Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
Abut a month ago my Auntie approached me too ask if I'd like to take on a horse on a part loan. She has originally had a horse on part loan, but due to circumstances, the owner wanted to sell her. My Auntie had fallen in love with her and could not bear to part with her and so the owner agreed that she could have her for a year to see how things panned out. She needed some help with affording her and couldn't get down there every day so needed somebody to help with mucking out and general care. I agreed. I have always been "into" horses, had a couple of loan before but things never worked out. This time feels different. I feel no pressure to do everything "right" in case the owner scolded me. My Auntie has basically left me to get on with it, and tells me that as long as she is looked after and loved, she couldn't care how I do things.
The horse is called Honey. She is 15.2 and just lovely. I said that I didn't really want to ride (I have issues with the morals etc) but Deb insisted I give it a go, so I caved. I really, really enjoy riding (not that I'm particularly good at it despite years of lessons) but obviously, I don't believe it's so fun for the horse. I will have to have a serious think about my morals and exactly what is best for Honey.
Anyway, I went out on her today for the second time. Normally she plods along like a donkey. :lol: However, today, some idiots were out shooting and she got very spooked. :shock: My Auntie was with me (I am nowhere near confident to ride out alone yet!) and had to run to keep up! She said she had never seen Honey so frisky and forward going. She was not being naughty, she was scared and wanted to go home (it was also tea time :roll. I was kind of glad that she was like this, as it really did me good. I didn't panic once (although I did worry when she tried to avoid a puddle (god forbid she gets her feet wet!) and nearly touched an electric fence because she was being so jumpy! :shock: Don't worry, it's a fence used for a paddock so it's a low voltage, but I still didn't want her to have a shock.) I sat as she jumped and skittered along, circling her to keep her from getting too far ahead of my poor Auntie. We got home in record time, and she calmed down as soon as she was in the yard. The event did not affect her appetite. :lol:
Anyway, enough of my rambling. Most of the pics are just from my phone, so they aren't brilliant, but here she is.
Apparently the blaze on her face is a love heart in the Summer.
The horse is called Honey. She is 15.2 and just lovely. I said that I didn't really want to ride (I have issues with the morals etc) but Deb insisted I give it a go, so I caved. I really, really enjoy riding (not that I'm particularly good at it despite years of lessons) but obviously, I don't believe it's so fun for the horse. I will have to have a serious think about my morals and exactly what is best for Honey.
Anyway, I went out on her today for the second time. Normally she plods along like a donkey. :lol: However, today, some idiots were out shooting and she got very spooked. :shock: My Auntie was with me (I am nowhere near confident to ride out alone yet!) and had to run to keep up! She said she had never seen Honey so frisky and forward going. She was not being naughty, she was scared and wanted to go home (it was also tea time :roll. I was kind of glad that she was like this, as it really did me good. I didn't panic once (although I did worry when she tried to avoid a puddle (god forbid she gets her feet wet!) and nearly touched an electric fence because she was being so jumpy! :shock: Don't worry, it's a fence used for a paddock so it's a low voltage, but I still didn't want her to have a shock.) I sat as she jumped and skittered along, circling her to keep her from getting too far ahead of my poor Auntie. We got home in record time, and she calmed down as soon as she was in the yard. The event did not affect her appetite. :lol:
Anyway, enough of my rambling. Most of the pics are just from my phone, so they aren't brilliant, but here she is.
Apparently the blaze on her face is a love heart in the Summer.