acupuncture and going barefoot...

Pretty sure I have some Pinky ones too....

 

[Scarlett]

Thank you both, CP has ignited a real desire in me to ride properly again, I realised that to do that I needed to shift the weight. It's been hard work but my fitness has dramatically improved and as a result I'm more athletic and riding better.
I'm absolutely besotted by her and we have a real connection which I have not had for a really long time. Everyday is a pleasure to have her in my life - I realise this sounds revoltingly gushy but I feel like I have been given a second chance and I've grabbed it

Thats lovely! Everyone should, at some point, have a horse that they feel like that about.

 

[Daytona]

Salene and her first hunter pace jumping the worlds smallest ditch, took me 5 times to get her over it , she was having none of it.

1 year later - ditches - easy peasy, bless her.

 

[Tr0uble]

Rhythm at the end of 2010 as a 3 1/2 year old

A year later after most of the year turned away due to my smashed kneecap

In early 2012 after a couple of months back in work

Mid 2012

Then he got ill and had 2 months off with pneumonia and came back in time for October Area Festivals

And ended 2012 looking like this

Started 2013 like this

And most recent pics...

 

[tiga71]

I have put a few of these up before. My lovely Izzy who has taught me loads and is my horse of a life time. Well, he is my first and only horse.

July/Aug 2009 when first took him on loan.

Aug 2010 just started learning to jump and he was very excitable - I fell off a lot and he bucked a lot. - hence my face of terror

Summer 2011 - more confident (me) and doing more activities like trec, cross country schooling, jumping and endurance

Spring 2012 - starting to do more but then had problem with his feet and stopped jumping and schooling for 6 months after this

Sept 2012 - first time doing Trec since 6 months of just hacking - bit excited

Now - back in full work and feeling amazing. Looking forward to competing for RC at endurance, and jumping. Also doing trec, cross country and hoping for our first ODE, and of course gymkhana!

 

[dafthoss]

Very very fat YP

....

Lost a lot of weight (excuse his odd stance)

who can jump
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and occasionally lets on that he can go nicely on the flat

 

[Firewell]

Weak, weedy, cheapy 4yr old racer:-

Into Handsome hunker chunk!