obee/janet george progress report

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took a trip to bewdley today to see my oberon :)


he has been at school, four weeks almost

ran to his stable and give him a huge hug n lots of treats ( he has put lots of weight on, filled out a tad and is a bit hairy for my liking!)
gave him a good brush, and firstly noticed how his head carriage was a lot more low- rather than giraffe like- more trusting and accepting- to the point where olivier ( who breaking him/did his teeth) can grab his tongue and play with it- obee not blinking an eyelid.

he is confidently walk trot canter on lunge
canter to stop by voice command 'ho'
stands on his own until told to walk

olivier then proceded to jump up n down beside him and jump on- leading him in circle with olivier leant over his back.

then slid off, and mounted properly. i was over the moon at this point
he walked a few circles around- but needed lots of encouragment: oberon just needs the penny to drop- how to walk out....he is just a bit laid back
but id rather have a horse you can fizz up with a few oats than one you cant control because it s hot headed !!!

the next staged are to trot canter in school and hack out a few times

they think he will be ready in the next two weeks :):)

olivier loves him- and complemented how even though he is big, he is well balanced for his age and moves very well :) and thinks i will do well in the shows

and to top it off i bought him a brand new wintec pro jump saddle- it is dsoooo comfy and your backside doesnt move out of it

so have for sale: humphries & swain brown dresssage/show saddle 17.5"/18" wide serge half panel (width can be changed by saddler £50) £300 pm me
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How brilliant, I'm thrilled to hear he's getting on so well! He's gorgeous and looks sooooo chilled out. By the look of it you'll be up there hacking him out in no time. Great photos, they bring back some very happy memories!
 
Both of you are VERY naughty! Where is the update - on Obee - and the gorgeous Clyde!

How am I going to get lots more lovely horses to back if you DON'T come back here and tell everyone how well they're both going at home?????:D

And of course we need more pics!!

Come to think of it, there's Starbar as well who has been VERY quiet about the lovely Star! I NEED the free advertising! We're down to two paying backers at present and have room for a couple more! :D
 
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I agree! C'mon Starbar... pics of you riding Star - AND his story at Janet's.... and more Millie pics, just coz she's so GAWJUS (and tell everyone what a fabby big bro Star has turned out to be too!!)
 
domane said:
I agree! C'mon Starbar... pics of you riding Star - AND his story at Janet's.... and more Millie pics, just coz she's so GAWJUS (and tell everyone what a fabby big bro Star has turned out to be too!!)
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Ha ha, OK OK! I have been meaning to post but keep forgetting to ask someone to take pics. Hacking out with Abby tonight so I'll get her to take some pics and do a nice BIG progress update later. :o
Just have to wait til then til I update on my lovely, now non-bucking, beautiful little Irish hoss :D :D

......And possibly some more gratuitous Millie pics :p :)
 
That is one very happy and contented looking horse. Janet George you are obviously not helping at all!!!! :D

He looks like you are going to be having a heck of a lot of fun shorty!

Well done Janet and Obee
 
deicinmerlyn said:
Looks great and you couldn't have chosen a better place than Janets to start a horse.
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I agree entirely. Contemplating sending one of our horses away to be brought back into work after quite a long time off and Janet's yard would be top of my list if we do decide to do that.
 
Paddydou said:
That is one very happy and contented looking horse. Janet George you are obviously not helping at all!!!! :D
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:D I can't claim MUCH of the credit for Obee - my little Froggie person worked his magic on Obee. Funnily enough, he wasn't very chilled when we started - eyes on stalks and jumped 5 feet at almost everything - we thought he was going to be a bit of a nightmare! But he has a brain (Obee, that is - not my little Froggie person :D) and soon settled down.

Not at ALL like the little poppet I'm working on at present (who staff have lovingly dubbed 'psycho b*tch from hell'! :rolleyes:) I have a feeling that she might be the one who finally kills me off! She munches on razor blades for breakfast!:eek:
 
Hope the training progresses well, but to me he looks more wary/resigned than chilled; and the bit could be sited a tad lower....especially for work on the lunge.
 
Tomboy2 said:
Hope the training progresses well, but to me he looks more wary/resigned than chilled; and the bit could be sited a tad lower....especially for work on the lunge.
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Yes he is a wary horse- but let me tell you how much more wary he was before, he went over to janets!

Obee is at home now, I have ridden twice in school ( dark nights) but plan to hack out Saturday!
That neck strap works bloody wonders- no touching of his mouth at all!!
He kept hearing horsing galloping about and felt like a spring coiling up, ready to pop! Simple whoo and it slows him right down and brings his 17hh brain back down to earth!
I will get someone to take photos on hack tommorow ( you will see the Cheshire grin)
Everyone can't believe how much weight he has pit on and how much he has grown!

But a huge huge thumbs up to Olivier, John, Janet and the lovely Sara for making my obee Rideable :) :)
He is kwpn x hannoverian- to be quite honest he could be giraffe x tb for all I care- he will be great in a few years :)
 
Tomboy2 said:
Hope the training progresses well, but to me he looks more wary/resigned than chilled; and the bit could be sited a tad lower....especially for work on the lunge.
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Of course he looks wary - it was his second day of the rider actually getting on - and this chap was virtually unhandled until brea2006 bought him as a 2 year old. Horses who lack EARLY handling are always much more difficult when it gets to the mounting stage.

Low bits are - IMHO - an abomination, particularly on a youngster - who will play around with the bit given half a chance and learn to get his tongue over. That's a habit I won't teach them!! And it's probably even more important not to have the bit on the low side when lunging, when the horse has less to think about and therefore more time to think about playing with the bit.

Obviously we don't START lunging off the bit - they start in a lunge cavesson until they know what's required and all the voice commands.
 
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