HAPPY POST - Our mare is home after being started

[a kind of magic]

Just got our baby girl back home yesterday. We've owned her from 3 months and she is now 4 1/2 so it was wonderful.

She has had a couple of set backs (hoof abscess and then hurting herself when stabled for said hoof abscess) so has only had a grand total of 3 weeks training but has done so well. Sarah Weston (RA) has helped us throughout our groundwork from foal-4 and then she went to Michelle Cure (Monty Roberts instructor) for the starting process. She is great to ride-a true western horse, brave and bold, fast and calm, and beautiful to boot!

Here she is at 5 months giving daddy a cuddle:

And here she is yesterday just before coming home with Michelle on board and a proud mummy and daddy:

 

[FfionWinnie]

She is gorgeous. Any more pics?

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Super dapples! She looks so relaxed about being ridden too.

 

[ebonyallen]

~We like happy posts, so pleased for you let us know how it goes. Lovely pics. Enjoy your time together.

 

[dotty1]

Looks nice and relaxed. That western saddle looks soooooo comfy!

 

[starryeyed]

oh wow, she is gorgeous - we definitely need to see more of her! x

 

[a kind of magic]

She is very calm out and about. She has had maybe 10 rides out? I took her on her penultimate ride, open heathland, heavy traffic, bin day in high winds and another starter who was in an excitable mood and she was like an old pro. Michelle calls her a 'natural energy preserver' lol! She goes off the leg and voice beautifully though.

Her first ride out with my mare as escort...Philly was actually the calmer of the two: (Michelle on Bow at the front and her jockey Soph on Philly)

 

[Saluqihounds]

Great stuff, she looks great, exciting times ahead for sure!

 

[MrsMozart]

How lovely