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alijo
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 Posted - 29 Mar 2011 : 7:49:08 PM
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My first youngster was Aliandro who i have had 6 months, and he is now 11 months old :)  |
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debs
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 Mar 2011 : 9:34:58 PM
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On my 2nd youngster...
My 1st was Sudden Flame (Sudden Fantasi/Mahrussa) decided that I was fed up with dodgy horses and bought my baby! Was very lucky, he settled in, we formed a very strong bond and I never looked back, he was truly my horse of a lifetime! He was with me from 15 months to 17 years,knew him inside out, what a genuine, happy horse with such a sense of humour! Makes me weep at my loss!
Now I have Al Emeer! Lovely in his own way, much more of a challenge, whereas the bond was formed almost immediately with Giz, it took a lot longer with Als. What shoes he had to fill though.... but he too has wormed his way into my heart.... these arabians, who could have anything else? |
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Sam Hunt
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Mar 2011 : 5:08:09 PM
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Having had my Anglo (75%) mare for several years, I realised the time would one day come (but not just then) when I would have to retire her, so I decided to look for a younger horse (and this time I wanted a purebred) to run on and take over when he/she was old enough. I hadn't planned to go quite as young as I did when buying, but I ended up buying an 8 week old Crabbet/English colt foal (Flowersfield Fanfare (Pharaoh) - Tylands Blue Silvern ex Reine Blanche) - to come home after weaning. His homecoming was actually delayed by several months, because that was the year when foot and mouth was on the rampage. But home he came and was gelded at the earliest opportunity. It wasn't too difficult then to persuade my OH that it would be in Pharaoh's best interests for him to have a playmate of his own age! :-) (We rented land, so there were no extra livery costs involved), so, very soon along came my second youngster, 2 months younger, and this time a Straight Egyptian (MHS Amir El Sudan - Ibn Sudan ex BA Ameera Daleeha).
They are now both 11, Pharaoh is an advanced endurance horse, Amir at open level (hoping to get him to advanced this year) and still with me. They both have their good points, their bad points and their quirks, and I'll be the very first to admit that I've made a few mistakes along the way. But I can honestly say that I don't think that I've done too badly by them, and they are genuinely happy, healthy horses with a home for life with me.
I'm not in the market for another horse at the moment, but I know with absolute certainty, that if and when I do ever get another horse, then that too, will be a baby! |
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Your first youngster..
