My next equine project horse

AdorableAlice said:
Clipped out and fit he could be a nice hunter, perhaps not a Shire Pack but he would cross a slower country. He will be a long job but he will make it. Crosses fingers tightly and hopes he does not remove his headcollar over night, the little git has mastered the art of not being caught.
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Just my thoughts but I didn't like to suggest feathers off! If he can just lengthen his back to even up his frame a bit he'll be seriously smart boy.

Wil pray for headcollar staying on vibes, I hate those that won't be caught; Poppy is trying my patience a bit in that respect but it's probably the first time she's ever felt well enough so pretending I'm not bothered for now.
 
Maesfen said:
Just my thoughts but I didn't like to suggest feathers off! If he can just lengthen his back to even up his frame a bit he'll be seriously smart boy.

Wil pray for headcollar staying on vibes, I hate those that won't be caught; Poppy is trying my patience a bit in that respect but it's probably the first time she's ever felt well enough so pretending I'm not bothered for now.
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I keep looking at that short back too. I watch him playing and can't he just buck. I guess it is the dam that put that in.

He is just plain naughty with the catching, won't let me reach around his neck with the rope and when I say 'stuff you then' and walk off he follows me with his nose on my shoulder. He will develop into a huge character as time goes by and his anxiety dampens down. Feather will come off, but he has only just accepted his legs being brushed. Did thin his mane, trim his beard and had a pull on his tail today though.
 
Would love to see Alice's new best friend :)
She does know they are siblings I hope?!

Is Alice going to do any "work" this year or is she collecting benefits for new handbags? :)
 
Been following this for ages!

We need more pictures AA! :)

Sounds like its going well sorry to hear you had a backwards step a while ago but onwards and upwards!
All the best :D x
 
AA he really is such a handsome chap! I love Ted updates! :D
Sorry you've had a bit of a struggle with him recently but I am also firmly in the camp of "You can do it!" Also in line waiting to pre-order my copy of "The Trials and Tribulations of Ted" when you finally get round to agreeing to write them ;)
 
ester said:
Why is it I think of Ted when I see this........


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152381718258762
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That is brilliant, should Ted ever be brave enough to do the same I can guarantee he would fall head first into the bag.

Ted is going well with his walks on the lunge, we have square halts that stay out on the circle most of the time. He caused havoc on Sunday, I tied him up (about the only thing he is good at) in the yard. I know many people don't tie youngsters up but I do and I leave them for a while. The little toad has worked out how to pull the loose end of the rope and get free. He was bouncing around the yard like a giant tigger with a mouthful of pansies that he had nicked out of a hanging basket. He pebble dashed my car in gravel, squished the cat and frightened the new yearling witless. as for the stable lawn, well lets not mention it.

Alice is languishing on the dole, she is demanding a salary for child minding her half brother but she has to pay a fine for being mean. Yesterday in all that rain she hogged the oak tree and made him stand in the field, poor little soul his teeth were chattering when I got to him. Alice is also being a tart, she has set her sights on the old show horse, she thinks he could be a sugar daddy, she is wrong he is broke. He is the proud owner of four hoof boots and hopefully, he is going to be able to hack out a few times a week. They certainly Jimmy Choos equine style - how much !! I hope they work, because if they don't they are one mighty expensive mistake.

No baby training was done this evening. The barge horse and I went hacking, she passed a sprayer, a tanker and umpteen groups of bikes who insist on whooshing past at 30mph skimming our ample bottoms - why do they do that ? However she did find a dead branch terrifying and the three tups were scary now they are naked.
 
I don't know which quick release knot you use, but if there is a loop, can you not just pull the end of the rope through the loop? It would get tighter then instead of letting your beautiful carthorse wreak havoc!
And it would also be very quick for you to undo in an emergency!
 
Progress on the Ted front! Yay! How lovely for you to go riding again. You must really appreciate those rides now. Tell Alice babysitting does not include child abandonment. Ted will be the bread winner at this rate!
xxx
 
DiNozzo said:
I don't know which quick release knot you use, but if there is a loop, can you not just pull the end of the rope through the loop? It would get tighter then instead of letting your beautiful carthorse wreak havoc!
And it would also be very quick for you to undo in an emergency!
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The theory here cannot be faulted. Sadly you obviously have yet to meet a horse like Ted, or indeed, like mine. They can undo every knot known to man and a few more besides ;) If all else fails mine give up and chew through the rope....
 
Ladyinred said:
The theory here cannot be faulted. Sadly you obviously have yet to meet a horse like Ted, or indeed, like mine. They can undo every knot known to man and a few more besides ;) If all else fails mine give up and chew through the rope....
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In that case whoops!
I've never met one that did that, although we did have a welsh b pony that would take his head collar off if he couldn't untie himself...
 
Yep... I know a horse who can also undo double knots .. You think you've got it sorted and then turn around to find that yet again you've been foiled amd he's untied himself. :D
 
The light bulb is on and Ted is at home.

Saddle and bridle, irons flapping. Walk, trot and halt all on at the end of the lunge line, stayed out, halted square, ears pricked, lots of chewing and concentration.

I did have to use molasses to get the bit in his mouth without a struggle. It's a bxxxger to get out of hair you know, must not moan though, at least I have hair now ! One year ago today I had the first chemotherapy dose and was so ill I couldn't stand up. I have no idea where the year went, but without the fabulous HH forum members support I would have struggled even more.
 
:DJust a wonderful update. Think of molasses as an alternative to expensive stuff like 'Bed Head' - you could start a new fad ;)
 
For those with Houdini horses, if you loop the lead rope through the tie ring/baler twine/ whatever you tie your horses to, then tie the end back to the headcollar in a quick release knot, there is no horse in the world that can reach the knot to untie it.
Of course, it won't stop those that actually chew through the lead rope..
 
Mrs B said:
:DJust a wonderful update. Think of molasses as an alternative to expensive stuff like 'Bed Head' - you could start a new fad ;)
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It is going to be interesting just now. OH just gone out in my car and judging by the molasses on backside of my jeans I reckon OH should be glued to the seat of the car by now. Oh dear, this could turn into a 'ucking horses' discussion.
 
AdorableAlice said:
It is going to be interesting just now. OH just gone out in my car and judging by the molasses on backside of my jeans I reckon OH should be glued to the seat of the car by now. Oh dear, this could turn into a 'ucking horses' discussion.
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Thank goodness your treatment was successful, so no matter how much molasses covers your OH it is a happy result.

What a Good boy Ted is, real progress being made.
 
Started, farted, slipped up and fell.

Ted the Twit is on the sick. He likes cola cubes, black grapes and plums, visiting is afternoons only.

It is a good job he is not destined for the show ring, a fair sized splint has erupted.
 
Another crisis for Ted who is renamed Gappy, he has lost a tooth. Anybody got 50p for under his pillow.

I am sceptical when it comes to calmers but after the wild episode I decided to start giving him 5mg of Magnitude. The difference is quite unbelievable. At long last I have got a fly sheet on him without him climbing the walls and trembling. He was bitten to pieces on Monday, this years horse flies are monsters in our area. He looks rather comical in his bug rug which has seen better days and is rather baggy, with his feathery legs poking out the bottom he looks like is going jousting.
 
Just love the pictures you paint with words! Interesting about the calmer, but good that it seems to work.

One advantage of living on top of a hill is there is usually a breeze to keep flies away, so not bad here at present.
 
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