Perfect_Pirouette
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As those of you whove read my posts will know, I have recently been looking for a full loan.
Well, not last weekend but the weekend before that I had a weekend of trying out potential horses, less said the better really as they were either completely NOT as described or people kept cancelling on me/switching times at last minute etc.
A lady who lives in the next village, who is actually a member of HHO (although dont know what her username is) contacted me through FB and said she had a horse she had up for sale but that shed full loan to the right home and thought he might be nice for dressage. She said hed been at the local equestrian college for a bit up until Easter but hed been expelled due to having all the students off
but she assured me it was out of character and it was because he was wound up having no turnout and also they kept putting total novices on him and when he spooked, they clamped their leg on and tensed and then he ran off. ANYWAY, decided I may as well go and see him as he was only in the next village.
Saw him, rode him, liked him He didnt put a hoof wrong when I rode him. He was quite lazy but to be honest he is pretty fat and unfit. I think once I get him a bit thinner and fitter hell be more forward and sharper off the leg. Also didnt wear spurs when trying him out but will do in future. Owner has owned him for 6 years (so I thought he cant be that bad or she wouldnt have kept him so long) said shed just never really gelled with him like she has her other horse, she likes hacking and he is quite spooky to hack alone which unnerves her, she feels a more confident rider would gel with him a lot better and also she cant afford 2 really.
ANYWAY, agreed to have him. He arrived last Wednesday and best of all HES KEPT 300 YARDS UP THE ROAD at my neighbours. Again, those of you who know me will know I have been travelling for a very long time now, 27 miles to ride the mare I was riding 4-5 x a week and all the travelling and expense of it all was starting to take its toll. So to have a horse, literally a 60 second walk away from my house is amazing. Have use of all the facilities, including an all-weather, floodlit ménage so very, very happy
Gave him last Thursday off completely to settle etc and then last Fri eve after work lunged him. He was really good and responsive on the lunge. Lunged him again on Sunday and got on him for the first time last night. He attempted a couple of spooks when we first got in the school but I gave him a boot and he carried on and was fine. Last night I really just wanted to assess him to see what I need to work on etc.
He needs to be a lot suppler laterally and in general, he swings his quarters in in trot and canter on the left rein so think I really need to work on getting him more supple on that rein so he straightens up. He needs to be sharper off the leg and carry me forward more but apart from that he really isnt *too* bad! Forgot to add, hes 12 so no spring chicken however not TOO old I feel that with fittening and suppling up couldnt come good. The basics are there, hes fairly established and balanced, fairly uphill. He just needs some work which I really dont mind putting in
I am off on holiday to Mexico for a week on the 14th so when I get back am going to get lessons booked in with my instructor, as shell have to travel fairly far and will charge me the extra for petrol, Im hoping to be able to get away with fortnightly lessons as opposed to weekly that I have been having since .well forever really. Thats another reason why I liked him as hes 12, so not a baby and so is already fairly established and so I dont need constant weekly lessons (although they would be nice) and also he has the same faults if you like as G, so feel I can assess and work on them fairly easy without constant outside help.
ANYWAY, enough with the talking.
Here is Mac, 15.2 12 year old, ginger Heinz 57 as honestly not sure what breed he is and neither is owner. Going to do our first comp end of June, just a couple of Prelims to see how we fare and then hope to get him out a lot during the summer and will see how hes going at the end of summer/beginning of Autumn.
He is fat, but am hoping hell shed the excess pretty quickly.
And a few from our first ride last night
Also, a quick vid. To be honest its pretty awful and rushed etc I know but I wasnt trying to school him or even correct him, just see what he was like and assess him so please no CC. You know me, there will be PLENTY of vids and pics to CC over the next few months!
http://s748.photobucket.com/albums/xx121/horsemadme/?action=view¤t=Picture186.mp4
Well, not last weekend but the weekend before that I had a weekend of trying out potential horses, less said the better really as they were either completely NOT as described or people kept cancelling on me/switching times at last minute etc.
A lady who lives in the next village, who is actually a member of HHO (although dont know what her username is) contacted me through FB and said she had a horse she had up for sale but that shed full loan to the right home and thought he might be nice for dressage. She said hed been at the local equestrian college for a bit up until Easter but hed been expelled due to having all the students off
but she assured me it was out of character and it was because he was wound up having no turnout and also they kept putting total novices on him and when he spooked, they clamped their leg on and tensed and then he ran off. ANYWAY, decided I may as well go and see him as he was only in the next village.Saw him, rode him, liked him
He didnt put a hoof wrong when I rode him. He was quite lazy but to be honest he is pretty fat and unfit. I think once I get him a bit thinner and fitter hell be more forward and sharper off the leg. Also didnt wear spurs when trying him out but will do in future. Owner has owned him for 6 years (so I thought he cant be that bad or she wouldnt have kept him so long) said shed just never really gelled with him like she has her other horse, she likes hacking and he is quite spooky to hack alone which unnerves her, she feels a more confident rider would gel with him a lot better and also she cant afford 2 really.ANYWAY, agreed to have him. He arrived last Wednesday and best of all HES KEPT 300 YARDS UP THE ROAD at my neighbours. Again, those of you who know me will know I have been travelling for a very long time now, 27 miles to ride the mare I was riding 4-5 x a week and all the travelling and expense of it all was starting to take its toll. So to have a horse, literally a 60 second walk away from my house is amazing. Have use of all the facilities, including an all-weather, floodlit ménage so very, very happy
Gave him last Thursday off completely to settle etc and then last Fri eve after work lunged him. He was really good and responsive on the lunge. Lunged him again on Sunday and got on him for the first time last night. He attempted a couple of spooks when we first got in the school but I gave him a boot and he carried on and was fine. Last night I really just wanted to assess him to see what I need to work on etc.
He needs to be a lot suppler laterally and in general, he swings his quarters in in trot and canter on the left rein so think I really need to work on getting him more supple on that rein so he straightens up. He needs to be sharper off the leg and carry me forward more but apart from that he really isnt *too* bad! Forgot to add, hes 12 so no spring chicken however not TOO old I feel that with fittening and suppling up couldnt come good. The basics are there, hes fairly established and balanced, fairly uphill. He just needs some work which I really dont mind putting in
I am off on holiday to Mexico for a week on the 14th so when I get back am going to get lessons booked in with my instructor, as shell have to travel fairly far and will charge me the extra for petrol, Im hoping to be able to get away with fortnightly lessons as opposed to weekly that I have been having since .well forever really. Thats another reason why I liked him as hes 12, so not a baby and so is already fairly established and so I dont need constant weekly lessons (although they would be nice) and also he has the same faults if you like as G, so feel I can assess and work on them fairly easy without constant outside help.
ANYWAY, enough with the talking.
Here is Mac, 15.2 12 year old, ginger Heinz 57 as honestly not sure what breed he is and neither is owner. Going to do our first comp end of June, just a couple of Prelims to see how we fare and then hope to get him out a lot during the summer and will see how hes going at the end of summer/beginning of Autumn.
He is fat, but am hoping hell shed the excess pretty quickly
.And a few from our first ride last night
Also, a quick vid. To be honest its pretty awful and rushed etc I know but I wasnt trying to school him or even correct him, just see what he was like and assess him so please no CC. You know me, there will be PLENTY of vids and pics to CC over the next few months
!http://s748.photobucket.com/albums/xx121/horsemadme/?action=view¤t=Picture186.mp4
