WelshHoarder
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As it’s been a while, I suspect it’s about time for an update on Penny and Satin. I figured that I’d start a new thread to keep all the updates on both baby horses together, save keep posting all over the place!
It’s just over a year since Penny arrived, and just over 2 months with Satin - I’m not quite sure where the time has gone, but it’s certainly never a dull moment with the pair of them.
Penny is growing into her looks - she’s pretty and she knows it! She’s very definitely a Welsh D, all fire and dragon snorts at the strangest silly things, then brave as anything about the big stuff. Her “Welsh warhorse” mode has to be seen to be believed, she seems to grow a hand and could easily be imagined charging into battle. She’s quirky, daft, and makes me laugh and cry in pretty much equal measures at times ?. But when she‘s in cute mode, she’s utterly adorable.
Satin on the other hand is the sweetest, most uncomplicated creature in my life (and I’m including my oddball collection of dogs, cats and children in the list!). She’s essentially an equine Labrador. Curious, sweet-natured, gentle and everyone’s best friend. Even the non-horsey husband has been caught saying “I really rather like Satin, she seems like a nice, sensible horse” ?. Occasionally a bit clumsy, but I’m sure she’ll grow into her feet one day! And it became apparent the other day, I don’t think she’s ever seen sheep before, judging by her reaction on turnout when some had arrived overnight in the farm field next door - I suddenly had a snorting Irish warhorse on my hands ?
Education is starting quietly with both of them - I went for a lovely in-hand hack with our instructor and both babies yesterday, we’re lucky enough to have a gorgeous bridle path about a 10 minute walk away, I just wish the lanes to get to it weren’t quite so scary. Definitely one to explore more as the weather improves though. Penny was a bit bog-eyed and jumpy at some of the cars, but Satin took everything in her stride. Although the cob part of her finally surfaced - she turns out to be the queen of hedgerow snacking ?.
But on the whole, they’re just hanging out in the field, being baby horses. Lots of hay, coming in when the weather is particularly grim, or for the farrier, but otherwise just being horses.
I managed to get a measuring stick on the pair of them a couple of weeks ago - Satin stood like a rock and is around 15.1, Penny decided it was a crocodile coming to eat her, but after a lot of snorting and sniffing from her, and patience from me, she let me close enough with it to come in at a smidge under 14.2.
And finally, some pictures:
Penny:
Satin:
Penny out in the world:
Frosty breakfast for the babies last week:
The reaction when they got new neighbours in the form of some sheep ?:
It’s just over a year since Penny arrived, and just over 2 months with Satin - I’m not quite sure where the time has gone, but it’s certainly never a dull moment with the pair of them.
Penny is growing into her looks - she’s pretty and she knows it! She’s very definitely a Welsh D, all fire and dragon snorts at the strangest silly things, then brave as anything about the big stuff. Her “Welsh warhorse” mode has to be seen to be believed, she seems to grow a hand and could easily be imagined charging into battle. She’s quirky, daft, and makes me laugh and cry in pretty much equal measures at times ?. But when she‘s in cute mode, she’s utterly adorable.
Satin on the other hand is the sweetest, most uncomplicated creature in my life (and I’m including my oddball collection of dogs, cats and children in the list!). She’s essentially an equine Labrador. Curious, sweet-natured, gentle and everyone’s best friend. Even the non-horsey husband has been caught saying “I really rather like Satin, she seems like a nice, sensible horse” ?. Occasionally a bit clumsy, but I’m sure she’ll grow into her feet one day! And it became apparent the other day, I don’t think she’s ever seen sheep before, judging by her reaction on turnout when some had arrived overnight in the farm field next door - I suddenly had a snorting Irish warhorse on my hands ?
Education is starting quietly with both of them - I went for a lovely in-hand hack with our instructor and both babies yesterday, we’re lucky enough to have a gorgeous bridle path about a 10 minute walk away, I just wish the lanes to get to it weren’t quite so scary. Definitely one to explore more as the weather improves though. Penny was a bit bog-eyed and jumpy at some of the cars, but Satin took everything in her stride. Although the cob part of her finally surfaced - she turns out to be the queen of hedgerow snacking ?.
But on the whole, they’re just hanging out in the field, being baby horses. Lots of hay, coming in when the weather is particularly grim, or for the farrier, but otherwise just being horses.
I managed to get a measuring stick on the pair of them a couple of weeks ago - Satin stood like a rock and is around 15.1, Penny decided it was a crocodile coming to eat her, but after a lot of snorting and sniffing from her, and patience from me, she let me close enough with it to come in at a smidge under 14.2.
And finally, some pictures:
Penny:
Satin:
Penny out in the world:
Frosty breakfast for the babies last week:
The reaction when they got new neighbours in the form of some sheep ?:
