Meet Evangalista!!

[eventgirl]

Thanks to Kerilli, my mare now has a proper name!! Her stable name is angel (cringe) and so I am registering her as Evangelista - a lot nice nicer than 'chestnut filly' as she is currently known!!
Anyway, she is a 5yo 16.1hh chestnut TB mare. I got her in feb, in a crazy heart ruling head moment as I could not leave her where she was. She had a bad start in life and was pretty much unhandled until she was 4. She was then bought by someone who knew very little about the enigma that is the TB brain, contracted strangles, and was kept in her stable with top door shut for the best part of 4 months! She was then 'started' if you can call it that and quickly became unmanagable!! enter numpty me, looking for a project!!
First day at our yard

Condition was not good as you can see and she was very very nervous!!

Turned her out on good grazing with friends to let her remember how to be a horse, handled her daily and fed her twice a day for 4 months. Then very very quietly started to break her. It has been an uphill struggle, but she has now been backed for 2 months, is (mostly) going well and we are doing our first unaff dressage on 18th sept!!

Sorry for the mass of piccys, but I am so proud of her!! am going to get OH to take some ridden pics this week!!
Thanks for looking!

 

[JustKickOn]

She sounds lovely, but the photos didn't work

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[eventgirl]

oopps!! can you tell I havnt done this before!! Is working now!!

 

[The Original Kao]

she's gorgeous, and what a wonderful job you're done with her. she's looking really good

 

[eventgirl]

Thank you so much!!everyone thought I was mad when I got her - including me!!she has not been easy, I had been considering selling her, and we have a very long way to go but she has just started to come good and she gives me a fantastic feel!!fingers crossed she will be the event horse ive always wanted!

 

[landyandy]

what a transformation, she looks wonderful

 

[Kenzo]

She beautiful, lovely kind face too, hope you have lots of fun and many great years together!

 

[brighteyes]

You are my kind of numpty, then! Lovely mare and I hope she repays your patience and kindness manyfold. Keep us updated.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Well you are a vverrrry good numptie if you are one, that horse is Beautiful, what a kind look, am sure your hard work will pay off, love the choice of name too. Keep us posted with the dressage!

 

[ajn1610]

Great turn around - well done you! I think she'll be smashing she looks a lovely type. Good Luck with the Stressage!

 

[scotsmare]

Congrats - she looks a different horse - hope you have lots of luck with her

 

[kerilli]

Ooh, she's beautiful. I'm really glad you decided to use the name, I think she's even more beautiful than the real supermodel Evangelista!

 

[pinktiger]

shes lovely and what a transformation,,, a credit to you!!

 

[BankEndRescue]

she's stunning, well done and congratulations...look forward to hearing how you got on with the dressage

 

[PrincessDana]

Aww bless her, she's so poor looking in the first couple of pics! What a fantastic job you've done with her, she looks amazing now. Such a pretty girl

 

[htobago]

wow - what a transformation! She looks super - lots of luck with her!

 

[Wilbur_Force]

Hi, she looks fantastic - you must be so proud of her (and yourself too)! You've done a great job on getting her health as it should be - she looks lovely!

 

[eventgirl]

Thank you so so much, I was worried no one would like her!! Hard to believe that she cost very little money indeed!!