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Right update as promised and requested, picked up snapper from reading services Saturday morning, the pictures of her didn’t do her justice, (i had not seen the mare or tried her) for a ish she is a very well put together striking horse, have her a leg stretch in the hgv part of reading services before re loading her and heading for Devon, she travelled like there wasn’t a horse on bored, 4 hours later got back to the yard unloaded led her around to stretch legs then put her in stable, quick sniff and munched hay! Totally chilled!.
Left alone then went back and stood by her door where she proceeded to fly at me stamp feet and run her teeth up the wall!
Back up early am, fed mucked out got my 2 boys in and put her out with the herd (6 others all ponies) my god can she move!! Not just in speed but action she was cantering slowly and the ponies were flat out trying to reach her, but no kicking or biting so that was good.
Back to yard at lunch... worked the other 2 then went to get her in, clipped lead rope on put a hand on her neck and nearly got savaged! (for you guys that haven’t read previous post this mare is a grade c showjumper she had been for sale since April but due to every problem going the lady couldn’t sell her, so unseen and at meat money i bought her there’s nasty in a horse but this one really would flatten you)
I had planned to ride but she was wet so opted for the in hand work, so off we went down the lane, really good and interested in everything. But i touch her and see teeth, she also tries to drag you to the nearest thing edible, so every time she done this i backed her up by the time we got home, i was walking with my hand on neck if i stopped she stopped if walked backwards so did she, amazing, no biting and ears forward.
Back at the yard needed brushing ...queue round 2.... tail going, back legs flying, teeth aiming, spotted a bucket tried to drag me, every time she was a twitch out of line i backed her up, 15 mins later bushed her all over even her belly whilst stood with her ears forward on the end of the lead rope, time for rug, kicking biting stamping, repeated the same talking to her rubbing her 10 mins later was behind her pulling rug back whilst she stood on the end of the rope quiet as a lamb,
Put her back out went straight off and grazed, went and got Pluto as his the boss of the field and wanted them to meet other than over the stable door(which my 2 are she’s met Pluto and max as they can reach over the doors, Pluto got the teeth max apparently she was rearing up at! ) poor Pluto had a sniff and got both back feet! She walked off Pluto stood looking at me as much as to say why the hell did you do that to me mum!
My thoughts on this mare is that she has been beaten, when i went to take her tail bandage off last night she was trying to kick me, i picked up a whip (no intention of even touching her with it) and she stood stock still. In the stable and field she is savage but comes over and wants to talk to you, she just doesn’t know how, I was texting a friend she came over showed her the phone and nearly lost it, everything is a treat to her, I’m so sure she has a character and would love to see it, at the moment she’s on regumate, and a no sugar diet, i want to drop the regumate and she how bad she is then play! Im dying to ride her (god nos why as she rears and bucks but does jump over 1m20!)
The next bit is up to you lot if you want regular updates please let me know id love to share the ups and downs with this little horse who was even at a grade c showjumper was heading for the meat man! But i don’t want to bore you all!
Left alone then went back and stood by her door where she proceeded to fly at me stamp feet and run her teeth up the wall!
Back up early am, fed mucked out got my 2 boys in and put her out with the herd (6 others all ponies) my god can she move!! Not just in speed but action she was cantering slowly and the ponies were flat out trying to reach her, but no kicking or biting so that was good.
Back to yard at lunch... worked the other 2 then went to get her in, clipped lead rope on put a hand on her neck and nearly got savaged! (for you guys that haven’t read previous post this mare is a grade c showjumper she had been for sale since April but due to every problem going the lady couldn’t sell her, so unseen and at meat money i bought her there’s nasty in a horse but this one really would flatten you)
I had planned to ride but she was wet so opted for the in hand work, so off we went down the lane, really good and interested in everything. But i touch her and see teeth, she also tries to drag you to the nearest thing edible, so every time she done this i backed her up by the time we got home, i was walking with my hand on neck if i stopped she stopped if walked backwards so did she, amazing, no biting and ears forward.
Back at the yard needed brushing ...queue round 2.... tail going, back legs flying, teeth aiming, spotted a bucket tried to drag me, every time she was a twitch out of line i backed her up, 15 mins later bushed her all over even her belly whilst stood with her ears forward on the end of the lead rope, time for rug, kicking biting stamping, repeated the same talking to her rubbing her 10 mins later was behind her pulling rug back whilst she stood on the end of the rope quiet as a lamb,
Put her back out went straight off and grazed, went and got Pluto as his the boss of the field and wanted them to meet other than over the stable door(which my 2 are she’s met Pluto and max as they can reach over the doors, Pluto got the teeth max apparently she was rearing up at! ) poor Pluto had a sniff and got both back feet! She walked off Pluto stood looking at me as much as to say why the hell did you do that to me mum!
My thoughts on this mare is that she has been beaten, when i went to take her tail bandage off last night she was trying to kick me, i picked up a whip (no intention of even touching her with it) and she stood stock still. In the stable and field she is savage but comes over and wants to talk to you, she just doesn’t know how, I was texting a friend she came over showed her the phone and nearly lost it, everything is a treat to her, I’m so sure she has a character and would love to see it, at the moment she’s on regumate, and a no sugar diet, i want to drop the regumate and she how bad she is then play! Im dying to ride her (god nos why as she rears and bucks but does jump over 1m20!)
The next bit is up to you lot if you want regular updates please let me know id love to share the ups and downs with this little horse who was even at a grade c showjumper was heading for the meat man! But i don’t want to bore you all!
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