#PRF Ladykiller

[echointernationaljumpers]

HE IS READY!

Today began with Sarah cleaning Zagazig's hooves. Which is pretty normal. What's not normal is how calm and in zen he has become over the last couple of months. As long as Sarah stays calm, it seems like Zagazig does so too. That's also the reason why I am not riding him. I am not as levelheaded as Sarah.

As always Sarah warmed Zagazig up from the ground wearing his riding gear. Letting him canter (yes, canter, not galop, he has to remain calm) a little before getting on his back seems to do him some good.

He has become quite good to ride since he came to us. He is not a Dressage PRO yet, but I am sure that with training he will become one. Or a champ in some other discipline for that matter - that's all up to his future owner to decide.

One thing is sure though, he cannot go back to jumping. He simply goes into a frenzy when he is jumping, and that hurt his old owner - she actually broke her back, and can't ever practice jumping again. She has to ride calmly for the rest of her life.

But he has become very good. He is a kicker though, and other horses shan't come too close to his hind legs, because if they do he will kick them. Therefore we put a red ribbon in his tail, when we are using the indoor arena Black Onyx Equestrian has. They have been so nice to let or loan it when we train our horses, as outside training this time of year - and with all of this snow - is not preferable.

While Sarah was training Zagazig, I had taken Solvei into the arena to get some rope training in. Which was a nice change of pace. It's not often we get completely untrained horses into our barns, so it's fun to work with those horses too.

She seemed ok with me touching her though, so I did some basic rope training with her. That was fun. Not for too long though, as she is still a baby in her head, and needs short sessions - for now at least.

When I had left the arena with Solvei, Sarah let Zagazig loose for some pictures for the add we would be putting up later today. He had a nice trotting session, though also went a little crazy when let loose. Good thing there wasn't anyone else in the arena at that moment xD

I had taken his saddle with me and Solvei, so she shouldn't handle the stallion, a bridle AND a saddle, when they would be going back to the barn.

With that done Sarah brought him back to the barn for a rubdown before he could go back into the pastures again. He seemed like he enjoyed that, though we cannot wash them in the winter. So brushing and a warm blanket to soak up the sweat was all we could do, before he could get on his outdoor blanket.

When we got to the pasture his pasture mate K (PRF Ladykiller) was waiting for him, and galoped up to the fence to say hello to his friend.

Despite his name K is the sweetest of them all, though quite skittish. We will see whose stable he will land at, when he is ready to be trained. Right now he is lame, and has been so for a while, so we will have to wait to the new year to train him, I suspect.

[echointernationaljumpers]

WINTERTIME AND NEW SMELLS

The other day the new owner of Bad Romance's (hanoverian mare) horse transporter had arrived and collected the mare, so she could go to her new home at Laura Graff.

Soon the new owner of Mist aka. Misty (the rescue mustang) will be collecting her. She is ready to go as soon as the money from the new owner Kyla Hunt ticks in. We know she will get a good home with Kyla that much is sure!

These days we haven't been that active as the only horse in training has been lame, but he is getting back to good health again now, and we will hopefully soon be able to start the training with him. Or so we hope.

It has been snowing all day here in this part of Denmark, and I had to put a blanket on Old Man, so he would actually exit the indoor area and go outside.

After the blanket he is chilling beside Patches, apparently enjoying the heat and comfort the blanket gives him. He has also become a good friend of Patches, and let the calm gelding quite close to him. Much closer than any other horse would be allowed to get. And much closer than both Sarah and I can get to him too.

The lanky warmblood boys (Patches doesn't count, he loves the cold, and suffers in the heat if not trimmed) wanted to go inside around midday, even if they got their blankets on. I might have to give them some warmer blankets soon, because they are apparently freezing more than even Old Man xD