KittenInTheTree
Well-Known Member
I bought an almost pure white filly at the tail end of June 2020, and didn't bother doing a thread about her until now.
Introducing Blossom!
Expected to make around 14.2hh, part Connemara, but breeding not recorded. Bought unseen, because pandemic, and from down around the opposite end of Ireland, so she had a long journey from there to here. Loaded and travelled perfectly, unloaded nicely too, which I felt at the time was a fairly big deal for a then not quite yet one year old.
Newly arrived:
Of course, once turned out (initially next to the other three, introductions were done gradually), she was less than keen to come near anyone for a while. We left her to it, and within a week, she was happy to interact with humans again, and was easily caught. At which point, we discovered that she had outgrown the headcollar that arrived with her. The small gelding kindly lent her his for the purposes of having her feet trimmed.
For posterity's sake, here is a picture taken during her brief "Eek, what are humans?!?" phase:
Some months, and a nice new headcollar of her own later:
Most recent set of pictures, covered in mud and hanging onto her winter coat because random snow is still happening:
(Excuse the sorry state of the winter sacrifice paddock. We are on clay. It will be much greener and prettier again later in the year.)
Sporadic updates may occur.
Introducing Blossom!
Expected to make around 14.2hh, part Connemara, but breeding not recorded. Bought unseen, because pandemic, and from down around the opposite end of Ireland, so she had a long journey from there to here. Loaded and travelled perfectly, unloaded nicely too, which I felt at the time was a fairly big deal for a then not quite yet one year old.
Newly arrived:
Of course, once turned out (initially next to the other three, introductions were done gradually), she was less than keen to come near anyone for a while. We left her to it, and within a week, she was happy to interact with humans again, and was easily caught. At which point, we discovered that she had outgrown the headcollar that arrived with her. The small gelding kindly lent her his for the purposes of having her feet trimmed.
For posterity's sake, here is a picture taken during her brief "Eek, what are humans?!?" phase:
Some months, and a nice new headcollar of her own later:
Most recent set of pictures, covered in mud and hanging onto her winter coat because random snow is still happening:
(Excuse the sorry state of the winter sacrifice paddock. We are on clay. It will be much greener and prettier again later in the year.)
Sporadic updates may occur.
