Ex P2P-er with a broken leg - My new eventer!!!!!! (pics)

[Chloe_GHE]

Introducing Mr Jack Fry my new eventer! hahahahha

We aquired Jack towards the end of last winter because he had broken his leg (spiral hairline fracture) and his owners didn't want to continue with the vets fees, the end was in sight for Jack!!!!

He is fully recovered now but has had a hard life being a successful P2P-er for most of it. Now he is starting on his rehab, and is being lunged and long reined to try and build up some much need condition lost when he was on box rest, before being ridden again. Depending on how his attitude and leg holds up I plan to reschool him to event, and fingers crossed will be getting out to some unaff stuff, and maybe the odd BE80 this season.

So what do you think, has he got potential?... He is whippet thin at the mo despite all the grub he is getting, but I think some regular work will fill him out, and he has the nicest temperament going.

Also what would you suggest training wise for a horse who has been off with an injury?....

There's a bit more about Jack on my latest blog www.gifthorseeventing.co.uk

 

[Befney3]

He's lovely. Looks a bit like my ex-racer. Mine was v.skinny when I got him but plenty of Barley rings & Blue Chip (bloody expensive but bloody good) along with regular work is sorting him out. Good luck with him. I'm sure he'll be fantastic.

 

[hellspells]

Scary - he looks like my ex racer too. Whats his breeding. He's lovely. Ditto the bluchip worked bril with Derry.

can't wait to have updates on how he's getting on.

 

[Baggybreeches]

He looks lovely and he will fill out into a big horse!
Don't overdo the hard feed until his work is at normal schooling levels, he will build up with lots of slow steady work. Lots and lots of walking, then add trotting gradually increasing the length.

 

[Shrimp]

Lovely and he will look even nicer when he muscles up and fills out. Agree with FA2, don't pump him full of too much food, probably want to keep it with a low sugar content otherwise you may find he will go loop the loop if he's got too much energy whilst his workload is fairly low.

 

[Chloe_GHE]

Thanks guys, yeah I'm gonna keep the feed low sugar until he is doing canter work, don't want a skinny air head on my hands! He is an american tb (not sure how that influences his build compared to a UK tb) will dig out his passport and look up his parentage.

Will post more pics of him as he developes, acually I have some somewhere of my current chap, he looked pretty ropey when i bought him too, will post them when I find them.