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#1 ·
Hello everyone and anyone.

After reading through (and loving) many journals I thought I may as well start my own, and create a place to share/vent/laugh/cry about all things to come!

I guess a little back ground to start with:
I'm 25 now, I started riding when I was around 4-5 years old, my mama always had horses when I was growing up, most likely where my obsession began.
I was the girl who's walls you couldn't see past the horse posters/magazine cutouts and so on.
I started riding lessons at around 8 or so, I went twice a week, loved every second.
When I was around 10-11 I got my first pony which I had begged and pleased for.
His name was chocolate, very fitting. A sweet, absolutely bomb proof pony.
Perfect for a beginner that I was, the type of horse you could run up to in the paddock and lead onto his back and he wouldn't even look up. (Looking back now, I'm not sure that is such a safe thing for a small child) I lived on a farm, was always out doors and I guess left up to my own devices. We lived about 200m from a state forest, so which I could endlessly trail ride in, there was even a mini 'cross country' track that was right in the middle of the shrub but after many riders going through its was like a course with about 10 log jumps. It was crazy and amazing, and looking back I definitely should of appreciated it all more. Not to say I didn't, but remembering it all, it was an amazing way to grow up with what I had such simple access to.

Moving forward a few years, as I progressed as a rider, and my beautiful pony got older and deserved a loving retirement (we kept him until the end) I was lucky enough to get another horse, she was a bit firey, 16HH TB x Arab. Velvet, I loved her. All her quirks. All her flaws. She was impossible to show, was to excitable, flighty, but I just loved it. (Again looking back, that fearless attitude to a horse that got me off more than any other)
I was never the competive type, I loved jumping/cross country. But showing I was never in a position to do most of the time, so most of my riding was trail/pleasure and just doing my own thing.

Forward again, I went through that somewhat typical stage at 16, where horses took a back seat, and friends/boys/social life started to feel more appealing, so my riding became the odd trail once a fortnight/month instead of the daily ride.
I ended up, in quite a severe car accident at 17, I broke my spine, collar bone, ribs had quite severe facial scarring across one side of my face.
There's not to much to say about it. A horrible time, which is behind me now.
My beautiful horse, we ended up giving to a riding school for the special needs. What an angel she was for them, the perfect behavior from a horse that could be so flighty. I was very happy, for her, for them, that her story wasn't over and we could give some children such joy.

Between 17 and now, I've had another spinal fusion 2 years ago. Which truly changed my life, as the first one, didn't work. So 2 years later, I feel great, my back feels great.
After all this time, I am back in the saddle.
Which brings me to what all this is really about, Target.
My beautiful new lease horse, 15.3 (ish) black, Australian stockhorse.
He's 6 years old, he's also coming back into work after a year spell after a tendon issue.
So we're both a bit broken figuring it all out together.
This will be our journey.

Sorry with how long this has gotten, I will get more into all things riding and Target next.

:pinkunicorn::pinkunicorn::pinkunicorn:
 
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So, riding again after about 7 years out of the saddle, with a serious injury.

It all started, when I went over to the states last November (2016) and my partner wanted to take me on a trail ride because he knows I'm still horse mad. I had spoken to my doctor, about the prospect of riding. He said the only difference between me and anyone else now (that I'm fused and healed) is the potential fall. The fact that if I did land a certain way, my spine will no longer share the pressure, since I have a large titanium rod covering the majority, above and below this rod can be 'weaker' as the rod won't break.
So of course there are risks, possible bigger for me. Which I understand, but I also personally, think I'd rather the risks and love my life, then feel like something is missing entirely.
I at least want to try.
So back to the story, my first ride back, would you believe it, was at a ranch outside of Las Vegas, just a typical 'nose to tail' walk on a mule actually. But my lord, it was enough to spark that 12 year horse MAD girl inside me.
We then went to Nashville, and it was my birthday, so I asked if we could go on another. And we did.
Another typical walk, a bit more relaxed, it was just so stunning, the trees were almost pink.
Just the sheer walk made me so happy. I knew that if I could have horses in my life, even if I had to walk around forever, I would be 100 times happier and content.

So when the holiday ended, I did some research and looked around, until I met a local cowboy, who had a few horses to lease.

(I will finish this shortly. Boss is watching)
 
#3 ·
Wow, so sorry to hear you had all of that happen to you at such a young age. Car accidents are no joke. :sad:
That's awesome you are back in the saddle. Can't wait to hear about your adventures with Target & I'd love to see some pictures. :D I bet he's handsome!

I am totally with you on the difficult horses- I've always liked the difficult ones, the ones nobody else could/wanted to ride, etc. It's super rewarding when you can bond with one & you see things others couldn't. I hope you don't ever have a major fall & I think it's great that you are still willing to ride regardless of what you have been through. Many people give up after serious injuries. You are one tough cookie! :smile: That's awesome!

Can't wait to hear more!
 
#5 ·
Thank you both @PoptartShop & @BlindHorseEnthusiast4582 !
So nice of you to say! :D

So, Where was I.
So I recently met a local guy, who had a couple horses at my local stable.
After I emailed the stable I got a response from him telling me to come try one of his horses and we could go for a ride.
This stable is pretty basic is a few ways, but amazing in others. The horses are out to pasture almost 24/7 (we're in a hot/warm climate all year round) they just come in once daily for a few hours to have some hay/hard feed then the caretakers let all the horses out that evening to rotate to another paddock. There's a large sandy outdoor arena, 2 round yards but the location...

It's set right near the beach, these lucky horses have ocean views, and sea breeze in all their paddocks. You can trail all around the beaches, you can swim, but there's also your standard bushy trails as well. So location here is just amazing to go down of an afternoon and take a stroll on the beaches.
Off track again, anywho, so I tried out one of the horses, his name was Tanner, he was a chestnut, 20 YO, around 15HH, he is such a sweet heart on the ground and it didn't take him long to 'know' me and come up to me when I'd go catch him, our only issue is while riding, we just didn't click. He was a little buddy sour, which I can work with, but he could get quite prancy and I never felt good after our rides, for what I wanted, which was just more the pleasure of riding, I felt he fought with me the whole time, and things didn't work. I do still feed him, and he comes up to me as the owner I'm leasing from owns him as well. So we're just friends on the ground instead.
So after toying with what to do, doubting myself, was it me? should I keep trying? should I give up?
I spoke with the owner - Who was amazing. He said he understood completely, and Tanner could be a 'funny' horse who does like to be ridden a certain way. He said he was bringing a new horse in, and I was welcome to try him. All he had told me was he was his old stallion he wanted for breeding, until he hurt his tendon and was then gelded. He spoke a lot of praise about this horse and how nice he was on/off the ground, then he told me he was 6 and hadn't been ridden for 12 months. In my head. (OH MY GOD. What am I doing. I couldn't handle the old horse, what have I gotten myself into now)
Then I had my first ride on Target.

:runninghorse2::runninghorse2::runninghorse2:

I'll try break the story up to start with, I realize I really can waffle on.
But here are a couple photos of me and Target, and my partner washing him :)
 

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#6 ·
I was NERVOUS to try Target. I was nervous to ride. I don't really know why.
I think it was so many things. Feeling like I needed this to work, I needed to click with this horse, I needed to ride but what if it was me? What if this didn't work? What if, what if, what if.

As per usual when it comes to myself stressing, it's generally always over nothing, and turns out okay :lol:

So I got down to the stables, and there he was. All ready to go.
He was all black except one white pastern, about 15.3, and on the skinnier side.
Basically he was put out to spell not really touched, I don't think he was fed aside from grass/hay. When I say skinny, he has more ribs showing than he should, and his hips stick out. But also, in other ways he doesn't look overly bad. (I will show some before afters, as in around 10 days, after gradually getting him back on feed, he's already looking a lot healthier, I'm hoping once he's in good condition, with muscle he may turn out to be a nice easy keeper)
So there he was, happily relaxed/saddled in his stall, for a horse that just got to a new stable, new horses all around. He was not phased.
For the first half of the ride, the owner rode Target and I rode his other horse, just to see how he went after all this time.
Well would you believe he behaved better than the owners horse who is in work?
He was happily plodding along, we went out with 4 of us altogether. Target looked very happy/relaxed nothing seemed to worry him. We even went down to the beach, some people around, crashing waves, he went in the water like it was nothing at all. I was amazed.
Meanwhile. Quick mortifying story for me. I was on Zebu, (owners horse) and he is a great horse, however he's smart and very aware when his owner is not riding him. He was fine, but on the beach I had to keep him moving, because he was doing the classic signs he may have wanted to roll, he tried to paw the ground, so I kept his head up and kept him walking.
Well he really was having none of it, mid walk, no pawing, his head was up, he just dropped his shoulder and laid down! I was sooo embarrassed. People watching me. MY god. He laid down, basically sat patiently until I so kindly stepped off his back, and fought against me asking him to stand up, got a quick one sided roll in then finally got up. He looked very impressed with himself.
So here I am, trying to impress the owner with some form of skilled, and his horses has rolled on me. Excellent.
He laughed it off, said he saw the whole thing and there was nothing I could do at that point, he was going down regardless. Who knows. It just had to happen to me. :lol:
So what better time to swap horses, and try Target for myself!
So I hoped on, on the beach and what a delight he was. He was so relaxed, just happy to plod along, which so was I by then. He seemed just sweet all over. I just couldn't believe it, being his age, the fact he was a stallion until later on and all these things.
The ride went great, we did just walk along, but I felt good, I felt confident, I just had a good feeling (early days of course)
So we got back, I hosed him off, fed him, chatted with the owner. He said to come down whenever, and I can do my own thing (try him arena/on his own) he was super relaxed about it all. (Got lucky there)
And so, the next day I was back. And... every day since if I'm honest.

:gallop::gallop::gallop:

Here he is, when he first arrived then around 10 days after & a couple snaps. :)
 

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I've now been leasing Target for about 2 weeks, Still very early I know.
His owner told me not to get attached to him, as he doesn't know how his tendon will hold up.
I haven't taken that advice on board, (how does one not get attached to a beautiful, fun, affectionate dope?!)
Even so, I've been down to feed to him/wash him basically every day. (On days I can't make it, the owner feeds him as he has other horses and has stipulated he doesn't mine) But I aim to be there daily. :D
I still can't get over how quiet he is, I've been out on trails/beaches/arena with and without others, and he is so quiet. Doesn't spook, doesn't care, just seems happy to get on with it. Which is so incredible and really what I need while I build my confidence and get myself back into the swing of things.
He is so polite on the ground as well, his owner trained him and there are so many little things that make me believe he's done such a great job.
He will come over to me when he's in the field now which actually melts my heart.
The only thing I've seen him go mad for. Bread. Won't touch an apple, won't touch a carrot, doesn't like mints,
But my lord, if he can smell bread, or believes you're hiding some he will get so excited, and sniff all over until he finds it. Even when it's clearly all been eaten, he will lick my hands in hope for a crumb I suppose!

I think the 3rd time I rode him, a day after he got his feet trimmed, his tendon inflamed. We were maybe 10 minutes out on a trail, just walking and he didn't limp but he just didn't seem very sure footed and started to stumble over himself a little. I got off and walked him home, called his owner. After unsaddling, giving him some food it went down almost completely. We were worried it may just be an issue he won't overcome, we put it down to both, newly trimmed feet + we had just had almost monsoonal rain the night prior, and apparently this can be quite common after so much rain on their hooves/the ground? (this could be wrong)
But, the owner thought we may as well try shoes on just his front feet. (He definitely doesn't need shoes, stock horses have such great feet) but he figured it would be worth a try to take away some pressure. So he put shoes on his front feet, we got tendon boots for him as well and ever since, before and after rides he hasn't been inflamed, he hasn't so much as put a foot out of place. Since getting shoes/boots he seems happier out and about, almost has more energy and wants to go further than I do sometimes?! So incredibly happy that he seems to be happier than before.
I know tendons can be such a long/hard process to overcome, and they can't always be rid of. So I'm just taking things slow with him, work up his fitness/muscles all in good time.
I hope me being at a similar pace, will be good for him as we can just go slow and steady together. There's no rush.
 
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One thing I should mention is lessons.
I love lessons, I love learning, I also know I would benefit a great deal. (Who wouldn't?)
I live in an area, that honestly has nothing. Well nothing I've found yet.
There is one riding school I know of, and I went out for 1 lesson, which I really enjoyed. I'd have to use their horses (which is totally fine by me, I have no float + I enjoy learning on others), They have an adults only group, which is amazing. The only downfall. They want the insurance + 10 lessons fees up front.. I've never heard of anywhere doing it like this, I've always done pay as you go.
So it would basically be paying over $500 up front, and if you're sick/away/miss a lesson, then you lose your money.
So as much as I want to do them, I don't have the funds to outlay like that, and part of me doesn't feel like it's fair either.

Which leaves me a bit lost, as there are a few pony clubs in my area, but seems to be no lessons. How do all these people learn?! Anyway, I will keep looking into it, try to see if I'm somehow missing something and ask more around. But we just seem to be short on lessons/trainers in this area.
I know enough where I'm really comfortable, I just would love to fine tune things at a quicker pace, which really helps with someone watching and pointing things out.
Until then, thank god for internet trainers, and forums like this where I can at least soak up the knowledge as much as possible. Hopefully I can find something soon though!
 
#9 ·
Oh my heart.

There is no better feeling, that I can think of, better than when your horse/lease horse is staring to really know you. (and hopefully like you :lol: )
I went down to the stables yesterday after work, I saw Target happily grazing with his buddies, I had to walk out of sight across to my stable area to drop off some stuff/grab the halter, when I walked back over to the paddock I couldn't see him anywhere.
I then saw him down the furthest end, nearest the stables.
I was wondering, had he seen me arrive and try to follow my direction?! Surely not?
So I walked over to where he was patiently waiting at the gate, when I was in hearing distance, I clucked and said hello and oh my...
He quickly turned around AND WHINNIED AT ME. He gave me the sweetest,excited little whinny and walked quickly over to me.
It was just so amazing and cute, and it's probably not a huge deal but I just love feeling like we're pals haha. I don't know, he's just the sweetest thing.

Here is a quick snap from our ride, as sweet as he is, he didn't really want to go out today at the start, tried to turn home a little, but after a bit of correcting he was fine once on our way.
I'm riding again tonight, and have organized to hopefully go out with a few other girls as well who said they would be riding!

:D:D:D
 

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Awwwww, so cute! :D Love the pictures. Target looks so good compared to the first photos of him- all beefed up now LOL.

That's so cute your boyfriend hangs out with him too. Aww! It really is the best feeling when they start to bond with you. I love it! <3
Redz does the same thing, just waltzes right over to me! So glad you two are starting to form a bond. :D
 
#13 ·
Thank you @PoptartShop ! :D
It is such a great feeling!
Haha yeah the boyfriend has become quite fond of him now which is so cute!

We didn't ride last, he just got a nice hose down, a little bit of round pen stuff, but otherwise we just hung out, groomed and fed him. Our weather was just too hot for him!
Target, very unfortunately gets 'the puffs' when it is our 'wet season' here, which is very tropical/hot/humid temperature. So instead of being able to sweat easily, he only sweats a small amount and the poor thing gets very 'puffy' when the weather is so hot.
So on days like this, it's a nice cool bath!
Otherwise, in the current weather, we're really only walking and going out for a hack. Our weather is due to turn, any week now into our cool beautiful 'dry season' for the next 6 months, and the owner has told me this does subdue when it cools right down. So until then, just trying to keep him as happy and comfortable as I can.
I've started giving him a salt supplement, that is suppose to help him sweat. Otherwise, he seems a happy horse, but overwork can lead to exhaustion/heat stroke so am keeping all that in mind to be as careful as possible.
Fingers crossed he does improve soon though!
 
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So yesterday wasnt great. But today was amazing!

Yesterday we just went for a little hack out by ourselves. May have been an off day for us both, i was getting frustrated and he was getting frustrated. He just didn't really want to go and wanted to turn home etc. And i was feeling a little off so wasn't really on my game with correcting his behavior. I made sure we ended on a good note. But overall it just didn't feel great. Which is okay.

Today i had the day off so i went down early, hoping to beat the hot day ahead which i did! I saw a lady who was riding when i arrived and she told me to meet her out there. Which is a nice change rather than going out alone all the time! :D
So we headed out after tacking up at the start he seemed a little anxious but i was much better at correcting him and after a couple minutes he was listening to me and walking calm and in a straight line!
So i met the girl down at the beach - being a sunday morning it was bustling! People everywhere, kids, (no dogs allowed in this spot) but otherwise from bike riders, joggers, a coffee truck! Just all happening!
What a saint he was. He took it all in, didn't spook at anything, we had multiple mums and their kids asking to pat him and he was great! We walked down onto the beach, it was low tide so we could walk out for a mile with water just around his ankles. Beside not wanting to stand still for to long after a while he was PERFECT.
So impressed with him, he seems a lot happier out with another horse i guess alone he gets a little anxious. Something we can work on. He is just so level headed. Even when her horse got a little spooky and wanted to trot off he stayed at a walk and was happy doing our thing. So after a bit of a crappy day, ended this morning on a high! A nice cool bath and an extra slice of bread for him! :D
 

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Tonight was so fun!
I went down to the stables just to feed target as i rode this morning and had my partner with me.
When we got there the owner of target was there, he'd just bought a new horse down and had him hooked up to a carriage and told us to jump in for a spin! So we did a few small laps then he went out onto road, it was so fun this horse was a champ. So well behaved seeing as he was in a new place, no spook just took it all in.
Then my partner and i went to catch the owners 3 other horses for him to bring in a feed. All had a beer. Overall was such a fun horsey evening without needing to ride. Heres a quick snap i got :D
Also the owner said he would teach me to drive at some stage so that will be amazing!
 

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#16 ·
I forgot to mention, the above is Rocko. A SB ex trotter.

I think this week I might start a little 'Pony Wash' :lol:
I don't know why, but I find washing horses really fun and relaxing.
So I might give all 4 a nice shampoo/condition. The owner thinks I'm a sucker and spoil them all already, but oh well. Everyone needs a pamper every now and then! :D

I'll be sure to take photos of them all sudded up!

Otherwise, work today (right now :D)
Then I'll head to stables afterwards, not sure whether I'll ride or not. I think the owner will have the carriage up again, so might just either have a quick ride, or help feed/groom all the guys.
Can anyone else have just as much fun at the barn without even riding?
Sometimes I feel like I should ride more, or work on myself/my seat more, but then again, I just enjoy the fun laid back days the most. It's given me so much purpose being back in the horse world again (I don't know how to not sound cheesey about it)
It really is true, just always having something to do, whether it riding or feeding or just hanging out. Okay I better stop.
Will let you know how tonight goes!

:pinkunicorn: :blueunicorn: :pinkunicorn: :blueunicorn:
 
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@whisperbaby22 I was wondering the same, perhaps he prefers things going on around him, and be with others than to be alone on his own? He's a real loner in the heard, always by himself which is why I find it odd how much he likes to be with other horses when out about about.
Thank you! So far his tendon is doing well, it hasn't flared/heated up at all which is great, but will keep slow and steady with him and hopefully give it the best chance!
 
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So didn't ride tonight. I had my partner with me and we had a bit to do around the stables. Target is getting moved stalls due to the new horse rocko coming in. Which has worked out really well its a nicer stall plus it has an empty tack storage area (whereas the previous was full of the owners stuff) so i had been carting my stuff back and fourth. So we cleaned the shed out FULL of spiders hense bring the partner :D
So i think ill bug bomb it before leaving my saddle but otherwise im allowed to get a lock and leave my stuff and lock it all up which will make things so much easier! I'll feel like less of a visitor!
Otherwise after tidying we let Target have a good graze around the stables where theres plenty of green uneaten grass, gave him a good shampoo and then a good feed! Will definitely be riding tomorrow so looking forward to that!
:D
 

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Awww, sounds like he likes to be surrounded by people/things & not so much by himself? :D Glad you still had a good ride even though it didn't go as you expected. He was probably a bit nervous in new surroundings by himself.

I think that's awesome he was so good with all of that commotion going on. Such a good boy! I'm sure he loved being pampered too- I also enjoy giving baths, it's fun! Except during shedding season...hair gets EVERYWHERE. LOL. :lol:

Rocko is cute too!

Love the pictures of you guys just enjoying him! So cute. :D
 
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Aw thank you so much! ! ! :D

So tonight we rode! I got down there, and went to go grab him as soon as he saw me he came over to me again!
We were planning to go alone, but i ran into a girl whos just started leasing so we organized to go out together. Then on our way to leave we ran into another girl who was going out with 2 others! So it ended up a nice group of 5!
So we just went on a little trail, only walking (which i was fine with) it was only about half an hour but we had great beach views and it was fun to meet some new people!
Aside from fighting me a little walking out of the propety as soon as we were out he was so great! One horse got a little spooky, one was a bratty mare wanting to bite anyone near her! Target was just taking it all in, probably day dreaming about the dinner he knew he'd come back to! When we got back i gave him a nice hose down. He was puffing a lot less today and the weather is definitely cooling down which is amazing.
After that i had to feed and catch the other 3 horses for the owner. Which i do not mind at all. I generally offer! I just love being there and around them all and it doesn't feel like a hassle or any kind of work to me!
So... now i have the next 3 days off!!! I'm excited to get this tack shed sorted, and ride and just not have to work really :D
Hopefully I'll get plenty of photos to come!
 

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#22 ·
Awww I love hearing about him. :D That's so nice that you went on a nice relaxing trail. :)
Glad he was a good boy! I feel the same way, I could stay at the barn all day. :lol: Beach views sound lovely.
Yay for being off, you get to spend even more time with him! So cute he is!
 
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@poptartshop thankyou!! Glad I'm not the only one! :D

So first day òff today! I was up early-ish! Out the door by 8, had to go to the shops to get a paddock and a big storage container for the tack shed i can use now!
So i went down to stables, put a bug bomb in the tack shed (just to show spiders I'm not interested in being friends)
I had to wait 2 hours for the bomb to do it's thing, so i ran into 2 other ladies going on a ride and they invited me along! So i got him tacked up and off we went. It was beautiful weather with a great cool breeze, just perfect.
We rode around the reserve and along the beach and a few areas i hadn't realized were there! Was a lot of fun. Target so well behaved, the only problem again not wanting to leave the gate,it is easy to control/get him going but he just tried to turn around and go back to his other buddies. So i do want to work on that now and nip it in the bud but otherwise he was a dream! We trotted a little, he's a little rushy and forward but once settled he's fine. But we haven't done a lot of trotting/canter consistently while he's puffy in this weather. So all in good time!
We probably went for nearly 2 hours which was great, then when we got back gave him a hose put him back with his buddies and cleaned the tack shed out!
I forgot to take photos, but its small and just exactly what i need. Now i don't have to leave my saddle in my car when I'm at work!
So i just have my saddle/saddle stand. A big tub with saddle pads/extras, i got a few hooks to hang bridle/buckets on. I also found like a $6 'cleaners caddy' at the hard ware store which i swear is PERFECT for grooming. It fits so it sits on the stall fencing/pole and has room for all my brushes/fly sprays ect. Was a good find!
Here are some photos from today! :D
 

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Got in a 2nd ride yesterday!
When my partner finished work around 4
30pm he was keen to see if he could ride one of the owners horses (he's previously taken Zebu for a trail ride with me)
So i messaged the owner saying we were more than happy to pay in cash/beer. He said it was all more then okay. (They've met a fair few times now and get along great which helps!)
So this time we took tanner. He's a chestnut 20 year old 15hh stock horse. He's been a station hand horse all his life so he's very smart and safe. The women who normally rides him is away 3 weeks and she actually offered my partner to ride him for her (with owners approval of course)
So we got the guys tacked up, and off we went! Only for maybe 45 minutes to an hour mostly walking a little trotting and the guys were great. When we got back to washed/fed them the owner was there on let out duty, so we stayed back and chatted to him and helped him move some feed and so on.
I bought up giving him money again and mentioned there was a 6 pack in the fridge for him as well. He said not to worry about it! He said because I'm always there and happy to feed all his horses for him if he can't be there it'll all even out. Which is so nice. Then as we were leaving he shouted to pat (partner) and said feel free to ride tanner anytime over the next few weeks while his leaser is away!
So hopefully we can sqeeze in a couple more and a beach ride as he's keen to see it! :D

Rain forcast now .. (always on my days off ) so hoping i can head down early and try beat it!
 

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As predicted. Rain! :(
I went down early this morning, to beat the rain which i did just! We didn't ride, just groomed and took him to eat the greener grass while we did.
The owner came down, and ended up putting shoes on his other horse. So i asked if i could watch. And as he went (making it all look far to easy!) He explained a lot to me, and pointed out certain things so it was all interesting and good to learn about a few things!
Otherwise having a forced indoor day. Just been relaxing which is nice, ended up watching a childhood favorite - black beauty! Haha, it was still great though!
Otherwise this rain is meant to set in today and tomorrow. . My days off, of course!
But fingers cross tomorrow it eases off for me!
 
#26 ·
Looks like you had some nice rides! I love the views, especially on the beach. So pretty! Target has such a calm sweet face. :)
I'm glad your boyfriend got to ride too, that's awesome! Looks like fun!

I know, I feel like it rains on my days off too! :lol: Glad you got to beat the rain though & spend time with him even though you didn't get to ride!
Definitely good to learn about that stuff! Crossing my fingers it doesn't rain all day for you!
 
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You are really lucky to have people around you who are willing and pleased to have you work around the horses. I would continue to offer beer, etc., but looking at it from their point of view, you are an eager student and are really interested in horses and willing to do some extra work. Lots of horses owners would love to have someone like you around.

Any extra you can cram into your day will help make you a better equestrian. You do kind of soak it up, and it all starts to make sense.
 
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