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Howlett's Starlight - British WB Stallion

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Howlett's Starlight - British WB Stallion

Howlett's Starlight (Moley) is a 16hh British Warmblood Stallion with a lovely personality.
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03/11/2024

Lovely hack today and almost all drivers were courteous!

06/10/2024

Sunday is becoming gymnastics day!
Last week we utilised an exercise set up by another livery and this week I used an exercise I set up for lessons.

He's finding them tiring but not sweating lots so it's not too physically challenging but making him work his brain and listen!

06/10/2024

Jumping last weekend!

22/09/2024

Happy 6 year anniversary Donut!

Little did I know when I first looked after this lovely boy 6 years ago, that he would completely take over my life! His world changed too - he now hacks, goes to shows, has evented - and the biggest change for him - he goes in a field daily (although, he wasn't happy about that this afternoon in the rain - he hid under the trees)!

Here's to many more years angel! Can't imagine my life without you!

21/09/2024

Our lovely photos from Veteran Horse Society National Championships came today.
Taken by SBM Photography.

13/09/2024

Forgot to post this yesterday... and then see he's smiling! He's looking at the riding school boys 😍

09/09/2024

So 1 hack in 8 days isn't enough to keep someone sane despite daily turn out! He had a busy weekend last week so I thought it wouldn't hurt to give him extra days off whilst I was busy and felt crap with my breathing... ummm - this was the tail end of the greeting I got when I went to catch him. It was followed by 5 mins rearing and prancing whilst I tried to get his headcollar on. He was spicy to turn out (he jumped though the gates) this morning. I did think he was bored last night. 🙈 Maybe I need some calmer before getting on tomorrow 🤣 it probably didn't help that it was starting to get dark - he doesn't like the dark!

02/09/2024

Rosettes earnt in every class. He was definitely more settled than last year but it's exhausting keeping up with him! He just can't wait for what's next! Unfortunately, the show buzz was ruined by discovering that the tap behind the stable flooded the holes in the floor throughout the weekend, making it awful to muck out as I'd evened the floor out with a lot of bedding and not completely dug it up each day to give a better floor for Moley to stand on.

Next year, I'll book a different block as they are newer and on better condition, although slightly less convenient.

31/08/2024

The dressage judge last night certainly summed Moley up well for this show... Exuberant! Today's jumping classes were no exception!

He went for over-achievement in the Riding club horse class as they asked us to jump a very small cross and he wanted to show the judge how big he could jump!

In the 80cm Working Veteran class, I over prepared for an upcoming tight corner and caught fence... he then overjumped everything!

Rosettes in each class. Absolutely exhausted now... he's not!

30/08/2024

Moley loved our Strictly Fancy Dress-age performance! One judge said he was almost too exuberant! And that he 'swaggered to the music'! The other judge loved it and gave very high marks!

30/08/2024

He loves the big arena! Must better behaved than last year but still a but opinionated 🤣 he wouldn't stand still at all throughout the morning which made getting him ready hard work. 6th place (came 12th last year) with lovely and fair feedback from the judge too.

29/08/2024

Straight off the lorry and head down for grass!

20/08/2024

Had a lovely pre-champs jump today. Hadn't jumped since our hunter trial so was expecting it to be a bit wild but he was faultless! Did not touch a pole, listened, was adjustable and stepped up when I had a miss. I don't know why I get so anxious about jumping when I can count the falls I've had jumping him on one hand and they've all been genuine errors 🤦‍♀️

No photos today as I did it on my own but used an old one! And our nemesis jump stayed up both times we jumped it!

18/07/2024

Lovely hack this morning. Checked the music festival out lol.

17/07/2024

We had a visit from our Auntie Izi on Sunday... she always has treats! 😍

13/07/2024

Motor rally in the field across the A38 with loud announcements... 0 F's given!

23/06/2024

Taking Moley through the barn this morning and he's doing his usual trying to look through everyone's stuff, so end up pulling him along. Get to the end of the barn and... he's acquired a pair of children's jodhpurs to wear as a fly fringe 🤦‍♀️

Desensitisation training complete! This is why I can dress him up for fancy dress dressage to Music complete with flapping wings! What a twit!

He's come a long way from the horse who was too dangerous to hack as a 5yo!

09/06/2024

He's still got it at 18!

Qualified for the Eland Lodge Equestrian Hunter Trial Championships in September at his first hunter trial in 19 months!!!

We hadn't done any cross country since November 2022 due to a field injury which caused a ni**le in his tendon sheath. I have been super careful with his workload, the surfaces he's worked on, and hand-grazed instead of turning out when muddy. His Equilibrium Products magnetic chaps have been a game changer too - the ni**le has stayed at bay since using them!

At Badminton, I saw a pink base layer with silver leaves up the arms in the sale which I really wanted. So encouraged by my friends, I bought it and 'had' to go XC now. Found a body protector in my size online in the sale last weekend... it arrived Tuesday thanks to super speedy service from The Drillshed! So had a school Wednesday, complete with a little rodeo display!

Great news is, the chiropractor said he needed such little adjustments on Friday that he didn't even need the next day off- and he'd done his Hunter trial only hours before due to working the event and teaching Saturday!!! And... no ni**le in the tendon sheath! Think it's safe to say it's healed!

A massive thank you to Renee and Naomi for helping me to get back out there again! We're so lucky to have such an amazing course at 'home'!

Looking forward to my birthday weekend away! Now to get fitter!

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Sunday is becoming gymnastics day! Last week we utilised an exercise set up by another livery and this week I used an exercise I set up for lessons. He's finding them tiring but not sweating lots so it's not too physically challenging but making him work his brain and listen!

Moley loved our Strictly Fancy Dress-age performance! One judge said he was almost too exuberant! And that he 'swaggered to the music'! The other judge loved it and gave very high marks!

Straight off the lorry and head down for grass! #veteranhorsesocietychampionships

Motor rally in the field across the A38 with loud announcements... 0 F's given!

Today, we found the motorway very confusing...the cars were not moving! He kept looking back at them as well as looking across when we went along a road parallel to it! No spooking, just perplexed!

Not how likits are meant to be consumed!

We were not very happy that someone had hidden the grass today... although he did like rolling in it! Made a horse shaped snow angel! So he chose to come in early and sulk... until I gave him a Likit!

You know you have fully desensitised your horse when he loves playing with plastic bags 🤣 also climbs inside builder's sacks and has to be told daily to leave the rubbish bin alone (we also have a fascination with diggers, trains, lorries and pushchairs 🤣)

He wanted to be hand grazed for a second time yesterday - marched me around to the grass then proceeded to eat at this speed - he was starving! Maybe if he hadn't spent his day throwing hay around instead of eating, he wouldn't have been so hungry!

When mum is late to the yard because she had issues buying your food this morning and couldn't graze you til her lunch break, it's compulsory to throw a strop! This video was after having a bucking and rearing tantrum. Then one leg kept going. He kept going til I got all the mud off that was put there because he rolled inhand 🤦‍♀️ He's feeling very well lately which is keeping me on my toes!