I hacked out alone!

[dwi]

I've had Daisy since March and yesterday was our first successful hack on our own. We couldn't hack at our last yard because it went out onto a very busy A road but we've been at current yard six weeks now and loving it.

We had several periods of napping, once nearly going into a pond and a huge paddy under some electricity pylons but we did it (and even opened two gates on the way).

For anyone alse out there having problems with a nappy horse it is worth perservering, I neer thought we'd get to this tage and even if it wasn't entirely enjoyable at times when we were going backwards into things it is certainly a milestone.

Now we just have to face some busier roads....

 

[gemma1992]

Well done!

 

[TheresaW]

Well done and good on you. The more you get out, the better things will become.

 

[eahotson]

Very well done!

 

[dwi]

If you'd seen the size of daisy you'd know that diet wasn't a problem.

She gets a small handful of happy hoof to put her stroppy mare in and thats it. She can't be muzzled because she gets eczema so she does get a fair amount of grass but presumably that wouldn't fizz her up? The grass is resembling hay at the moment anyway because of this heatwave

 

[Parkranger]

Don't you bet on it! Spring grass especially can send a horse through the roof - full of nutrients! Very rich green grass, at any time of year, will definately have an effect on a horses 'fizziness'.........