miskettie
Well-Known Member
Just had to share, as I am as proud as punch 
It's been four months since I bought my five year old, Enys and that horrible trip home when he panicked, jumping over our horsebox partition and had to be cut and dragged out by a team of firemen and vets.
Yesterday was his first ever trip somewhere by himself in the horsebox (he has been out with our mare and on short trips up the road by himself)! He loaded fantastically, travelled without a sound (well he neighed a few times) and then unloaded calmly. As he came from Ireland, this was probably his first time somewhere by himself as well!
So we went to my RIs for a lesson, he was a little looky to begin but soon calmed down. He went beautifully for me - he has had lots of physio and chiro since his accident and was really bad on his left rein. But yesterday he really seemed to have turned a corner - My RI couldn't believe he was the same horse
Then he loaded no problems on the way home and travelled like a pro. I am so proud of him 
. I know alot of people may have just travelled him alone straight away but it has taken me this long too to pluck up the courage to do it.
Then for any of you who have followed our schooling progress, here is the newest video from our lesson...Click here!
He is heaps better, still head tossing but he's starting to work from behind where he wasn't before. Everyone who sees him move, thinks he'll make a nice little dressage horse. We're both learning, so very pleased with how he's looking
Thanks for reading!
It's been four months since I bought my five year old, Enys and that horrible trip home when he panicked, jumping over our horsebox partition and had to be cut and dragged out by a team of firemen and vets.
Yesterday was his first ever trip somewhere by himself in the horsebox (he has been out with our mare and on short trips up the road by himself)! He loaded fantastically, travelled without a sound (well he neighed a few times) and then unloaded calmly. As he came from Ireland, this was probably his first time somewhere by himself as well!
So we went to my RIs for a lesson, he was a little looky to begin but soon calmed down. He went beautifully for me - he has had lots of physio and chiro since his accident and was really bad on his left rein. But yesterday he really seemed to have turned a corner - My RI couldn't believe he was the same horse
Then he loaded no problems on the way home and travelled like a pro
. I am so proud of him . I know alot of people may have just travelled him alone straight away but it has taken me this long too to pluck up the courage to do it.
Then for any of you who have followed our schooling progress, here is the newest video from our lesson...Click here!
He is heaps better, still head tossing but he's starting to work from behind where he wasn't before. Everyone who sees him move, thinks he'll make a nice little dressage horse. We're both learning, so very pleased with how he's looking
Thanks for reading!
