Anakins FS Performance Horses

20/07/2024

Anakins Sahara
50% friesian 50% Thbred

Gorgeous nature, stands approx 16 hh at 18 mths old mature 17 + hh

Will make an amazing dressage horse. Beautiful conformation, legs forever.
Priced at a top bargain. But her home is most important
WILL NOT take sight unseen, she will only go to a professional home.
will be AFWHS registered

17/06/2024

28/05/2024

Gorgeous morning for a quick schooling session

27/05/2024

The has changed. Always pass horse riders at under 10mph, leaving at least 2metres of space. Please be extra careful on rural roads and slow down when the sun is low , check the changes here: www.gov.uk/dft/highwaycodechanges

23/05/2024

Beautiful horse. Contact person in post

20/05/2024

One car jack stand. One folded up towel, a file and a pair of clippers = new feet lolol

20/05/2024

Making my big girls feet look fabulous. Love doing my ponies feet .

17/05/2024

Almost a big 4 years old chooka.
Mouthing will start (with a rubber bit for comfort). And then the long reining. It’s going to be fun and interesting to see if your like your daddy

13/05/2024

First ride in a while, such a good boy as normal.

05/05/2024

So many undeveloped horses out there being damaged and ending up with kissing spine and other major problems because of people who don’t allow their horses to mature properly before forcing them into work just for their own satisfaction.

30/04/2024

Such a cool dude , love this stallion.

30/04/2024

Some leg therapy for Anakins Moonshadow after being kicked by her younger sister.
Equissage works a treat. 

29/04/2024

When you want to go say hi to daddy, and he pulls funny faces at you 😜😆
Love how quite and gentle my big boy is with his babies, he looves having babies.

22/04/2024

Very well said, 👍

"Unlucky." "Unfortunate." "Such bad luck!"

These are a few of the more common sayings used to describe upper level riders being eliminated from competition for things like their horse having blood in their mouth.

Such statements evade accountability and equate these problems as being a matter of bad luck, a freak accident.

In some cases, that may actually be true, but is it fair to claim it is merely bad luck when for years, hyperflexion and other harmful practices have not only been directly enabled, but also rewarded?

Is it really that shocking to discover rubs, bruising or blood in the mouths of horses ridden in restrictive headsets?

Is it really just "bad luck" to see oral damage when numerous times photos of horses with blue tongues have been used in media advertising for organizations like the FEI?

Is it really THAT surprising to see a bloody mouth with a rider who had multiple winning, high 80s scored tests, in the last few months while riding the winning horse in hyperflexion for a generous portion of the test?

Or is it, perhaps, is this all just the reasonable outcome of devaluing horse welfare to this extent and creating the type of environment that encourages people to ride in a manner that makes these "accidents" far more likely to occur?

Accidents can happen, this is not to say riders intentionally do this out of malice, but if we are not actively trying to curate an environment that prioritizes welfare and ethical training above aesthetics, it shouldn't be surprising to see that harmful practices can cause outwardly visible physical harm.

Blue tongues, bruising and abrasion of the gums and bleeding in the mouth are natural consequences of riding horses in restrictive, hyperflexed frames that require a fair amount of force to achieve.

Biting the tongue is also a natural consequence of having a stressed horse, nervously clacking and grinding its teeth, because the actual source of their duress is never being properly addressed.

Accidents can happen but when there is little to no prevention, despite growing bodies of evidence showing need for it, we look foolish trying to pretend its just an unfortunate fluke.

It isn't.

This is the type of environment the horse show industry has decisively chosen to create and if this isn't how we want the horse industry to be perceived, we need to push for change.

And, we need to do it now.

Or, we can continue feigning surprise all up until the point where the horse industry loses its social license to operate and has no option for damage control anymore. 🤷‍♀️

22/04/2024

True

Dressage is not abusive.
It’s a kind and ethical training.
Dressage is not flashy.
It’s about correct posture and spinal alignment.
Dressage is not exhausting.
It's about lightness and motivation.
Dressage is not about getting fast results.
It is quiet and humble.
Dressage is not about external validation.
It’s an art.
Dressage is not for building up your ego.
It’s a journey of self-discovery.
Dressage doesn’t wear out the joints.
It keeps your horse fit until old age.
Dressage doesn’t shut down the horse or cause anxiety.
It is about a human and a horse connecting on a deep level, from heart to heart.
When riding is abusive, flashy, exhausting, promises fast results, used to get external validation, needed to build up your ego, wears out the joints, and causes shut down or anxiety, it’s not dressage!

13/04/2024

Such an important part of schooling a horse
Long line work.

10/04/2024

Why do you always get into places you shouldn’t be. Are there no shavings in your stable darling
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05/04/2024

The three girls enjoying each other’s company. So good to have them together.

14/03/2024

More development in the massage work on Sampson Van Gorsuch
We found a very tight gluteus, medias muscle, and a very tight, superficial gluteus muscle on his nearside. It was good to see him relax nicely with the massage (in more ways than one ha ha ha)
Hopefully, by the end, we will have a soft and supple stallion to work with again .
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14/03/2024

Some easy round yard work and an essential equissage massage, hind leg and back work.

12/03/2024

Massage morning for the big man
Sampson has been very tight through his left side of his neck from his ears down.
We worked on his Cleidmastoideus muscle
And the Transverse N of neck as well. He started to soften nicely but needs more therapy to get back to normal.
It’s so important that when your horse starts to get upset when your schooling g that you check everything is right and check every ligament, bone, muscle and veins.

08/03/2024

This also goes for Cars also on the road, and yes horses have right of way on the rs

07/03/2024

Sahara Taking over mum now.

07/03/2024

Love this big girl, such cutie with her long legs at 14 mths old

04/03/2024

So chilled compared to your over excited father 🤣😂🐴🐎🥰

04/03/2024

Someone was rather fresh, thinking he’s clever making mum thi k there was something wrong 🐎🐴😅. Cheeky bu**er, supposed to be going steady in to work 🤣😂🐴
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26/07/2023

Some weanling spam of Anakins Sahara.
Couldn’t be happy with this beautiful filly.
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26/07/2023

Possibly going to stand the boy this season, will only be live serve. Pm if interested for all information.