An Earley Start

13/03/2022

We have sand!...and a few rocks to go with it but SAND yay!
It arrived just in time for my fiance to use while I'm coaching him through the starting process with his 3year old QH filly.

15/02/2022

If you are a fan of Oki and I pleaseeee go into this post and like the picture of Oki and I so we can try and win fan Favorite!
Let's see if we can beat the ones with the bigger platforms 🤞🤞🤞

!!FAN FAVOURITE VOTING OPEN!!

The judging for the 2021 Ultra-Mox Freedom to Friendship competition is now complete, with the final results being revealed on our page over the coming days.

To maximise the exposure for our sponsors and trainers, and not overwhelm everyone’s newsfeed, we have made the decision to announce one class per day, sharing the videos submissions of the top placegetters for your enjoyment.

During this virtual Prize Giving we invite you all to vote for your 2021 Fan Favourite! Simply like the photo of your favourite/s Kaimanawa and Trainer, in this album, anytime over the next few days, with the winner being the photo with the most likes/reactions.

If you've been particularly inspired by any of the combinations we'd also love you to leave a comment to give our trainers some love. They have been on a huge journey with their once-wild-stallions over the past 9-months and we are incredibly proud of them, as we know you are too.

Voting closes at 5pm on Saturday, so you have the chance to watch everyone's videos on the KHH website (https://kaimanawaheritagehorses.org/) as they are uploaded before you cast your votes. The Fan Favourite winner will be our final award presented, being announced Saturday evening.

15/02/2022

Well I guess 4th is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!
A little disappointed actually, I thought our pattern was smooth and reasonably faultless but I guess I'm biased 🤷‍♀️
Fingers crossed we get on better with obstacles and freestyle.
Big congrats to 1st,2nd and 3rd getters 👏👏👏

05/02/2022

Well it is finally over! The last 9 months have been full of some major ups and downs like the postponement then cancelation of Equifest but we made it through and submitted our online videos for the KHH Freedom to Friendship Stallion Challenge.
I couldn't be more proud of this little pony and how far he has come.
Entries for the challenge officially close midnight tomorrow then we find out the results on the 15th of February!
Here are our conditioning portion photos I took today, unfortunately it was a bit overcast so you don't get to see the effects of the half bottle of showsheen I showered him with 😂... and do you think I could get him to look remotely interested... these were as good as it got 🤦‍♀️
Also a quick pic from our freestyle ❤

29/10/2021

Oki has really started to take liberties with his time off.
The last 3 days he's decided there isn't enough grass on the 'right' side of the tape and has managed to escape to greener pastures with little to no regard for his 2 cell mates who are left to apparently 'starve'. An investigation is under way to prevent future security breeches.

His tummy has grown quite a bit 😬

03/10/2021

Oki has pretty much recovered from his gate incident now.
He's had 2 'flinch lock' body work treatments by Anna from 'Otamatea Contact Care' and will have another one next week.
Anna also invited us to her place today for a play and to introduce Oki to a small crowd and a little bit of controlled chaos 😂
He handled it really well and hardly even blinked at our clapping excercise.
He also got some pats and scratches from kids and mums who couldn't resist his cuteness.

I'm still hopeful for Equifest this month but after today's news it's hard to remain optimistic ... I will continue to keep everything crossed though🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

14/09/2021

Oki's first encounter with the hose yesterday... he isn't an outwardly playful horse at all so it's nice to see it come out every now and then... even if he is trying to drown himself 🤦‍♀️

13/09/2021

So today we had an Oki vs Steel gate incident. Long story short he tried to jump it and got his back leg stuck between the top 2 bars.
We managed to get the gate down and him freed up... not sure if Oki or the gate won this one!
He is banged up but luckily it seems to be a lot of minor scraps and cuts, some swelling, and I'm sure some intense bruising.

With some hosing and bute hopefully he'll be feeling better soon!