ownedbyaconnie
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Both ponies are lovely Michen and you are clearly doing a fab job!
as an aside, where is your tweed jacket from? I really like it ?
as an aside, where is your tweed jacket from? I really like it ?
HHO's "Bear" project pony...
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Michen
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Ha funny story that. It’s my friends as are the boots and the breeches are someone else’s too because I was late, without half my stuff and generally useless. Her jacket is the same as mine though it’s a shires huntingdon - not sure they do that model anymore as think it got replaced by something else. Should be someon eBay though! They come up big, in a 10 in everything but this is a 34 which I think is poss more an 8 on paper.
Laurac13
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What a dude ? glad your both having a great time and bogs got a best buddy too ?
ownedbyaconnie
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Ah thank you! I have a shires jacket and agree they definitely come up big! Will have a search, thank you!
Caol Ila
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Nope 8k not enough to consider selling!! I guess I’ll just have to see how it goes, I’ve got a brilliant sharer who rides them both so it should be doable long term. Worst case Bear gets full loaned out at some point.
He may still hit the Kevin stage yet anyway and go to the highest bidder
FGS, the whole point was to buy a horse that I didn’t want to keep as a stop gap and to sell. Working out well isn’t it ?
I was in the same boat with my project, who matured into an awesome, fun little horse. But alas, I was moving from Colorado to the UK and only had a plane ticket for one horse. I don't know if I could have sold him if I'd stayed put.
Michen
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Its tricky because I do prefer having one horse to pile all my attention on. It’s fine currently because there’s never really a problem choosing which horse to ride etc as both are doing totally different things. But I have ever intention of bringing Bog back to an active, fun life next year and I guess keeping two properly fit and doing stuff may be tricky.
As long as my lovely friend/sharer stays around this shouldn’t be a problem though. And I guess worst case I can pay for someone to ride one, but it is definitely an extravagance having two financially that I hadn’t intended on long term. It will restrict whether I can do other things outside of horses a bit, I guess I’ll just have to work our what matters most.
tristar
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what lovely photos, two happy faces, sometimes horses come in two`s!
CanteringCarrot
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I'd think you'd have no problem finding a good sharer if your current one were unable to continue. He's a fabulous little horse.
HufflyPuffly
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Could I jump in and ask what make the breeches are too, they look lovely!
Bear is super cool, and everyone needs two horses so you’ve always got a spare ?.
Michen
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That’s a good point. I guess I’d just struggle to find one I trust as much. When I went travelling last year she took both Boggle and the lorry home to Cheshire for Christmas and NY and I didn’t even feel remotely worried- that’s how great she is! But anyway hopefully she will want to continue riding the boys but you never know what curveballs live throws I guess!
Michen
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IamMe
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Bogs lovely, but Bear is totally my kinda boy. I have a Connie x Tb who is Boggle type build and a Connie x Welsh D who is Bear build. Having one of each type means you get the best of both worlds 
Michen
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How Bog treats his pet pony Bear. Poor Bear never even flicks an ear back ?
SEL
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They really are a matchy, matchy pair!
We need you and your sharer up on both in complete matching sets please
We need you and your sharer up on both in complete matching sets please
Michen
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They really are a matchy, matchy pair!
We need you and your sharer up on both in complete matching sets please
I'm aiming for Bear's first XC competition to be a pairs next May- with Boggle of course
Michen
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Not much to report from BogBear land. I took Bear to the cotswolds last weekend and he was fantastic. It shows just how far he's come that he went to a new yard for a few nights and wasn't remotely fussed. A far cry from how upsetting he found the move from Ireland to England. He was fantastic out hacking, led the way, stood around whilst we got lost, went to the pub and was just generally easy and calm but fun in every way. Then he got choke two days later which was a bit traumatic! All fine now though.
I'm afraid there won't be much in the way of competition updates, I haven't been schooling him at all as there will be plenty of time for that when the clocks change. So he's just been hacking, hunting and generally enjoying life in straight lines and various paces.
Bog feels good, he's bouncing around like a little ball of adrenalin, despite being obviously unfit. I think he thinks its hunting soon
A few pics, they decided to share stables tonight (was trying to rug one whilst holding the other outide!
I'm afraid there won't be much in the way of competition updates, I haven't been schooling him at all as there will be plenty of time for that when the clocks change. So he's just been hacking, hunting and generally enjoying life in straight lines and various paces.
Bog feels good, he's bouncing around like a little ball of adrenalin, despite being obviously unfit. I think he thinks its hunting soon
A few pics, they decided to share stables tonight (was trying to rug one whilst holding the other outide!
scats
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I just love Bear!! The holiday sounds fab!
Michen
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Me too he’s so straightforward (now... he really wasn’t at first ?).
As much as I adore every inch of Bog I’m so glad Bear is a bit more... relaxing. I’m not sure I could cope with two of the same ?
NinjaPony
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Might as well embrace the two pony lifestyle as it seems Bear is here to stay! I’ve been a two pony owner for over 9 years and it’s not an accident that I have one neurotic hothead, and one chilled out straightforward boy. It works well- no one else would put up with my Welsh’s ‘needs’ or be so amenable about fitting into his routine! Bear is exactly the kind of Connie I like best, but I do understand the undying devotion to a demanding darling! That’s why you have one of each!
Michen
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Bloody horses. Both feel great in themselves but Bear has been drinking more than normal and bloods have snowed slightly raised liver enzymes. He’s having another test today and then a scan and biopsy potentially. Vet not too concerned and says carry on as normal as he’s totally fine in himself but still- always a bit worrying!
Hopefully we will get to the bottom of it. A little video from this morning, I wished I was on Bear when I saw that lot coming down the road (friend on Bear filming). I was expecting to be teleported into the middle of the field by Bog but it seems he’s finally growing up. Also been doing lots of riding and leading and they’ve been great, in fact Bog is the better behaved as Bear just tries to nip him!!!
Hopefully we will get to the bottom of it. A little video from this morning, I wished I was on Bear when I saw that lot coming down the road (friend on Bear filming). I was expecting to be teleported into the middle of the field by Bog but it seems he’s finally growing up. Also been doing lots of riding and leading and they’ve been great, in fact Bog is the better behaved as Bear just tries to nip him!!!
Annagain
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I could never have them in matching rugs! I can tell them apart when I can see their bodies but if it's just heads I'd be struggling - Bear on the right? Slightly wider, cuter face? Bog is, of course, gorgeous too but I'd call him handsome rather than cute.
Michen
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alexomahony
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I bloody love this pair Hope bloods show up nothing too sinister in Bear! xx
Hope bloods show up nothing too sinister in Bear! xxAnnagain
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See, this is why I couldn't have the matching rugs!Hehe no Bog is on the right!!
SEL
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I knew you'd have to go all out matchy matchy at somepoint Rugs are a good start.
Might be worth going down the milk thistle route before a biopsy. Took my mare about 9 months to get her liver enzymes back down to normal after what we think was a bad batch of hay.
Rugs are a good start.Might be worth going down the milk thistle route before a biopsy. Took my mare about 9 months to get her liver enzymes back down to normal after what we think was a bad batch of hay.
Pippity
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There are times when I struggle to tell my horse from another cob on the yard - and mine's got roaning, a different-shaped blaze, and is a different sex! Bog and Bear would have to live in different-coloured headcollars if they were mine.
Michen
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I knew you'd have to go all out matchy matchy at somepoint
Might be worth going down the milk thistle route before a biopsy. Took my mare about 9 months to get her liver enzymes back down to normal after what we think was a bad batch of hay.
yep I’m in two minds. The biopsy tbf seems very simple and we wouldn’t be considering it if it wasn’t for the drinking as well as the raised enzymes. We are considering treating for liver fluke given he came from Ireland but apparently the normal drug is very resistant to Irish liver fluke and the alternative can have some nasty side effects. Fecal test is often inaccurate though we will so that too just in case we get a clear result. Doesn’t rule it out though if it’s negative.
Michen
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tbh it really upsets me that one rug has the reflective strip and the other doesn’t ?
HappyHollyDays
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My two have exactly the same matching rugs even down to go the reflective stripe on one and not on the other but given Bailey is a dun Connie and DP a brown WB I don’t have any issues telling them apart ?. Michen you have inspired me with Bog and Bear and I now ride and lead three times a week. B has just been diagnosed with hock arthritis and vet wants him to do something every day. First Cartrophen injection yesterday, another three to go.
With the Liver enzymes being higher than you would like try Science Supplements LiverAid. DP is EMS and it has helped control his symptoms which are attributed to liver overload. It has Milk Thistle in it but as with all things David Marlin it’s been thoroughly researched and isn’t a crock of poo.
Michen
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Omg what size do you want to swap one ? they don’t sell that rhino anymore!
thanks I’ll look that up. Hope your boy is ok!