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Brickens Update and Pics

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#1 ·
I haven't given an update on Brickens in a while so here you go...

I'm still easing into riding slowly because of my back but's it's been getting better and I've had a few almost pain-free rides. Brickens has been pretty good lately. His trot is getting so much better. He'll stretch his head down now and come on to the bit much better than before. His canter though has been a little rough. Whenever I ask him to canter he picks it up almost perfect everytime but when he sees the long side of the arena he takes off. It has nothing to do with fear or anything else, I just think he remembers his race horse days. So I've been working on cantering in a circle and slowly making the circle bigger and bigger which is working really well. I just try to keep him busy while cantering by doing simple lead changes inside the circle and doing lots of transitions. Also, jumping has been going really well for both me and Brickens. There's been a few rides where he's really rushy but for the most part he's been a perfect gentleman for putting up with me while I get the hang of jumping again.

Brickens and I are getting really attatched now. I hate it when I can't go see him everyday and Brickens tries to follow me everywhere. Sometimes after riding him I'll just take him to the indoor and let him go and he'll follow me everywhere, it's so cute! He actually chooses to be with me if I'm around rather than go see his horsey friends. Okay well enough of an update and onto the pics...

This ride wasn't the best I was having trouble getting him to relax and put his head down till the end of our ride and also his canter was a bit rushy too.



Sitting Trot




Get your head down poney


More pics coming!
 
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#8 ·
I love Brickens! He's so adorable!

Just a quick question, do you think if you removed the standing martingale (maybe tried a running one) that his head would come down sooner?
I know when I had Vega with a standing martingale, her head would never come down. It was only after i removed it that she was less tense and would put it down.
 
#14 ·
Awww, he is so beautiful! I love that head shot. Is your bridle red or is it the lighting?
Ha.. well it's a long story.

Brickens bridle broke a while back so I had to get a new one and the one I got was a light color to begin with so I tryed darkening oil to try to darken it some and it turned kinda orangeish. So I kept darkening it and it's now a reddish brownish color right now, but the flash from the camera does make it look worse than it actually is. I'm hoping that if I keep oiling it, it will darken eventually enough to match my saddle.

Also, if anyone has any tips on how to make the redness go away that would be awesome. I've heard that Murphy's oil works really well to darken leather, but I'm not sure if it will ruin the leather. If anyone' tried it please let me know.

Oh and thanks for the comment Jubilee!
 
#15 ·
Awww, haha. I actually think it looks quite stunning. Oh, and I totally think we should pair our horses up together. They're both bay tb's so they would make a really cute couple. :wink:
 
#16 ·
They would be perfect together!! Lol! They're both like the exact same bay and are both typical tb's. Brickens is pretty picky about the horses he likes but lately he seems to go after every mare he sees now that he's in a pasture of just geldings.:roll:
 
#17 ·
Haha. Is Brickens dominant? If so, Jubi would LOVE him. She hates the underdogs cuz she's so dominant herself. :razz:
 
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