The Equidawg
The Equidawg.
This is the sight that greets me every time I get back from a ride. you can't see that there are open stables, one with mats, one with paper bedding, and the field is open too and he chooses to lie on the concrete.
And talking of rides, Radish is getting the hang of things. The mutant ostrich appeared less often today, and on the way back he did a lot of quiet, calm, measured walking, which was superb. He's astoundingly fit! It is very different training a newly backed 6 year old compared with a 3 year old. He has got fit so much quicker, and is able to carry himself better because of it. He's done a "grown-up" hack today and did not seem to be the tiniest bit exhausted by it.
Jazz has done some lovely trot work. Sonia uses shoulder in to lift the trot, and then slows the trot down on a straight line keeping the lift, to give you collected trot and work towards piaffe. He got some super lift today, and a trot so slow you feel it should really be impossible for him to hold it, but he does. Lovely boy.
posted by cptrayes @ 11:48 AM
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8 Comments:
Wonder why? Maybe Buttons wants to be outside so he can see everything. Do you have and extra mat? If so, it might be a good idea to put one out there for him. The mat really wouldn't interfere too much with the yard and it'd give him a place to lie down and not rub his little hocks on the concrete. Silly boy. But beyond adorable, as always.
Radish....ah well, we knew he'd get another nickname soon...seems to be progressing at an exceptional rate. I agree about the 6 year old's capacity to learn. He, at least, is grown into his body and has some idea about how to use it already instead of trying to figure out where to put his feet just to manage three gaits.
Lovely boy, Jazz. I am glad you are finding the fascination of dressage with him. When the real training starts to work and the horse rewards you, it is an amazing sport.
He has a choice of a patch of hay, a patch of earth, the stables with rubber mats or paper, or to go into the gateway of the field and lie there on a grassy bank. It's his choice to lie on concrete :-)
C
Button is a real giggle isn't he? I am amazed he hasn't just followed you out on your hacks yet, I can see him trotting along behind, biting their bums and setting them off for you :) It'll happen sometime...
I don't like Radish, not good enough for him. I remember getting my mare at just turning 6 and being amazed at how she trotted up the steepest hill and looked round eagerly for more work. Isn't it just lovely to feel that youth and fitness altogether?
Enjoy. Tracey B
Hardy Shetland used to lying on rocks. He has some natural padding I expect and is too curious about the world around him to confine himself to indoors. You're giving him a great lifestyle.
Aha, so Buttons is really a rocker!! (sorry about that, couldn't resist)
Tracey if I thought for one minute I could trust him I'd take him out on hacks with us. But goodness only knows what he would get up to!
He;s getting a fat little belly, but no pulses so I'm leaving him out all the time ER. But Zip had pulses and was standing badly today, so they will all four be in tomorrow during the day.
One Button Jean, just one :-)
C
Equidawg ............ lovely!
Mutant ostrich indeed ... poor lad, and nicknamed Radish as well .... he will have a complex soon!
Glad Jazz is going well.
Ann x
Well, perhaps Rod Hull and Emu is a better description then :-))) ???
C
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