Today we waved farewell to our lovely Pastrengo who is off to pastures new (all 10 acres of it!) with his new owner, Karen.
Pastrengo has been a joy to own since we brought him over from Italy in April 2022. We’ll miss his cheeky character at the farm, but we know he’s in good hands with Karen and her other horses.
It really was love at first sight for these two and we can’t wait to see how they develop together! 😍
#murgese #murgesehorse
Today marks 1 year since the four Murgese boys arrived in Cambridgeshire - time flies!
We marked the occasion by taking lovely Parker out for his first ever day trip. Parker is a very laidback chap, but we do have to remind ourselves that they’re only 3/4 year olds (it’s easy to forget with their temperaments!)
He certainly didn’t disappoint, he loaded first time both ends of the trip, and went lovely in the arena with Fiona onboard 😍
These lovely boys are ❗️FOR SALE❗️so please do get in touch if you have any questions.
Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate 3 year old (soon to be 4) Patroclo… 😍
At home we have a square training pen where we’ve been doing all of his groundwork and a small bit of ridden work. We wanted to get Patroclo out to a full size arena to give him a chance to really move forward in trot, and to get him back out in the trailer. The trot was so good we also had a little canter too!
This boy continues to wow us 🥰
The boys have experienced snow not once, but twice during their first winter in the UK ❄️ ⛄️ Here’s a little video of Patroclo, Pastrengo and Parker having a leg stretch in the the crew yard while we wait for the training pen to defrost 🥶
Another Patroclo update... he went on a hack with Rob Leese Horses on board and Pastrengo showing him the ropes! 🐴 🐴 🇮🇹
Thankfully we decided to get him out yesterday before the heavens opened ☔️ 🌧️, but it was still rather windy 💨.
Not much to report (which is always good news with a 3 year old) other than he was a very good boy! Not fazed by the traffic, bridge or noisy wind.
Don’t forget these lovely boys (not Rob and Carl) are for sale and looking for their forever homes 🏠. If you’d like more information about them please email [email protected] 📧
Patroclo is getting the hang of this very quickly🐴
Lots of upwards and downwards transitions, and plenty of trotting. Can you believe a three year old is this well behaved?! 😲
⭐️ Pastrengo’s first ever hack ⭐️
Considering he’s the youngest of the bunch, he certainly behaved very maturely on this hack. What a good boy 👏🏻
Big thank you to Rob Leese Horses for riding him out and all your help.
Traffic ☑️
Puddles ☑️
Bridge ☑️
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How long will we have to be out here in this stuff?
I can't roll in it and can barely stand up in it!
Allora !
I'm Italian! What the hell is this stuff? Can't eat it and it's all over the place.
Mind you, I think Pastrengo prefers his stable rug if the truth be known.
Pastrengo and Parker are a bit more evenly matched.
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