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how is bella doing?

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hi there.. i have been in germany for nearly 4 years now.. and my horse has been out to pasture nearly the entire 4 years. this past december, i started paying this young woman to ride my horse because the stable manager said she is "unruly, to the point of everyone being nervous to be within 2 feet of her" and "having the farrier sedate her because he could not get close enough to twitch her".. so i got desperate. i never met this woman before, but she charged me a great price and bella went from being "terrifying" to actually being ridden. she is actually getting attention now. and i guess i would just like a critique of them together? keep in mind, bella has been out of work for 4 years. so she was basically re-broke starting december 22nd. in the video she said she was trying to demonstrate a "pole pattern" and show how responsive she was to turning aids. youd have to know bella to understand that she was always bad at turning. whenever you would ask her to go right, she would back up or side step. always a fight to get her to turn right. i look forward to hearing anything you guys have to say.

 
#5 ·
i only wish i had paid someone to ride her when i first got to germany.. i didnt think of it until the barn manager told me my horse was terrifying and everyone was nervous to walk passed her or around her.. im so slow sometimes. :( but ive made up for it and she is real happy now. but no, it is not tar. it is dirt. just has some rocks in it. based on the pictures anyways. i personally have never been there.. i moved bella to tennessee about 6 months ago because board in maine was too expensive for us... so it was either sell her, or transport her to a cheaper state... so we saved up and moved her to tennessee. i called fort campbell army post and they recommended that stable. so i put her there. and made arrangements to paypal the board and farrier money once a month. i have never met the woman riding my horse.. but so far she has been beyond reasonable, very reliable.. and she was the only one brave enough to take my horse on. shes a-ok in my book.. :)


@sierra it doesnt work on my kindle either :( the girl riding bella posted this. i just copy and pasted the link. i cant even watch it. says content is unavailable in germany. pshh.. germany.. thankfully she atleast emailed me the vid.
 
#6 ·
It's prob unavailable in Germany cause she has a Lady Gaga song in the background. If she would take her sound away, I am sure you could watch it. :)

How long will you be in Germany? Ever consider moving her? It's not as crazy as you may think, and I board is pretty affordable at many many barns!! That way you wouldn't have to worry about her!

I think she looks good for not having been worked in 4 years. It's not really pretty yet, but then again, it's good that she is just being worked. Finding someone that is reliable is so tough, so I am happy you found someone like that!!
 
#7 ·
thank you. i do feel lucky that i found someone like this woman to give my horse the attention she so desperately deserves. when i first got here, i wanted to bring her over. but it was $10,000 for shipping. and then board is around $250 euro.. so i just couldnt afford to do it.. now, i will hopefully be back in the states in 3-4 months.. :) so no sense in bringing her over, yaknow?
 
#8 ·
Yeah, I hear you!
I moved the other way around, from Germany to Cali, and shipping was about $5000 (with all costs like medicals, trailering from Frankfurt to Amsterdam and from LA to San Francisco, and the flight). I know some girls I went to school with (back in the day), who came over from MI for a few years and brought their 2 horses, so I could have asked them!

Anyway, I am glad you'll be back home soon! Home is home afterall! My boy is a globetrotter (pun intended) who went from FRA-LA-SFO-Toronto, where we are now to stay :)
 
#9 ·
im glad it worked out for you!!! if we couldve afford it, bella wouldve been by my side this entire time. but my husband joined the military because we didnt have much money.. so it just didnt work out for us :( it killed me. this entire time being away from her. but now i am finally coming home. i cant freakin' wait! she will probably hate me by the time i see her again.. and i cant blame her.. but atleast ill be there so i can give her more reasons to love me than stay angry with me. :)
 
#10 ·
We got married right before we moved to CA, so instead of asking for presents, we asked everyone to contribute to the "flying horse fund" :)

She'll prob be super happy to see you for 30 seconds, then remember that you left her - at which point she wants to make you suffer a tiny bit, and turn around to stick her bum in your face! I'm experienced with that reaction!!
 
#13 ·
i am living in bamberg. there is boarding right of post, but it is 300 euro.. then the next cheapest i have seen was 240-250 euro.

she calls bella, z, because when she first started working with her, she had a horse named bella too. so it was a bit confusing having 2 bellas. and everyone called my horse "crazy".. including stormie- when bella was acting out [more of a joke when stormie called her it], she'd yell "youre crazzzyy". and z kind of stuck that way i guess.
 
#15 ·
it is about 40 minutes from Nuremberg. about 1 hour 45 minutes from frankfurt. toward the southern part of germany.. :)

i have tried to find places to ride. the place off post that boards horses, does lessons. i took 2 lessons a week there for several months. but it is difficult for me. i dont understand german. and my instructor doesnt understand english. all he knew was, "up and down. ok. no. gallop". so when i did something wrong, which was always because i am a western rider.. never done english.. he would have to stop his class, walk up to me and position my feet or my back or arms. and show me with his body what to do. too much work for me. i got frustrated and stopped going. i loved it. the horses were beautiful. but the language barrier was too much.
 
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Ahh you have no idea how badly I wish I could do that Lol. If you were serious, I might even take you up on that offer. Are you far from bamberg? I haven seen a quarterhorse in person in about 4 years.. it'd be a sight for sore eyes!
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#18 ·
I have no idea how far away it is if I'm honest!!

The stallions aren't really ridden lol two are olddd men, and one is being broken in but only one lady rides him.. there are a couple of other western horses at our place, and theres all the broodies, a filly called flare (she's GORGEOUS) and the babies from last year!

If you do want to though, let me know!
 
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if you are serious, she needs a home and i cant find anyone willing to take her. i am not asking any money,except maybe gas money to travel there and back.. :) lol i just want a good home for her. when i bought her, i planned on bringing her back to the states with me. but it will cost $1700 to bring her home. and i cant afford it. so she needs to find a new forever family.
 
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