Vickijay
Well-Known Member
Hi there!!
It has been a long time since I have been in the forum so you might not remember me, I used to come on loads but not so much any more, but I just had a quick look so thought I would do a post!
I am probably most memorable for having a spotty horse. I still have her and she is slowly climbing the levels of dressage. When I gave up on wanting to event her (old injury messed with my head even if it didnt mess with her leg!) I decided to have a crack at learning proper dressage. Now she is at advanced medium level and working higher stuff too. She has always struggled with the changes, but is rocking the rest of it and having bred her it has been a wonderful journey. I hope one day in the not to distant future we will do an advanced and get to wear tails.
Here are some pictures of her now...
In the autumn of last year I decided to look for a new horse to either produce or keep for myself and after riding my friends wonderful Andalusian horse I was fairly sold on the breed. So based on a 2 minute video I bought a PRE stallion from sunny Spain! I wanted a modern type with reach that wasnt too spanish so it took me a while to find him, but in the end I did.
Spain pics
It was an exciting few weeks waiting for him to arrive, but from the moment he stepped off the truck he has been absolutely perfect and within a month I was on him.
First time off the lunge.
Since then he has just been absolutely amazing. By far the easiest and quietest horse to have on the yard. There is no way you would know he was a stallion unless you looked and his behaviour and temperament are both faultless. I did plan to castrate him as we came into the spring, but to be honest there has been no need. He has a happy life out in the field, socialises with other horses, sleeps and eats! He has an 81 year old sharer who sadly lost her horse so loved brininging him in and brushing him etc and tbh she could probably even ride him!!! I even do ride and lead and lead him from my mare!!!
He is such a wonderful mix of being a complete dope to handle and around the yard, plus most of the time he looks like a massive hobo with his big hair with tons of shavings in it!! Then I tack him up to ride and he is a smart competition horse, who is the most trainable and rideable I have ever sat on.
We didnt know what to call him but settled on Ferdi, after Ferdinand the bull, from the story of the spanish fighting bull who didnt like violence and preferred to smell the flowers rather than fight the matador, because everyone expected this rampant stallion of doom to come off the truck and what came off was the kindest horse I might have ever met.
Here are some pictures of him
(It helps I dress him in such a manly fashion!)
Hair down
And here is the new version of him. There are exactly 6 months to the day between the pictures.
So thats us, back on HHO!!!
It has been a long time since I have been in the forum so you might not remember me, I used to come on loads but not so much any more, but I just had a quick look so thought I would do a post!
I am probably most memorable for having a spotty horse. I still have her and she is slowly climbing the levels of dressage. When I gave up on wanting to event her (old injury messed with my head even if it didnt mess with her leg!) I decided to have a crack at learning proper dressage. Now she is at advanced medium level and working higher stuff too. She has always struggled with the changes, but is rocking the rest of it and having bred her it has been a wonderful journey. I hope one day in the not to distant future we will do an advanced and get to wear tails.
Here are some pictures of her now...
In the autumn of last year I decided to look for a new horse to either produce or keep for myself and after riding my friends wonderful Andalusian horse I was fairly sold on the breed. So based on a 2 minute video I bought a PRE stallion from sunny Spain! I wanted a modern type with reach that wasnt too spanish so it took me a while to find him, but in the end I did.
Spain pics
It was an exciting few weeks waiting for him to arrive, but from the moment he stepped off the truck he has been absolutely perfect and within a month I was on him.
First time off the lunge.
Since then he has just been absolutely amazing. By far the easiest and quietest horse to have on the yard. There is no way you would know he was a stallion unless you looked and his behaviour and temperament are both faultless. I did plan to castrate him as we came into the spring, but to be honest there has been no need. He has a happy life out in the field, socialises with other horses, sleeps and eats! He has an 81 year old sharer who sadly lost her horse so loved brininging him in and brushing him etc and tbh she could probably even ride him!!! I even do ride and lead and lead him from my mare!!!
He is such a wonderful mix of being a complete dope to handle and around the yard, plus most of the time he looks like a massive hobo with his big hair with tons of shavings in it!! Then I tack him up to ride and he is a smart competition horse, who is the most trainable and rideable I have ever sat on.
We didnt know what to call him but settled on Ferdi, after Ferdinand the bull, from the story of the spanish fighting bull who didnt like violence and preferred to smell the flowers rather than fight the matador, because everyone expected this rampant stallion of doom to come off the truck and what came off was the kindest horse I might have ever met.
Here are some pictures of him
(It helps I dress him in such a manly fashion!)
Hair down
And here is the new version of him. There are exactly 6 months to the day between the pictures.
So thats us, back on HHO!!!