Art Nouveau
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beautiful pictures He's adorable
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.
He looks lovely, how is he bred?
Ah he is just lovely bet that face makes everything worthwhile!
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!
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
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!!
That's great to see. It's so much easier with access to a stable, isn't it.
Thanks for the update.
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.
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!