Buddys turn this morning!! Travels super well, takes a bit of encouragement to get on the float but once he’s on he’s a dream.
Not so fond of the mounting block but stands for a ground mount 👍🏼
Strides out nicely and happy to take the lead…until pigs come running out of their shelter 🤦🏼♀️
Biiiig spook! Led him past the demon pigs and hopped back on to finish the ride with very little fuss.
He’s got a bit of a hard mouth and does have a habit of pulling the reins out of your hands now and then 😬
Mason went for his first solo hack yesterday and what a good lad he was! He was rather noisy but he willingly walked away from his mates in the paddock and off up the road. Very forward and brave. Only one spook in the form of a quick halt when some horses suddenly popped up out of the long grass. Had a very good look at a bulldozer while taking a wide berth around it 🤣Moves up into the trot nicely and has good manners when asked to come back to a walk.
I like this fulla 😍
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Masons first ride on the farm yesterday. Mounting was a bit scary but stood like the good lad he is.
Not spooky but definitely looks at weird things to check them out - water leaks hissing, a terrifying log floating on the pond, alkathene across the raceways etc.
Took everything in his stride and was even happy to take the lead.
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Boris first ride
A rather spur of the moment decision to go for a ride saw Boris getting thrown in the deep end 😅 He was the closest to me when I get the text so the halter went on him and off we went!He got a hell of a fright when I first went to mount but second time he stood nicely, the rest of the ride followed in the same fashion. A few scary things but no major spooks, happy to walk out ahead. As a bred pacer I was surprised when he moved up into a smooooth trot and we even got a canter up a wee hill! He very much enjoyed the canter 🥰 #atrboris
SOLD SOLD SOLD
Shadow went for a couple hour ride today and she did great although very looky with a couple spooks. She would suit a confident rider wanting to happy hack, pony club or even CTR/Endurance. She follows other horses past scary things just fine, but would need a kind and firm hand to hack out on her own - did a small ride up the road last weekend and she had lots of little jump frights by herself. Granted the weather wasn’t the greatest and Lenny (of course it’s Lenny 🤦🏼♀️) was non stop calling out to her
How is this lad still here? 🤯
Bug had an outing yesterday where he was ridden by my novice friend. He said he felt safe and secure.
Down the road and up the farm a little bit, brave boy to walk through the busy area of the farm with the cows going in and out of the running shed.
Not phased by cars and trucks going past, dogs yapping at him, tractors rolling around, cows rushing up to him.
He’s truly got the potential to be the ultimate happy hacker or CTR/endurance mount - he just needs someone to take come meet him and at 💲5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ he’s an absolute steal!!
Up to date with worming and farrier.
If he’s still here when dentist is due his teeth will be done also.
He loads and travels much better in the float now and is much more accepting of his hackamore.
If ridden with company I do believe any beginner could get on him for a ride.
#atrbug
Could this dude get any cooler? Beach ride this morning and he was unflappable! Happy to lead when his buddy wasn’t sure about going through some boggy muck. Went past some golfers who he was very interested in - maybe he was a golfer in his past life? 🤔
He couldn’t have gone better for his second outing, he’s just fabulous.
Did some beautiful trotting where he was happy to go slow and keep pace with his buddy 👌🏼
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Well Challenger definitely does NOT live up to his name! Such a sweet and willing lad. Very forward.
He had his first ride out of the paddock and we went for a road ride. He handled himself incredibly well with only one spook at a neighbour behind his hedge 👌🏼
I asked him to go a bit faster than a walk and he offered a beautiful, smooth trot. Had a pace when he was focused on something in the distance but was only a few strides then fell into the trot again.
Loads and travels beautifully.
I can see this boy excelling in any discipline his new owners wanted whether it be happy hacking, in the show ring, doing endurance or even some western stuff.
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