I Love My Horse :)

royaldakotabreez · 10-19-2009, 07:07 PM

I know i know, it's not going to last forever, and we're going to have our good days and bad days, but i just want to say i love my horse

This is my first horse of my own, and i'm trying to do everything right. I can now walk up to him confidently without him "shying" away and can halter him easily. This guy WANTS to work. He ties (he did when i bought him, but he did pull when i approached him when i went to look at him), bathes, picks up his feet. He's had his feet trimmed twice (they were BAD) and the farrier likes him. I can brush him and touch him all over. When i go to pick up a foot, he adjusts his weight before i even ask him and rests his foot. No fight at all! he backs away from pressure on the halter like an old pro, and will drop his head at the lightest pressure. I've also started lunging him. I'm NOT pushing him at all, and not for more than 5 minutes both ways as he's still a baby. He also flexes very well!
I put the fly mask on him tonight just for the heck of it and to get him used to something around his face. He just looked around like "what IS this?"
Thanks for listening to me brag on my boy, i need to get some new pictures of him but he's so dirty!

singing tree · 10-19-2009, 07:12 PM

Sounds like a keeper! Some horses just get ahold of you, and it seems this one suits you to a "T". thanks for sharing!

royaldakotabreez · 10-19-2009, 07:16 PM

Thanks singing tree he's definitely the best money i've ever spent...i can't wait till next spring when his saddle training will begin!

TB's_are_my_thing · 10-19-2009, 07:18 PM

Gotta love having a horse with a laid back attitude. I recently saw a filly, who had worn a fly mask before, shy away she was tied and when felt the pull reared and totally flipped out. It was quite scary to watch, and the person had walke towards her fairly calmly i thought.
Sounds like your doing a good job. How old is he? what are your plans for him?

royaldakotabreez · 10-19-2009, 07:30 PM

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Gotta love having a horse with a laid back attitude. I recently saw a filly, who had worn a fly mask before, shy away she was tied and when felt the pull reared and totally flipped out. It was quite scary to watch, and the person had walke towards her fairly calmly i thought.
Sounds like your doing a good job. How old is he? what are your plans for him?

Thanks TB, I did make the mistake of tying him the first time i tried to bathe him...and he did pull a little but i shut the water off and worked on not pulling just so it wouldn't become a habit.... it's a scary thing, im not sure why i was such an air head and tied him in the first place...

so now i definitely make it a point not to tie him when i'm exposing him to something new.

He's a long yearling, and my plans are still up in the air...i'm wanting to send him to training next spring/fall (IF he's ready) and do a little of everything and find out what he likes to do. He's definitely bred for cutting but we'll see.

WickedNag · 10-19-2009, 08:40 PM

I am looking forward to new pictures and I love hearing love stories! Thanks for sharing...

Rhaige9 · 10-19-2009, 10:29 PM

I'm so happy someone else is loving their baby likeI am my new guy. It makes all the difference in the world. Keep the updates coming.

Horselady44 · 10-19-2009, 10:31 PM

Sounds like a good lil guy...how old is he? Looking forward to pictures!

Carri · 10-20-2009, 06:38 AM

He sounds like a wonderful boy!

Island Mist · 10-20-2009, 09:25 PM

Aw, I'm in love with him without meeting him!

royaldakotabreez · 10-26-2009, 09:04 PM

thanks everyone...he's definitely filling the hole in my life...i have such high hopes for our future together and i'm convinced he's the one to take us both to the top

i did post new pics of him in meet the horses!

ChasnCans · 10-26-2009, 09:08 PM

looking forwards to great pics!

good luck with the horse.

WickedNag · 10-27-2009, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Rhaige9

I'm so happy someone else is loving their baby likeI am my new guy. It makes all the difference in the world. Keep the updates coming.

I am with you... I just bought Shunke in July and the more time I spend with him the more I like him!

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10-19-2009, 07:07 PM
royaldakotabreez Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. Dak Posts: 702	I Love My Horse :) I know i know, it's not going to last forever, and we're going to have our good days and bad days, but i just want to say i love my horse This is my first horse of my own, and i'm trying to do everything right. I can now walk up to him confidently without him "shying" away and can halter him easily. This guy WANTS to work. He ties (he did when i bought him, but he did pull when i approached him when i went to look at him), bathes, picks up his feet. He's had his feet trimmed twice (they were BAD) and the farrier likes him. I can brush him and touch him all over. When i go to pick up a foot, he adjusts his weight before i even ask him and rests his foot. No fight at all! he backs away from pressure on the halter like an old pro, and will drop his head at the lightest pressure. I've also started lunging him. I'm NOT pushing him at all, and not for more than 5 minutes both ways as he's still a baby. He also flexes very well! I put the fly mask on him tonight just for the heck of it and to get him used to something around his face. He just looked around like "what IS this?" Thanks for listening to me brag on my boy, i need to get some new pictures of him but he's so dirty! __________________ Proud owner of Short Go Playboy aka Axelhttp://www.allbreedpedigree.com/short+go+playboy Last edited by royaldakotabreez : 10-19-2009 at 07:15 PM.

10-19-2009, 07:12 PM
singing tree Long Yearling Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hartville, Ohio Posts: 1,047	Sounds like a keeper! Some horses just get ahold of you, and it seems this one suits you to a "T". thanks for sharing!

10-19-2009, 07:16 PM
royaldakotabreez Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. Dak Posts: 702	Thanks singing tree he's definitely the best money i've ever spent...i can't wait till next spring when his saddle training will begin! __________________ Proud owner of Short Go Playboy aka Axelhttp://www.allbreedpedigree.com/short+go+playboy

10-19-2009, 07:18 PM
TB's_are_my_thing Halter broke Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 172	Gotta love having a horse with a laid back attitude. I recently saw a filly, who had worn a fly mask before, shy away she was tied and when felt the pull reared and totally flipped out. It was quite scary to watch, and the person had walke towards her fairly calmly i thought. Sounds like your doing a good job. How old is he? what are your plans for him?

10-19-2009, 08:40 PM
WickedNag Long Yearling Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 1,021	I am looking forward to new pictures and I love hearing love stories! Thanks for sharing... __________________ ~D~ Please feel free to visit my sites and light a candle http://amanda-garner.memory-of.com/ http://samantha-evink.memory-of.com/

10-19-2009, 10:29 PM
Rhaige9 Halter broke Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gooding, Idaho Posts: 128	I'm so happy someone else is loving their baby likeI am my new guy. It makes all the difference in the world. Keep the updates coming.

10-19-2009, 10:31 PM
Horselady44 Started Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 2,437	Sounds like a good lil guy...how old is he? Looking forward to pictures! __________________ A happy horse equals a happy rider!

10-20-2009, 06:38 AM
Carri Pasture Pet Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia Posts: 13,660	He sounds like a wonderful boy!

10-20-2009, 09:25 PM
Island Mist Halter broke Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 175	Aw, I'm in love with him without meeting him!

10-26-2009, 09:04 PM
royaldakotabreez Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. Dak Posts: 702	thanks everyone...he's definitely filling the hole in my life...i have such high hopes for our future together and i'm convinced he's the one to take us both to the top i did post new pics of him in meet the horses! __________________ Proud owner of Short Go Playboy aka Axelhttp://www.allbreedpedigree.com/short+go+playboy

10-26-2009, 09:08 PM
ChasnCans Started Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KS Posts: 2,012	looking forwards to great pics! good luck with the horse. __________________ In memory of baby Mayln Marie Loyd. While he may knock over a barrel he will never* break my heart