08/04/2025
The long overdue PEACHES UPDATE! 💛
It’s like I forget how insanely busy I am in the summers, I apologize for such a late update! Please check the comments for some videos from standout training stages in the last 2 months! (Photos are on the main post, facebook doesn’t let me post photos and video together on the main post unfortunately 🥲)
So, after getting a look in his mouth, Peaches is 8+ years old, not 3-5 as I originally thought/was told. This has brought on some unforeseen challenges and has definitely changed the tangent of training. Peaches was rounded up a few months prior to me getting him so that means he was wild for 8+ years, he has definitely struggled with finding enjoyment in being handled (as I have struggled in creating it for him) and that has caused many more obstacles in the training process than you typically see with young ferals.
Younger ferals (or younger unhandled horses in general) have not matured in a human free environment when you get your hands on them so they are much more moldable and open to inviting humans into their life, they are also more curious and dont perceive threats like mature horses. This makes them much easier to train.
With that being said, Peaches has made lots of forward strides and although he is on a much slower track than I had hoped he is on his way to becoming a solid citizen. He is currently fully halterbroke, broke to tie, hauls, can be handled all over and is almost ready for a first trim! As an extra credential he is even comfortable with bug spray, a big win for him in mosquito season lol. 😆 He has done some basic groundwork (lunges, yields hind/fore quarters, flexes) and working on new bombproofing exercises all the time! We will start doing some saddle related work this month but I assume he is months out from being started… I’ll try to keep a better update schedule going forward!
He is an incredibly sweet stallion to other horses and although he will certainly be being gelded that is always nice to see… he certainly loves his snacks and having his face and neck scratched and I’m slowly starting to see him want to be part of the human world… we will carry on and see who he wants to be and what he wants to do!
For now, enjoy some photos and videos and stay posted for the next update! ❤️
