Blue Cross foal visit report

[Jane&Ziggy]

OK, first up a confession. I left my phone in the car. Doofus!

But don't worry, because although the foals (there were 3 of them) are delightful and as sweet as foals can be, I don't think any of them are for me. The little bay I went to see is going to be HUGE - I did an estimate of the string test on him, and at 5 weeks he looks to make about 15.2 so really not my size!

There are 2 mares there who haven't foaled yet, and I am interested in one of them because she is (for a Standardbred type trotter) a good looking mare with an incredibly wide chest and a sweet temperament, and she might have a foal who is a bit shorter and heavier - maybe by a different stallion, because they were clearly running with more than one. So I will go on with the application process and have the ridden test, just in case, but no foalie for me for now.

I don't mind. I'm not in a hurry.

 

[Jessey]

Shame but sounds like a good decision funny that you need a ridden test to take on a foal, I guess it's not really as will eventually be ridden but it sounded odd as I read it, or maybe it's just time for me to get some sleep

 

[newforest]

I think the ridden test is in case you might fall for something older?
I would be interested to know what they expect.
Possibly I would fail the handling! I take the headcollar off mine and offer the bridle she takes the bit herself, but the other way round I remove and drop the bridle on the floor. Well I just do.

 

[chunky monkey]

Well I do know that this particular rehoming centre advised someone they could keep two shetlands on a piece of ground that was tiny. The ground was north facing and in very very very poor condition. In winter the ponies would have been starved. I was not impressed by the advice I heard. So lord knows what tests they expect based on advice given.
Anyway I'm sorry you haven't found what your are looking for. Something will turn up.

 

[Trewsers]

Something might find you - rather than you looking

 

[Jane&Ziggy]

They've been very strict in their advice and requirements about grazing with me.

I'll be doing a ridden test and a handling test in the next couple of weeks I think. I hope they're not all BHS, I never learned to do things that way!