Long Blog Break

I have taken a long break from the blog. I've been busy with both work, private life and my horses, so when I finally got home, I've went straight to bed!
Much is happening in these times, there are big plans ahead. I'll share my new fantastic news, when everything is 100% decided.

I'll start with the positive. It goes really well with Victor. Peter sees excellent progress, his trot has become much more free and less hassled. He has been far more willing to work, which indicates that the pain has been reduced.

Negative news is that Giga has been lame the last 14 days. The farrier took a look at her hooves, he found a crush in her one hind hoof, which approximately corresponds to we get a bad bruise. However, it is a sore point in the hoof, so just as I was in a good flow with the training I have had to put it all on hold. She's already much better, but it still so annoying now that I finally have been very motivated and got the spark back. But so it is with horses when you least expect it  something happens.

The farrier recommended that I bathed her hoof every day, just as a precaution if there would be little bacteria.

It's been a hell as Giga HATES getting wet legs. So it has taken me many hours, but we have come to a compromise. She keeps the hoof in the bucket, but she won't step fully down but she stands and dips the hoof up and down in the water :-D  Well as long as it gets washed, it is okay.

She looks simply so miserably in this picture. She looks almost mistreated, even though I have oftret half a dozen apples.

Impatience Horse

If there is one thing Giga HATES, apart from cats, it's waiting. She is always very impatient and things should preferably just happen in her pace, such a diva. Horse like owner, I guess?

But today there was traffic jam in the stable, so we just had to wait 5-10 minutes until we could get past the other horses, and it did not please Giga at all. She looked so miserable t and put her head on the horse in front of her. That horse just has so much personality, I always get a laugh of her.

Smile it's Sunday!

Today we had the most fun trip. Although we chose only to go for a short walk, we had so much fun. It was just one of those totally horse girl gossip rides :-) So much talk not so much riding, and I'm sure the horses enjoyed going just for a relaxed short walk, especially after yesterday.
Giga seemed to be really happy and energetic. Some days it's just as if she is in a extra diva mood.

We took some pictures on the farm and Giga was ON. It's a long time since we've laughed so much over a few pictures, but that horse can just make the most crazy expressions. And the funny thing is it seems like she understands what's gonna happen when the camera is up front, she just gets more silly or beautiful.

Wonderful Saturday

I've had the most amazing Saturday. Due to illness I haven't been riding much the past several weeks. Saturday I felt more well than what I've done in a long time. So me and my good friend agreed we would go for a ride together. And we just had the most fantstiske trip! I rode Giga with long reins the entire ride, not ONCE she tried to run with me nor got impatient. She was so calm and obedient, it was just so wonderfull!

It seemed like she enjoyed it and was very happy to see me :-)



 

Victor is settling in nicely

What a lovely picture Peter has posted on Facebook!
Victor has settled in well at Peters farm. He's njoying his giant field that most of all resembles a paradise with rivers with fresh water and plenty of green grass. I'm just so happy and grateful!

Patience is a virtue!

Yesterday Peter came and picked up Victor. As I mentioned earlier Victor has huge muscle injury in the lumbar region as prior cases he's sometimes lame but mustly very stiff in the hind legs. The damage probably is due wrong riding and a wrong saddle. The person who's to blame is the one who originally should have bought Victor. Which is so sad. When I handed him over to the buyer he was fit and healthy!

However, it was not quite that easy to get Victor loaded in the trailer. Peter is a very patient man and very horse friendly. And I have to give him that, we tried many methods. Victor was not a Gypsy Vanner yesterday but a donkey! So it took us about 2 hours to get him up in the trailer. The annoying part is that when he finally is up in the trailer he's so calm and not at all afraid. It's just like he always have to try if he can avoid getting up there.

But we got him up in spite of a little drama. Among other things, Peter got slightly injured nothing serious though, but Victor was really in his fight mood. And suddenly my otherwise nice and calm horse transformed into a monster at 600 kg.

So patience is a virtue.

R.I.P. Hugin

Today has a true legend left us.
Bent Branderups famous stallion Hugin has today left us.
Hugin was blind but Bent has achieved fantastic things with him.
He died in a age of 29 years. Which is a really nice age.


My deepest kondolancer goes to Bent Branderup.