New(ish) face at my gaff!

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Some of you may remember that I had 3 colts here over Christmas to learn about being good citizens, have their balls off, and generally cause havoc and mayhem.
They went off to the owners other place in January, and were turned away - but yesterday, the oldest one came back to start his ridden career.

He left as a 15.2hh slightly scrawny, hairy feral thing - and came back several inches taller, hench as a hench thing, and looking really rather fab! He's very fat, but we can resolve that with a bit of bootcamp.
He's really lovely - very calm, considering he's just left the friends he's been with all his life, and much more friendly/engaged now that he has no balls!

He'll be started, ridden away, and then I'll find him a lovely home. Too small for me, thankfully, as I do NOT need another horse!

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ihatework said:
Keep me posted. My grey will be ready to move on soonish so will need a replacement!
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I will. He's a really nice sort, and I'd love him to go to HHO'er.

This morning he learned to step back when asked, and then did walk/halt/walk/halt on the way out to the field like a pro, but closed his eyes and tried to stick his head in my armpit every time he had to walk past something scary!

Pleasantly surprised by him having a meltdown of the "whip round and run away" variety, but stopping when he felt the pressure of the rope.I was expecting to have to let go, so he's earned several brownie points!
 
The boy has settled in beautifully. He's out with two of my lot now, and although it took him a few days to get over himself, he's realised that he is not the Messiah. I'm delighted with his attitude to everything I've thrown at him - have been chucking rugs over gates, lobbing buckets over the fence, dropping things, and swinging things around. He had a few meltdowns, mostly about rugs on the gate, but soon realised that if he wouldn't come to the gate, he didn't get the 4 pony nuts that he believes are manna from heaven.
If it isn't chucking down tomorrow, he's going to learn about the arena, which is currently set up with several jumps, a line of 15 trotting poles, and a few logs scattered around. I suspect there will be snorting...

He has a very Cleveland Bay head. I like it lots
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