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Nichole Waller
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 Posted - 22 Jun 2009 : 2:24:56 PM
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I've read with interest a few post recently from those of you who have just backed or recently backed your youngsters.
Its great and i love to see the pics and read about peoples different experiences.
Here is my boy Ozzy last week after we just finished a short hack..!.
He has been backed now for about 3 weeks and he is absolutely wonderful. We have been over bridges, through the forest, walked over small logs, up and down ditches, through the farm past all the cows and he just accepts it all. His only fear is puddles and lets face it they are very scary.....! He will always walk round them if he can but the other day the puddle was across the whole path and he couldn't get round it so he jumped it.... At least he kept going in the direction i wanted him too... We are yet to see if he will follow my mare through a puddle if there is no way round it... I'll keep you posted on this.
Anyone else have a similar problem with puddles? Any tips..?
Lets keep this thread going with all newly backed or recently backed horses.
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phoenixbruka
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Posted - 22 Jun 2009 : 2:29:54 PM
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LOL I think puddles are definately arab eating monsters  I've never got my older boy out of avoiding them and hes 17 now! the barmy thing is , they'll both walk through rivers, the ford etc, but a PUDDLE!! - NO!!
I backed my baby in october and he turned 4 last month, he's been a complete superstar about everything and went to his first party under saddle yesterday at wetherby 
Can't fault him, and it only reinforced why I'd never have anything but a purebred ever again!!!
He's off to his first ever dressage on sunday at beaverhall
Your boy looks fab, lots of time and patience is all babaies need to be happy little bunnies |
   
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joanna_piana
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Posted - 22 Jun 2009 : 5:40:54 PM
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Oh you put me to shame! I haven't taken Ishara out the school yet and now she's back with Alethea for further schooling cause i'm such a wuss. Will get her back very soon though and crack on as i'm feeling all inspired today. Anyway here is a pic of me the second time I rode her, I need to get the camera out and take some clean ones of her .
 
Your boy looks fab
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Kharidian
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Posted - 22 Jun 2009 : 6:09:31 PM
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Joanna,
Get her out of the school! Just find a nice, sensible "nanny-horse" (with a rider you trust) and go for a short hack (a circular route) - it'll give Ishara something to look at & think about, rather than getting cocky because she's bored in the school!
When Kharidian was being backed, I'd sat on him in the paddock a few times, then my YO (the late Hilary Chapman) offered to take us out for our first hack......at one point she said "let's canter" and, not wanting to be a wuss I let Kharidian follow, he sort of ran into canter, got a bit excited and did a few little bucks/threw his head around a bit and apparently all Hilary could hear was me squeaking quietly! At this point she said, "oh dear, I forgot the standing martingale, I always use one on a youngster".
Anyway Joanna, if she's anything like the other Prince Sadik stock she'll be no trouble at all!
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Kharidian (Prince Sadik x Khiri)........ Alkara Cassino (H Tobago x Rose Aboud)
aka "Roger".................................... aka "Chips"
     
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Karon
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Posted - 22 Jun 2009 : 6:54:56 PM
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I'd like to join in  I very nearly got on my youngest today - don't laugh, she's 8! I had my leg over (ooer! Sorry  ) and was thinking I'll do that a couple more times then get on properly, and some kind soul decided to start crashing jump poles around next door, then a metal water trough.  Rash wasn't too bad but I thought it was risking it, with nobody holding her. If it's quiet tomorrow morning I'll get on and see how she is and if she's going to be too difficult I will get help! I can't see her being bothered about it all though.
No photos though, I'll see what I can do once I'm sure she won't ditch me! |
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Nichole Waller
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Posted - 22 Jun 2009 : 7:11:28 PM
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Joanna - i agree, go out for a short hack with a nanny horse. That's what i do. My mare is 16 now and fairly sensible so my friend rides her and i just plod behind (or over take and get in front when Ozzy feels like it...!)
We had our first canter today out on a hack. (we were supposed to be trotting....). He couldn't keep up with my mare in trot and she got too far in front so he just popped into canter to keep up with her. Then he decided he quite liked canter and over took her and kept going.... Not fast, just a steady canter that was really comfy. Then my mare decided she didn't like being at the back so she shot past me in canter and i decided enough was enough and we went back to trot. Fun ride though...
Karon - go for it. I'm sure she will be fine. Keep us all posted.
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gossy
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Posted - 22 Jun 2009 : 9:27:49 PM
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heres my 2 girls.
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Roseanne
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Posted - 22 Jun 2009 : 9:31:34 PM
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Puddles are deep holes into the ground/sky!! I know that sounds mad but I think horses see the reflection of the clouds in the puddles and they move as the horse moves, and so they're very scary indeed.
With youngsters I was riding alone, I used to get off, lead them through, lead them back through again, get back on and ride them through (big big fuss...) - once given confidence to walk through they will do so more happily next time.
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angelarab
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Posted - 22 Jun 2009 : 9:49:04 PM
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WOW well done troops, be a while before me and Baz get to your stage, but i am in no rush(ok i lie a little )
Puddles Baz must think i am mental if there is one he thinks will eat him when i am leading i splish and splosh in it just to show him i am not being eaten up alive, seems to work ?
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GHALEEM
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Posted - 23 Jun 2009 : 3:00:08 PM
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Hi Nicole,
I really enjoy the just backed threads too, your horse is really lovely! How old is he?
I wont be riding out till next year but there is so much to do till then I backed him bare back and plan to carry on like that until i start riding out, i find it easier to slip off if something goes wrong and i like the feeling of closeness.Michelle
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joanna_piana
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Posted - 23 Jun 2009 : 8:48:59 PM
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| Oh I know I need to just get on with it. I've taken her out in hand and she is very good on the roads although not so keen on very loud vehicles coming up behind her. I'm getting her home next week so will just get on with it! It's the traffic nowadays that puts me off it's so much worse than it was ten years ago and people are so stroppy and in such a hurry all the time. Anyway i'm even more inspired now hearing about other people going out and about |
Harthall Rashida RIP, Binley Ishara, Bouchan
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Nichole Waller
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Posted - 24 Jun 2009 : 12:39:23 PM
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This thread is great... i love to hear everyone's experiences.
Michelle - Ozzy is 4 (he was 4 in March). I bought him in May and spent three weeks just playing with him, leading him in hand first, then riding my mare and leading him form her. Then i legged my niece over him and when he didn't react to that she sat up on him bare back and i led her round the school . He wasn't at all bothered.
Then i had the saddler come and check that my old Saddle was OK on him. (which it is ) and then i just got on him and we went for a hack with my mare. He has just been great. First hack was like driving a car with no steering and no breaks as he had no idea what the leg aids meant, but he learns very quickly and will now come off the leg left or right.
AngelArab & Roseanne - i've tried leading him in hand through a puddle but he won't follow me . He just plants himself at the edge and refuses to budge. When it rained heavy the other day we had some puddles in the yard and i spent ages trying to get him to walk through them. In the end i managed to back him into one which he didn't mind, but when he backed up enough that his front feet were in the puddle, he snorted and jumped straight out.. . He doesn't mind the hose on his legs or feet and if i run the hose long enough it makes a puddle around his feet and he doesn't mind that. He just won't walk through one... I'll keep working on it and make sure i go out on a hack each time it is raining....
Today i got on him on my own in the yard and rode him down to my friend which is about 4 minutes down the road. (i know its not far but we was on our own...) We went past some men digging the road up (but they did stop to let me past) and had a few cars come past. He was really good. At my friends yard we worked in the field on some ground exercises and started the very basics of beginning to long rein. Then we walked him over poles, then made an L shape with the poles and walked him through a couple of times then backed him through (doing it a bit at a time). My friend couldn't believe how quickly he learnt where to put his feet, he was just brilliant . Then i got back on and hacked him back up the road. What a superstar.. |
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GHALEEM
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Posted - 26 Jun 2009 : 2:51:09 PM
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Nichole,
Sounds like you are keeping it varied and fun, just what i want to do when Ruwi is old enough. Keep us posted with how you are doing with him
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nikki
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gossy
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Posted - 26 Jun 2009 : 10:49:36 PM
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| done the puddle and drains things with mine, they actually love the water and dont mind the drains either,now rabbits running out or evil pigeons is another matter. |
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Qui Gon Jinn
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Posted - 26 Jun 2009 : 11:05:47 PM
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It's great to hear of everyone's successes!
I have just backed Merlyn and he was a complete star about it all. I have to say a few weeks ago I seriously considered sending him away as he was a real handful on the ground!!! Anyway we managed to get past all that and here was the moment of truth:
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s.jade
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Posted - 26 Jun 2009 : 11:41:44 PM
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Great piccies!
No photos as yet but having an exciting time as I'm just staring backing my very own homebred filly...the first of my own homebreds to ride!
Have also recently backed my 4 and 5 year old mares, 4yr old is riding away beautifully, the 5year old is, um...much fun! |
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angelarab
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Posted - 27 Jun 2009 : 7:33:45 PM
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| Merlyn looks fab, how old is he? and is that your fella leading, lucky you if it is! mine pops up to the yard about once a month LOL well done you |
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Nichole Waller
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Posted - 29 Jun 2009 : 10:12:25 PM
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Merlin looks great. Well done to you both, the first time on board is the most scary but fantastic feeling.
Now the fun begins..... Good luck with your future training. |
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Qui Gon Jinn
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Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 5:31:00 PM
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Thanks Angel! Merlyn was 4 in May and is real boy!!! He is bostroious and full of it! There have been a few hairy moments on the ground, but his heart is in the right place. He is just a little too full on at times. Anyway he seems to like work (long may that last!) and thrives on doing things.
It is my other half leading. He has been fab at helping me out. He built our stables, does fencing, feeds, mucks out in winter, drives to shows. Stands for hours on end with a camera in his hand and is also a dab hand at cooking!! Now aren't you all jealous??!!! |
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Nichole Waller
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Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 8:23:28 PM
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Oh that's so unfair.... My other half might pop to the yard once a year if i'm lucky...! But he is a very good cook, hence why i need to loose a few stone... . |
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Qui Gon Jinn
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Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 10:34:00 PM
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joanna_piana
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Posted - 01 Jul 2009 : 9:41:28 PM
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| Yay just been out for our first road ride and she was a perfect angel Went with the big cob next door, must say it's comforting having a great big bottom in front of you although Pickle kept deciding he was going too slow and insisting on taking the lead so not remotely bothered and barely looked at anything |
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Nichole Waller
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Posted - 01 Jul 2009 : 9:59:07 PM
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| Well done Joanna! Keep us posted on how you both get on. |
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Nichole Waller
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Posted - 05 Jul 2009 : 2:52:38 PM
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Ozzy went through his first puddle today........ It was a really big puddle that he couldn't get round and he couldn't jump...!
We were out with three other riders and they all went though it and he just stood on the edge and watched. He then started to back up, so i got my friend who was riding my mare to come back and turn round and go through again and i just tucked up as close to her bottom as i could and he just stepped in and walked through after her.
What a super star...! Especially as puddles have been the scariest thing he has ever seen... I just love him.. |
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Zenitha
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Posted - 09 Jul 2009 : 9:24:48 PM
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A few pics of my 5 year old gelding RV Prince Valiant (Veldon / Crown Princess). He's just spent 8 weeks with Tina Atherton (on board in the pics)and she's done a fantastic job with him  Thanks Tina !
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