Kallibear
Well-Known Member
After much humming and harring, I decided to buy the Scruffy Baby I posted a couple of weeks ago, and he arrived yesterday
We went to pick him up from the dealers (where he'd arrived at midnight the night before, poor little mite) and my first though was 'Bloody hell, he's HUGE!'. His leg go on for ever and, when worried, he does a very passable giraffe impression, making him 18hh! He's meant to make 16.1/2 but at 15.2 ish already and not quite 2yrs old, I'm just hoping he doesn't out-grow the trailer!
He's had basical handling but is very wary of humans and obviously really unsettled. However he leads well and once caught is quiet and fairly calm, and loves being itched. He loves to stand and huff in your face.
It took three people and bucket of feed to catch him in the small indoor school when I went to pick him up and (esp after being wormed on arrival at his little paddock! ) he wanted nothing to do with humans that night, although I did finally manage to grab him before bed. This morning I could creep up on him and manouver him against a fence to take his rope. This afternoon HE crept up on ME and asked for a itch and stalked me round the field after (but ready to run should I show the slightest indication of being about to eat him). It won't take him long until I can't get rid of him.
He's currently filthy as he's been living in a cattle court with his baby friends, but he's moulting and it's coming off easily with brushing. He's also a little skinny but nothing worrying, esp as spring is on it's way and he could probably do with a little stunting (it'll do his excess height, and joints, the world of good)
BUT, and most importantly as it's driving me insane!, he's is NAMELESS and I cannot think of anything that suits. I want something simple and short but not 'grand' (no Chief's or Major's etc) and something a little unusual. And no human names. I have a list as long as my arm but just can't decide
So far my favorites are:
Squirrel
Chance
Arrow
Drift
Flight
Friday
Aspen
Flame
Rabbit/Bear/Fox (I really like but they don't suit him)
Oh, and Weed, but that's not very dignified
PLEASE make a suggestion: I'm really hoping someone will say a word and I'll instantly know it's The One.
So this is Nameless:
Thinking of another novel way of damaging himself, having just been through the fencing (having galloped straight into it (why is it that baby horses go but never stop?!), slid under the electric tape on his side and got all four legs through the sheep fencing behind, pushing it up enough to touch the mains-electrified fence above and zapping himself. But thankfully come away with only a small graze?!) I left him for just TWO MINUTES...........)
This is why I'd like to call him Weed.....
And relaxed enough to have a nap
We went to pick him up from the dealers (where he'd arrived at midnight the night before, poor little mite) and my first though was 'Bloody hell, he's HUGE!'. His leg go on for ever and, when worried, he does a very passable giraffe impression, making him 18hh! He's meant to make 16.1/2 but at 15.2 ish already and not quite 2yrs old, I'm just hoping he doesn't out-grow the trailer!
He's had basical handling but is very wary of humans and obviously really unsettled. However he leads well and once caught is quiet and fairly calm, and loves being itched. He loves to stand and huff in your face.
It took three people and bucket of feed to catch him in the small indoor school when I went to pick him up and (esp after being wormed on arrival at his little paddock! ) he wanted nothing to do with humans that night, although I did finally manage to grab him before bed. This morning I could creep up on him and manouver him against a fence to take his rope. This afternoon HE crept up on ME and asked for a itch and stalked me round the field after (but ready to run should I show the slightest indication of being about to eat him). It won't take him long until I can't get rid of him.
He's currently filthy as he's been living in a cattle court with his baby friends, but he's moulting and it's coming off easily with brushing. He's also a little skinny but nothing worrying, esp as spring is on it's way and he could probably do with a little stunting (it'll do his excess height, and joints, the world of good)
BUT, and most importantly as it's driving me insane!, he's is NAMELESS and I cannot think of anything that suits. I want something simple and short but not 'grand' (no Chief's or Major's etc) and something a little unusual. And no human names. I have a list as long as my arm but just can't decide
So far my favorites are:
Squirrel
Chance
Arrow
Drift
Flight
Friday
Aspen
Flame
Rabbit/Bear/Fox (I really like but they don't suit him)
Oh, and Weed, but that's not very dignified
PLEASE make a suggestion: I'm really hoping someone will say a word and I'll instantly know it's The One.
So this is Nameless:
Thinking of another novel way of damaging himself, having just been through the fencing (having galloped straight into it (why is it that baby horses go but never stop?!), slid under the electric tape on his side and got all four legs through the sheep fencing behind, pushing it up enough to touch the mains-electrified fence above and zapping himself. But thankfully come away with only a small graze?!) I left him for just TWO MINUTES...........)
This is why I'd like to call him Weed.....
And relaxed enough to have a nap