Dee meets a fellow HHO -> progress diary

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So… Delicia is coming on leaps and bounds, without the leaping and bounding though (thankfully!). She has been on the new Pure Feeds horse feed for a week now and I have to say, she is so calm. She is completely off her Saracens Re-leve and almost off her Alfabeet. So far I am very impressed. She loves the feed and is a lot calmer in herself, both on the ground and ridden. So big thumbs up there.
Anyway, Delicia decided to have a growing spurt and consequently her martingale no longer fitted. A friend on Facebook kindly offered to sell me her old horses martingale for a very reasonable price. I have been trying to make more horsey friends around here, and I thought it would be great to meet a fellow HHO’er, and shop at the same time. ;)

So, today I overslept -.- I’m still full of virus and am sleeping very heavy, so I was late to our pre-arranged time, great! Nevertheless, F was lovely and we had a good chat and some coffee before she met le beast! Dee greeted her with ears make and a sullen look :rolleyes:, she’s a little hormonal around her food and there was a haynet nearby, however, Dee didn’t really mean it and soon they were having cuddles.

We fitted the martingale and I was relieved it fitted, some of the prices of tack out there at the moment is shocking :O!!!

I wanted to have a test run, so I tacked up dee and F kindly offered to photograph us. There was a show on down the yard, it was very windy, and there were some very naughty ponies there. However, dee (although a little on edge) worked really well. I got some lovely work from her and she is getting stronger and actively seeking the rein and stretching into the contact. I am going to start working her rounder now as I have got her to stop curling behind the contact. I am so excited with how well dee is coming along, my leg is really giving me jip at the moment and dee has used it as a bit of an excuse not to accept it quickly when its on her side, but she is slowly coming around to my way of thinking. :D
So, who wants piccis?

Here is a selction, hopefully I’ll have more later!

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I am slowly straightening up. My back is healing, but it takes time

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I have a lesson tomorrow with another HHO’er, onwards and upwards!
 
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My my what agood photographer I am! ;)

I have to say - what a wonderful horse Dee is. So talented, kind and very powerful. I have never before met a horse that obviously has a turbo button for the extension in her trot. :eek: Wow is all I can say.
She is a credit to you BH and you very obviously have a wonderful bond with her.
Thank you for letting me come over today, would love to come back.
 
She is gorgeous. Do like black horses, and I do like your new martingale, very 5 point breast plate ish, goodness you will be in tweed soon .......

Seriously though, she is a stunner, always like mares and black horses.

By the way, my tack is still blingless fyi. However, once Mini TX's little madame is fit and sound again, she is going to go out doing BD, the BE can wait a while as want to get her really sound and fit again. Shes picked a black patent bridle with a cavesson noseband and a lovely Schumacher crystal browband, one of those slightly droopy ones, with just crystal. Oh and a Cavello jacket............ Oh dear.

Hope you are feeling better soon
 
My my what agood photographer I am! ;)

I have to say - what a wonderful horse Dee is. So talented, kind and very powerful. I have never before met a horse that obviously has a turbo button for the extension in her trot. :eek: Wow is all I can say.
She is a credit to you BH and you very obviously have a wonderful bond with her.
Thank you for letting me come over today, would love to come back.

Once i got over the fact you knew more then to point and click i was able to right myself in the saddle and ride. ;) You have taken some amazing photos and i am so thrilled to have met you. You really have inspired me and you are an honourary dee rider. :P

She is gorgeous. Do like black horses, and I do like your new martingale, very 5 point breast plate ish, goodness you will be in tweed soon .......

Seriously though, she is a stunner, always like mares and black horses.

By the way, my tack is still blingless fyi. However, once Mini TX's little madame is fit and sound again, she is going to go out doing BD, the BE can wait a while as want to get her really sound and fit again. Shes picked a black patent bridle with a cavesson noseband and a lovely Schumacher crystal browband, one of those slightly droopy ones, with just crystal. Oh and a Cavello jacket............ Oh dear.

Hope you are feeling better soon


Patent leather....crystal browband....maybe we should swap disciplines! :D so thrilled to hear your madam is sound again! What a relief and just in time for the season :D

You have a lovely horse, and it sounds like all is going well :)

Thank you hun x
 
Patent leather....crystal browband....maybe we should swap disciplines! :D so thrilled to hear your madam is sound again! What a relief and just in time for the season :D



Thank you hun x

Oh I wish, I think I expressed my self a little bit wrong. She's being ridden for 15 minutes a day and is making progress. Hopefully starting work again in 3 weeks time, but will need to visit hospital again for a check before we get the go ahead. It was a tiny deep flexor tendor injury, in both feet and shes had steroid injections in her navicular bursa. Just dont want to push her by eventing her, and have probably written off this season, but will defnitely do lots of BD when she is able to do it. Mind you, she seems sound enough when she broncs in her stable and is very able to stand on her hind legs and wave at me and Mini TX when we have to muck her out. Little madame! However, as a typical teenager, Mini TX wants to fit in with the dressage crowd. I do draw the line at spending a fortune on Anky, HKM sets etc but will have to concede to bling bridles and horror of horrors, bandages, but we have plenty - in fetching shades of black or navy. O dear ....... she even saw a new riding hat with bling on it........ stop it ....... the pain ........!

I now want Dee. She is lovely.
 
Excellent about getting a decent breastplate without paying the earth! :D

And as for Dee, well she's gorgeous, but you knew that already ;) :D

The breastplate is lovely, it had real sentimental value to F so shall be taking great care of it. :) Dee looks amazing, a lot better then i thought she did, i am thrilled at her progress.

Oh I wish, I think I expressed my self a little bit wrong. She's being ridden for 15 minutes a day and is making progress. Hopefully starting work again in 3 weeks time, but will need to visit hospital again for a check before we get the go ahead. It was a tiny deep flexor tendor injury, in both feet and shes had steroid injections in her navicular bursa. Just dont want to push her by eventing her, and have probably written off this season, but will defnitely do lots of BD when she is able to do it. Mind you, she seems sound enough when she broncs in her stable and is very able to stand on her hind legs and wave at me and Mini TX when we have to muck her out. Little madame! However, as a typical teenager, Mini TX wants to fit in with the dressage crowd. I do draw the line at spending a fortune on Anky, HKM sets etc but will have to concede to bling bridles and horror of horrors, bandages, but we have plenty - in fetching shades of black or navy. O dear ....... she even saw a new riding hat with bling on it........ stop it ....... the pain ........!

I now want Dee. She is lovely.

I have matchy matchy, but ive built my collection over a long time period, i might buy 2-3 sets a year, i have loads of old numnahs i want to donate to charity though, need to sort them out.

What a beautiful mare! Love her :D You both look great :)

She is a stunner! Thank you so much!
 
She's beautiful, I love black horses.
Are you at a place beginning with B? I think I recognise it, if you are then I'm organising a demo there in June. :-)
 
Me likey likey!! :D

It's not THAT dress (from the royal wedding last year!) but THAT trot!!!!:eek: that is some extension!!!

Where is Miss Matchy Matchy though??!! :o

Gawgus (:D) pics! Thank you for sharing! And when you're bored of Miss Dee-Licous, send her to me !!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:)
 
Me likey likey!! :D

It's not THAT dress (from the royal wedding last year!) but THAT trot!!!!:eek: that is some extension!!!

Where is Miss Matchy Matchy though??!! :o

Gawgus (:D) pics! Thank you for sharing! And when you're bored of Miss Dee-Licous, send her to me !!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:)

The numnah has white binding in it ;) i dont think ill ever get bored of dee but thanks for the offer ;)

I am actually a little bit in love with your horse.... what a stunner!

She is immense isnt she? i feel honoured to have her. x
 
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