T - two more days of sunshine, and we are making the most of it! All of our saddles are held hostage in my trailer tack room that locked itself, so we made it a bareback on the beach day!
Bongo did really well at the trainer day! His first outing was wonderful. He was majorly suspicious of the tires, but did every obstacle otherwise. He was a bolty boy a few times and everyone had a good laugh watching our tug of war, he is strong 😂. He will be available at the end of the competition!
Thank you Cynthia Fisher!
Yesterday was a 13 mile ride! The last time I brought Dottie to this trail when I first got her, she was so anxious that I had to hand walk her on the ground. This time, she is helping the greenies learn from her. Couldn’t be prouder of this mare as she prepares for her forever home.
Charlie (Todd) did so well learning to pony, carrying a bit for the first time, and keeping up with Dottie’s speedy walk. If my toes weren’t frozen I would have hopped on him for the last few miles.
Dottie hit the trails for the first time without any ground assist! She is a very forward minded horse (typical older Steens mare) and it has been a LOT of creative work getting to this point where she doesn’t just want to go go go on a trail and in open spaces. She has been very carefully trained to keep herself in check and today it really paid off.
The last thing I ever want to do is put this girl in a situation where she would want to bolt as I think there would be some permanent issues if she were to do that.
Proud of my Dottie girl 🥰
Preview to Todd’s promo video! I have no doubt that he will find the perfect home.
Todd is available with no rehoming fee if he stays in training with me 🧡🧡🧡
#foxandthehound
Happy New Year! Thank you all for supporting me through 2024!
Dottie had a fabulous solo ride at Santiam Forks Farm! There’s no place I’d rather be on a rare dry December day.
Meet Honey!
Anyone looking to lease?
Meet 🍯💛 Honey! 💛🍯
Honey is a 5 year old 14 hand high Palomino Buttes Mustang Pony.
Honey has been in training and has done very well! She is exposed to traffic, flappy coats, anything and everything on the trail, ponies well, loads well, and has zero buddy/barn sour issues.
She’s the kind of girl you can tell anyone to go grab and get ready for you, and know that she will be a good girl for them! She is a very non-pony brained pony.
While Honey is doing very well under saddle, as with any green horse I would not suggest her for a beginner who isn’t supervised by a trainer. Honey’s owner has limited time to ride, so she’s happy to share!
Requirements:
- In barn lease (Jefferson/Millersburg area)
- Rider must be under 170 lbs, this is a small horse!
- Honey will be staying in active training, so rider must adhere to trainer’s guidelines to keep her on track in her training.
Pm for more info!
Look who I got to see the other day!!! Simba is doing so well with Alicia, they are a fabulous team! I love seeing my horses flourish in their new homes. It was so nice to ride him again, especially with that amazingly squishy saddle 😍🦁.
The horses are all staying busy this winter! Here is an update on some of them:
Loki the thoroughbred (you haven’t met him yet) is building strength and finding peace after surviving horrible starvation and neglect. I’ll share a before picture soon! His new loving owner has been doing everything she can to make him comfortable and educated. He had fun at the OHC mountain trail course!
Tadd, the other rescue (the chestnut), is thriving. His skin has healed and he is on his way to becoming a riding horse!
Honey (buckskin) is working on becoming an all around mount. She is beginning to learn collection and softness to leg. She will be available for lease soon, so prepare for a post about that too!
Dottie is a sensitive gal and has been doing amazing at learning to keep her cool and use her brain. She is loving her liberty training and is starting to really enjoy riding as well!
Fox has decided people are pretty cool and has started to venture out of her gentling area and into the big wide world!
Tag off!
She has a name!! Her owner came out to visit to make it official! To keep the theme going…
Everyone, meet Fox! 🦊
The first day of November marks the official DAY 1 with this sweet Palomino Buttes girl! Her owner and I have big dreams for her 🥰
What would you name her?
