New Elkie pictures practicing sport horse at hand

sweetwaterarabians · 09-06-2008, 05:34 PM

My daughter helped me with some pictures this afternoon of Elkie. I got her cleaned up to do a SHIH lesson and I asked Ashley to take pictures. They both did so good. I'm hoping and praying I can take Elkie and Sterling to an AHA community show next month so we are practicing in hopes of going. I always have the most intense look on my face too when I'm messing with the horses. I sure wish I would lighten up. I feel relaxed when I'm messing with them but my face doesn't show it.
Anyway, let me know how Elkie looks. She's 3 yrs old and hasn't been shown at all yet and has never left the farm. She still needs to work on giving her head for her halter class. We haven't worked on that stuff in quite a while. She's not conditioned at all. This is just pulling her out of the pasture and running a brush over her. She's quite fat.

rivervu2 · 09-06-2008, 05:43 PM

She's a very pretty mare, and big! Looks like she enjoys working and being messed with. You'll have to start conditioning her if you want to be competitive, otherwise a very nice horse. I used to manage large Arab breeding farms and I just love them!

NewtoMules · 09-06-2008, 06:07 PM

Very pretty! I like the 1st and lst pics best.

dreamer1 · 09-06-2008, 06:41 PM

She looks real good.

looks like she has grown and filled out alot. Have you ridden her yet?

sweetwaterarabians · 09-06-2008, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rivervu2

She's a very pretty mare, and big! Looks like she enjoys working and being messed with. You'll have to start conditioning her if you want to be competitive, otherwise a very nice horse. I used to manage large Arab breeding farms and I just love them!

You're right. I have a hard time working with her consistently. As soon as my round pen dries out I need to get with it. I only have a month. She does love to be messed with.

No, I haven't ridden her yet. She's been saddled and bridled for well over a year but I've been taking my time. Just deal with lack of confidence issues. I need to get a friend over and help me because I'm not doing it alone.

cameo05 · 09-06-2008, 06:56 PM

Very stunning. She is an absolute doll.

Crookedblaze · 09-06-2008, 07:00 PM

She is GORGEOUS! I love that second picture of her. She just has the "...Yeah, I'm pretty!" look.

rm185western · 09-06-2008, 07:00 PM

She's beautiful, how big is she?

Horselessnomore · 09-06-2008, 07:03 PM

She is beautiful. Love a stunning looking bay horse!!!

VickiE · 09-06-2008, 07:13 PM

You two look wonderful together! She is a very striking girl.

Good luck on the show. We will need pictures!!

eclectic · 09-06-2008, 07:16 PM

I love, love, love that mare. She has substance and refinement. Great hip and what fun you will have showing her.

sweetwaterarabians · 09-06-2008, 07:36 PM

Thank you for your very nice comments!! She's about 15 hands. She's taller than her full sister who is 14.3. I'm really amazed that she's so tall. She was such a thin thing when she was a baby because she was putting so much into height. I loaded her with feed but she would still look ribby. Now, I have to feed her very little. She's finally catching up.

WSArabians · 09-07-2008, 11:16 AM

She looks awesome!
Such a pretty pretty head on her.
I'm sure you guys will have a blast at the show!

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09-06-2008, 05:34 PM
sweetwaterarabians Weanling Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Waynesboro, TN Posts: 396	New Elkie pictures practicing sport horse at hand My daughter helped me with some pictures this afternoon of Elkie. I got her cleaned up to do a SHIH lesson and I asked Ashley to take pictures. They both did so good. I'm hoping and praying I can take Elkie and Sterling to an AHA community show next month so we are practicing in hopes of going. I always have the most intense look on my face too when I'm messing with the horses. I sure wish I would lighten up. I feel relaxed when I'm messing with them but my face doesn't show it. Anyway, let me know how Elkie looks. She's 3 yrs old and hasn't been shown at all yet and has never left the farm. She still needs to work on giving her head for her halter class. We haven't worked on that stuff in quite a while. She's not conditioned at all. This is just pulling her out of the pasture and running a brush over her. She's quite fat. __________________ Sweetwater Arabians & Web Design

09-06-2008, 05:43 PM
rivervu2 Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 983	She's a very pretty mare, and big! Looks like she enjoys working and being messed with. You'll have to start conditioning her if you want to be competitive, otherwise a very nice horse. I used to manage large Arab breeding farms and I just love them!

09-06-2008, 06:07 PM
NewtoMules Weanling Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 436	Very pretty! I like the 1st and lst pics best. __________________ "Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses." - Elizabeth Taylor http://outofshaperider.blogspot.com

09-06-2008, 06:41 PM
dreamer1 Seasoned Join Date: May 2007 Location: with my horses Posts: 4,345	She looks real good. looks like she has grown and filled out alot. Have you ridden her yet? __________________ "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."

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cameo05 Bombproof Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 8,838	Very stunning. She is an absolute doll. __________________

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Crookedblaze Started Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,440	She is GORGEOUS! I love that second picture of her. She just has the "...Yeah, I'm pretty!" look. __________________ Owned by Rocketman, a 17 year old AQHA and Stormy, a 10 year old Peruvian Paso x Arab

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rm185western Greenbroke Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada Posts: 3,653	She's beautiful, how big is she? __________________ ________________________________ Okay, who put a stop payment on my reality check?

09-06-2008, 07:03 PM
Horselessnomore Long Yearling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,343	She is beautiful. Love a stunning looking bay horse!!!

09-06-2008, 07:13 PM
VickiE Conformation Clinic / Product Reviews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,102	You two look wonderful together! She is a very striking girl. Good luck on the show. We will need pictures!! __________________ It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it. George W. Bush

09-06-2008, 07:16 PM
eclectic Weanling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 325	I love, love, love that mare. She has substance and refinement. Great hip and what fun you will have showing her.

09-06-2008, 07:36 PM
sweetwaterarabians Weanling Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Waynesboro, TN Posts: 396	Thank you for your very nice comments!! She's about 15 hands. She's taller than her full sister who is 14.3. I'm really amazed that she's so tall. She was such a thin thing when she was a baby because she was putting so much into height. I loaded her with feed but she would still look ribby. Now, I have to feed her very little. She's finally catching up. __________________ Sweetwater Arabians & Web Design

09-07-2008, 11:16 AM
WSArabians Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 540	She looks awesome! Such a pretty pretty head on her. I'm sure you guys will have a blast at the show! __________________ Whispering Secret Arabians www.whisperingsecretarabians.com