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26/08/2024

Apparition today 🦄

Photo credit Alexandra Hope photography

26/08/2024

Bella having a ride around the farm

26/08/2024

Beautiful ice cream yesterday at Cowboy challenge waikatos club day

26/08/2024

Darling ice cream teaching Chico to lead of another horse. Both were very good and Chico picked it up quickly

25/08/2024

Apparition at his first outing yesterday to work on his obstacles in preparation for the obstacle class at Kaimanawa Legacy Foundation stallion challenges

photo credit to cowboy challenge waikato

25/08/2024

First public outing for apparition and he was awesome! He completed every obstacle he was faced at and handled everything well.

Then as we headed home we had a wheel go flying off the float on the highway so after a few hours trying to sort it we managed to get the float down the road and switch the horses to a new float he loaded onto the unknown float on dusk and got home on dark and I couldn’t of asked for more from him and his behaviour

25/08/2024

STRANGER AND NOA KADOSH SMYTHE 🐴❤️✍️
Kaimanawa Legacy Stallion Challenge: 3 Month Update

Stranger was an old soul from day one, he took a while to come around but once you won his trust you had a pony who would willingly follow you anywhere. During our time together we created a special partnership, and considering his age really proved how willing he was to embrace the many changes in his new life. He managed to reach all of his handling milestones including covering, feet trims, adventures, float loading and even learnt to wear a saddle. He was also seen by a dentist and aged at 18-years-old.

Stranger was very good for multiple people to handle and it was so cool to see him adapt to his new life in domestication. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, Stranger came out of the wild with a wide range of unsoundness problems. He had multiple old injuries to his body including a sacrum injury, as well as a knee and chest injury. On top of these, he also had major dental issues which caused him chronic pain in his day to day life. Sadly, after almost three months together, we had to make the heartbreaking decision to euthanise him, as there was no chance of him having a comfortable pain-free life. This decision was reached from advice with our veterinary team, as well as support from KLF and KHH.

More about Noa (Nks Equestrian ):
Hi My name is Noa Kadosh Smythe and I’m based in Cambridge, Waikato. From an early age I learnt to ride on quirky and tricky ponies, so its no surprise I have grown into a resilience rider, with a passion for fixing problem horses. I also began working with young, unbroken and green ponies from a young age and find this to be an area I thoroughly enjoy. From there, I started NKS Equestrian, with the focus on starting ponies and horses under saddle. I worked with my first Kaimanawa back in 2022, after adopting Tamiti KH and taming him under the guidance of Kelly Wilson. This sparked a love for Kaimanawa horses and working with wild horses. Not long after coming back from taming Tamiti, I acquired Buzz, who came from the Far Northern wild horse herd, this enhanced the training I had just learnt and put everything into practice. I have worked with a few more Kaimanawas in recent years and have found they teach me something new every time, enhancing the way I work with horses in my day to day life.

18/08/2024

17.1, 6yr old centavos Mare with an awesome temperament and has potential in all disciplines looking for her new home 🏠

18/08/2024

Beautiful Bella is very close to being ready to find her new person whoever ends up with this lovely girl will be very lucky

16/08/2024

Day 113

Apparition is now well on his way to becoming a cool all round pony. He’s becoming more established with his obstacles and figuring out where to put his legs over the jumps. Only 8 and a half weeks till we leave to equifest

10/08/2024

End of an Era 💔

Heartbroken is an understatement and I’m disappointed our journey had to end this way. You came so far in your domestic life and im sure if under different circumstances you would of excelled. Although we know your heart will always of been wild and free.

unfortunately yesterday we put down stranger. Due to his myriad of injuries and major dental problems which caused him to be in chronic pain. Fly high buddy 🕊️

07/08/2024

Apparition having a ride today

07/08/2024

Apparition the ex Kaimanawa stallion who was mustered out of this years muster

28/07/2024

Ice cream is just the cutest little coblet 🍦super cute alrounder type with a awesome nature. No fuss go any where do anything type.

She will be looking for her new home soon 🏠

22/07/2024

Bella out for a ride around the farm and ice cream off for a ride down the road

22/07/2024

Buzz having a session on being backed. Good baby pony ❤️

06/07/2024

Stranger wearing a saddle for the first time on Friday 🥰

01/07/2024

Stranger you are so very special ❤️

Stranger was backed for the first time this morning and within 10 minutes of working with him I was able to sit upright on him.

28/06/2024

MR Stranger out for a walk around the farm he has healed well after being gelded

26/06/2024

A big couple days away in Northland at Chloe from the wild horse projects place with apparition to have attempt number 3 at gelding after the first 2 didn’t happen. We made the most of the trip down with a stop over at a gas station and a stop over at the beach which he loved! We then had a successful gelding this morning and now we are heading home with a gelding 🎉

24/06/2024

Stranger today looking cute, he can need lead beside the shoulder, be caught in the paddock

Apparition had a chill day in prep for his big trip north tomorrow fingers crossed we return home with a gelding 🤞

23/06/2024

Bella had her first farm ride this morning and didn’t put a foot wrong

23/06/2024

Ken starting to make a pretty picture
For sale and looking for his new home 🏠
17hh, rising 4yr old, warmblood

20/06/2024

Cutest little fluffball Bella having her second ride
3/4 gypsy cob mare who will be looking for her new home once she’s undersaddle 🏠

17/06/2024

One very special young stallion. Apparition Being ridden by his first young rider and his first rider aside from me. This is a huge milestone for him as he struggles with trusting strangers so for someone he doesn’t know to be able to take him out for a ride around the farm and him be a absolute delight is incredible ❤️

17/06/2024

So cool to see stranger starting to come out of his shell and learn new skills he can now wear a rope halter and learnt to wear a winter rug for the first time today. He really is a little pony as he wears a 3,9ft cover 🙈

13/06/2024

Second ridden outing for apparition and he was very good although a little unsure of the yards and a few things I couldn’t of asked for more from him cantering over the hills on a long rein. He also did all the obstacles without hesitation tires, bridge, tarpaulin and even a rope gate

12/06/2024

After a rather traumatic morning trying our second attempt of gelding apparition he came back in and went for a ride around the farm like the perfect little angel and then he met a new person which he took in his stride and was super relaxed with

12/06/2024

Mr stranger is officially a gelding 🎉 an awesome feeling to have 1 less stallion on the property.

6 and a half weeks

09/06/2024

Ken
rising 4yr old
17hh
Registered warmblood gelding
By kingslea true fluke and out of a well performed alrounder mare.

Ken has been broken in and is going kindly undersaddle. He has 3 nice paces and is a great mixture of woah and go. He has the sweetest nature and is always trying his best. He’s good with traffic, out hacking alone or in company and not phased by a variety of spooky things. This horse is truly very special and will make some one so happy.

Low red ❤️

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