Introducing the spotty sprog!

[Art Nouveau]

beautiful pictures He's adorable

 

[stormclouds]

Ah he is just lovely bet that face makes everything worthwhile!

 

[Princess16]

I am jealous!! He's gorgeous ! Do keep us informed of his progress

 

[tallyho!]

Gorgeous good looking foal in my eyes.

 

[Jinx94]

He's very cute.

The headcollar seems pretty tight on his nose, though. They need adjusting very frequently at this age, and a leather one would be safer.

I know of several adult horses with a permanent 'dint' left by a too tight headcollar when young.

I didn't have his leather headcollar with me unfortunately, otherwise he'd be in that one instead!!

That blue one can't be adjusted anymore, so he will have his new one put on ASAP. I hate the fact that it's nylon, but as yesterday was the first time I've been able to catch him since he arrived, I haven't had a whole lot of choice :/

He looks lovely, how is he bred?

His sire is a lightweight spotted cob called Cornish Jayson, and his dam is Welsh D x cob

Ah he is just lovely bet that face makes everything worthwhile!

When things go right, it makes everything worthwhile! When he spooks and throws his hind legs at me, it doesn't help so much :L but tbf a few minutes later I forgive him

 

[QueenMoo]

Thank you

So proud of him this morning!! I went into the field, called him and clicked my tongue a couple of times which got everyones attention, and he was the first to start walking over! I decided that it would be better to encourage him to approach me rather than approaching him myself.

I was soon swarmed by Yo's 8 month old future eventers, Tristan moved more cautiously and paused a little bit further away before joining the group.

I walked away from where I was at that point and stood a bit further away, just wondering if he would come over again or if the first time was a bit of a fluke, and he came and stood within about four feet of me!! This was after carefully considering whether he would be safe leaving the side of the boss filly

Very very very happy with my little sprog! I'm hoping that he'll feel comfortable standing next to me by the end of the week, not necessarily touching, just standing comfortably

Fingers crossed I can pop his leather slip on soon!

My God he's growing quickly!

 

[Jinx94]

I looked through the photos since he's arrived last night!! I can't believe it - he must have grown a couple of inches in height! He definitely went bum high at one point, then levelled out, then went a little bum high again but seems to have levelled out again :') He's definitely not quite that small in comparison to the others now though!!

Rory's grown tonnes!! I'm looking forwards to the summer pictures that'll be filling facebook soon!!!

 

[QueenMoo]

I looked through the photos since he's arrived last night!! I can't believe it - he must have grown a couple of inches in height! He definitely went bum high at one point, then levelled out, then went a little bum high again but seems to have levelled out again :') He's definitely not quite that small in comparison to the others now though!!

Rory's grown tonnes!! I'm looking forwards to the summer pictures that'll be filling facebook soon!!!

I can't wait to see him in summer, he's so bum high at the moment and super fluffy. He's now bigger than Missy and getting chunky!! Not many photos as the moment as he's just a muddy mess

 

[Jinx94]

I can't wait to see him in summer, he's so bum high at the moment and super fluffy. He's now bigger than Missy and getting chunky!! Not many photos as the moment as he's just a muddy mess

That's fantastic! If he's already taller than Missy and not quite a year old yet (?) then he should be a rideable size for you He's such a little dude!!

 

[Dr_Horse]

I did exactly the same with my boy! Looked at his ad time and time again! Decided I didn't like him went to the breeder to look at everything she has, fell in love with him and he arrived 4 days later!!!

 

[QueenMoo]

That's fantastic! If he's already taller than Missy and not quite a year old yet (?) then he should be a rideable size for you He's such a little dude!!

10 months old and now 11hh.. we may reach 13.2hh after all

 

[Tobiano]

He is SO adorable!

 

[Jinx94]

So, little one is now in a stable! Money has been taken out of savings to top up current livery cost, and I'm already seeing a huge improvement!!

We spent an hour and a half in the field this morning catching him, which might sound like a ridiculously long time to some people, but I was convinced that it was going to take much much longer! He lead up to the barn with very few hiccups and was good as gold walking in and through each section, though going in the stable took some persuasion. He settled really really quickly and has had his face buried in his hay bar for the majority of the day.

The vet was coming out to take bloods from some of his fieldmates and gave him his second lot of vaccinations which went a lot more easily than I expected!! And we also managed to change his head collar!! Unfortunately his head was bigger than I had realised and his leather headcollar was not going to fit. Luckily I had a headcollar that was intended to be used as practise for catching him which was bigger, so he's now looking really smart in that!

We even have a video! Though I haven't figured out how to imbed it yet!

http://s873.photobucket.com/user/Mo...stan/IMG_0570_zpsg3ozr9ur.mp4.html?sort=3&o=1

 

[Tiddlypom]

That's great to see. It's so much easier with access to a stable, isn't it.

Thanks for the update.

 

[ElleSkywalker]

My word he's cute as pie :biggrin3:

 

[catroo]

We'll done, I know it's not what you initially planned but it will make things much easier and doesn't have to be for long.

They grow out of head collars really quick at that age, I always have to take a selection with me when I go and catch mine when they are that age, a couple of weeks between fittings makes a lot of difference.

 

[Rudolph's Red Nose]

He looks lovely and has a very kind face - definitely stabling and routine will help with the 'bonding' - bless him ❤️

 

[Jinx94]

That's great to see. It's so much easier with access to a stable, isn't it.

Thanks for the update.

Apologies for how stressy I got on my other thread - at the time I was just so frustrated and it really was a completely awful day. Even though everyone was trying to help and offer the advice I had asked for, I felt pretty attacked at times but rereading it has proven that I was just reacting badly!

It has already made such a difference!

We'll done, I know it's not what you initially planned but it will make things much easier and doesn't have to be for long.

They grow out of head collars really quick at that age, I always have to take a selection with me when I go and catch mine when they are that age, a couple of weeks between fittings makes a lot of difference.

I don't think I had appreciated just how much he would grow in a month! Luckily the red and black headcollar is pretty roomy for him, so I should just be able to adjust it as he grows over the next couple of months unless it falls apart! If I'm not strict with myself, there'll be more unnecessary headcollars, rugs and other things that he really doesn't need taking over my room!

He's definitely staying in until the farrier has visited, other than that I'll just play it by ear.

 

[catroo]

Don't turn him out in the nylon one, if leaving a head collar on please only use leather. Youngsters are great at getting in to mischief and he could really hurt himself before the nylon breaks

 

[tabithakat64]

Aww he's lovely

 

[Jinx94]

So, remember that near-feral pony I had? Well...

I am so so proud of my little sprog! He's such a dude!

As well as that, he's been wormed, had some cough medicine, all four feet are picked up with only a little bit of hesitation AND he's leading pretty nicely too!! I feel like I've made almost unbelievable progress as he's only been in fo four days!!

He's having bloods taken next week as three foals at the yard have been diagnosed with Lawsonia. I'm concerned that he may have brought it with him, but he doesn't appear to be affected at all. In fact, it's only the thoroughbred foals that seem to be affected. They have really good appetites but have lost a lot of weight in a fairly short space of time.

We can't think of any other way that it would have been brought to the yard.

The week after next, he has his first farrier visit!

 

[hihosilver]

So, remember that near-feral pony I had? Well...

I am so so proud of my little sprog! He's such a dude!

As well as that, he's been wormed, had some cough medicine, all four feet are picked up with only a little bit of hesitation AND he's leading pretty nicely too!! I feel like I've made almost unbelievable progress as he's only been in fo four days!!

He's having bloods taken next week as three foals at the yard have been diagnosed with Lawsonia. I'm concerned that he may have brought it with him, but he doesn't appear to be affected at all. In fact, it's only the thoroughbred foals that seem to be affected. They have really good appetites but have lost a lot of weight in a fairly short space of time.

We can't think of any other way that it would have been brought to the yard.

The week after next, he has his first farrier visit!

wow he is so lovely. He has such a genuine face xxx

 

[kassieg]

he's beautifully marked !!

I love a nicely marked spotty

 

[Jinx94]

I have so much love for this little one! I know I keep saying it, but this is the only place that I can properly gush and not get told to shut up!!

Had some issues with turning him back out - was able to get near him for a bit and it was all rather stressful and I had to completely alter my perspective of the situation (thank you so much to everyone who responded to my thread about it! You were a major help and I really appreciate it!) and all the stress/tension etc just melted away. I went back to just enjoying his company and the company of the other horses, and rather than getting stressed or upset when things didn't go as planned, I just laughed! And it's definitely a technique that I will be continuing to use and could recommend it to anyone me staying stress free has made everything so much easier

Yesterday I caught him within ten minutes with a bit of "no, don't want to be caught, you can't make me" on Tristan's part. Today, I walked into the field, he was focussed on me and so I stopped about five feet away and just waited to see what happened. He walked straight over, wasn't interested in treats (just snuffling at me!) and I caught him! So proud of my little sprog! He did test me a little once I had caught him, but the half-rears definitely weren't in earnest - if he had wanted to get away from me he could have done so!

Did a bit more walking than usual today too. We walked further away from the herd, he was good as gold. Had hardly any stopping and he was completely relaxed about the whole thing. He walked at my pace, turned when asked, stopped when I stopped - what a dude!! I then did my best to get a bit more fluff out of his coat, and even picked up a hoof! He didn't try to walk away, just moved a little to find his balance, but had had enough so I left it witha scratch on his withers rather than pushing to pick up any of his other hooves too.

I really love my spotty fluff bum baby!!

 

[Jinx94]

Thought I'd just post a quick update and some pictures Tristan is being an absolute star - I can't believe that he's the same pony that arrived tbh!! So many spots are appearing!!

I know nylon headcollars in the field is not good, but he's fairly close to needing a new headcollar soon and would rather get one that'll last him for a little while

 

[splashgirl45]

what a little cutie...sounds like you are doing pretty well with him....have fun..

 

[tabithakat64]

He's shaping up to be a lovely youngster

 

[Jinx94]

Thanks I'm really looking forward to our future together!

 

[Bernster]

Cutie. Nice to get updates on people's horses and glad to hear he's making progress. I was interested in your post above about not getting stressed and smiling instead. Had a bit of a stress head this weekend as new horse was v fidgety at dressage clinic, I might need some stress busting tips myself!

 

[Jinx94]

It sounds daft, and you feel daft when you're doing it, but smiling really does work! Plus I decided to cut out the things that were stressing us out which really really helped. He's now gone from planting and not wanting to go anywhere on the end of a rope to being (almost) a total gent

Hopefully you'll find a stress buster that helps you out! And fingers crossed that the fidgeting doesn't continue, or at least not fidgeting to the point that you get stressed! X