Well I have been away for a few weeks as I tustled with a big decision and then waited with baited breath to see how they would pan out.
I was approaced by a woman who had looked at Candy when she was up for sale with a possible swap for her 14.1 cob mare. She wanted something bigger, that jumped and was more forward going (which was definately Candy). To begin with I was still sure I was keeping Candy but fast forward a couple of more hacks where I had to swap horses with a friend because she kept trying to gallop off with me I agreed to look into the swap. Molly is very quiet, 10-11 years old, green in the school, doesn't jump but hacks out like a dream and is very sweet natured. I haven't posted about her because to be honest I just couldn't bear to post another big introduction post about my perfect quiet horse only to be posting a couple days later about the devil horses I had been landed with.
Three weeks on (including a season) and Molly hasn't put a foot wrong. Hacked her out on her first day and have been riding ever since, the girls have all been able to start riding too! My friend is schooling her gently to help her with transitions etc but she is exactly what I have been looking for all these months.
I have been finding it very hard to bond with her tho and am still incredibly nervous. I think after everything that happened with Ringo and Candy I am just waiting for things to go wrong again, I almost feel like if I relax then everything will go bad again.
For now tho I am finally really enjoying having a horse, who knew you could just go get your horsey from the field, groom it, love it, ride it and then put it back in the field without a fight anywhere along the way???
I was approaced by a woman who had looked at Candy when she was up for sale with a possible swap for her 14.1 cob mare. She wanted something bigger, that jumped and was more forward going (which was definately Candy). To begin with I was still sure I was keeping Candy but fast forward a couple of more hacks where I had to swap horses with a friend because she kept trying to gallop off with me I agreed to look into the swap. Molly is very quiet, 10-11 years old, green in the school, doesn't jump but hacks out like a dream and is very sweet natured. I haven't posted about her because to be honest I just couldn't bear to post another big introduction post about my perfect quiet horse only to be posting a couple days later about the devil horses I had been landed with.
Three weeks on (including a season) and Molly hasn't put a foot wrong. Hacked her out on her first day and have been riding ever since, the girls have all been able to start riding too! My friend is schooling her gently to help her with transitions etc but she is exactly what I have been looking for all these months.
I have been finding it very hard to bond with her tho and am still incredibly nervous. I think after everything that happened with Ringo and Candy I am just waiting for things to go wrong again, I almost feel like if I relax then everything will go bad again.
For now tho I am finally really enjoying having a horse, who knew you could just go get your horsey from the field, groom it, love it, ride it and then put it back in the field without a fight anywhere along the way???
Kev
