Adventures with D

[outlander]

as most of you guys know i have jsut acquired a new horse, im hopin this one will keep me a little less suicidal and less urges to self harm.

so lets have a thread about D or as @Former-Member one calls her Delicious

so first up let me give you a run down of D

she is 8 years old and is 16 hand high. she is bay in colour with a white marking on her leg and face.

D hasnt had a stable home for a very long time and her previous owners decided Amercia was more important to them then their own horse so they up and left her her in Australia, left to fend for herself in the paddock.

her feet are terrible, she malnourished, her teeth i question whether they ahve ever been floated and she hasnt been ridden that i know of and if she was she was broken in and then left.

so as you can see D hasnt had the best life or upbringing either so im hopin i can help her out.

first things first get her to gain some trust in me and start nourishing her with the feeds she needs, get her feet done and tetth floated as well

@Owlunar@Former-Member@Queenie

[outlander]

this is how you measure the horse

D is actaully the same colour as this horse only not as shiny due to lack of nutrition and TLC

[outlander]

these are the differnt styles of markings and my horse has the one that says Ankle- so the second row middle pic

[outlander]

these are the face markings of a horse- this is very very basic ones as you can get a whole lot but these are the standard one

my horse has the star and strip which is the second row 3rd from the front

[outlander]

@eth here's the new horse thread

[outlander]

@Shaz51 heres the new horse thread

[eth]

My boy Jupiter was 16 1/2 hands @outlander.  Sounds like D really needs your tender loving care.  I love the gentle ways of starting a horse rather than 'breaking'.  Wish I could remember the name of the method.  My child learned the clicker method of training as a teenager.  It's fantastic.

[outlander]

shes actually quite sweet. i have her for 6 months trial and if by then shes not working out then ill get rid of her. i tend to get the good and bad feelings off horses straight away.
this one despite her past is really very well mannered and respectful of space and sweet so i think shes had abit of training.
the horse im working on now before the new one is a total bit** shes had a great life and yet she bits me, bucks me off, kicks and has no manners what so ever. so in a way this new horse is a litle easier to work with then the other horse
im being cautious with her though and i never work horses esp new horses or when trying somethign new on my own even though i dont know anyone at thsi property there is still peopel around so if something goes wrong theres a veyr high chance someone will see it @Owlunar

@eth  i kinda have my own methods. i dont have a set method- we will call it the Outlander Method lol  cause i mic a heap of my knowledge and past experiences to do what i know

[Queenie]

Both of my horses were rescue horses. One (Rex) was saved from he dogger's pen as a failed racehorse. I found out through his brand that his sire was Nediym and his dam Countess Hula. He was a half brother to General Nediym who won the Gold Coast Magic Millions race. I was able to rehabilitate him to be a great eventer who excelled in dressage. I bought him when I was just a beginner and he was a two year old. Although broken in, I spelled him for another year with just lunging until he was 3 before starting him in Parelli natural horsemanship. He did brilliantly at it and we had a level 4 partnership before my divorce (my ex husband got my horses which he then sold). I competed with Rex under his name I registered Nediym Count Rex. He was a 16.5hh chestnut gelding with an interrupted stripe and left sock. 

Comet was another rescue, although not from the dogger's pen this time. He was an ex Riding for the Disabled horse but because he became injured without them knowing, he began to bite. Because this is considered dangerous for an RDA horse to bite, they tried without success to find a buyer. He was left in the paddock without feet, teeth or grooming and got terrible rain scald as a result. I answered an ad in the local newspaper saying "15.2hh throughbred gelding. $500 ONO". I bought him on the spot after riding him for half an hour. He was a gentleman to ride although I discovered had a wither injury, hence the reason for his biting. After successful treatment with from the vet and equine chiropractor and a period of spelling with just lunging, he was a great pony club and trail riding horse. Not so good at jumping as he would purposely knock poles down and trot through the fences (lil bugger!). He was totally bombproof and became for a long time my very best friend in the world. He was chestnut with just a perfect white star. Again, my ex husband got him in our divorce settlement (he got all assets of the marriage and the horses were considered assets) and he sold him on to another (hopefully loving) home. 

I miss my boys very much as they both helped me through a very dark period in my life. I used to go down and cry into their coats. They also didn't care if I talked to my voices out loud. They just loved my company. They were gorgeous!

[Queenie]

Have you thought about natural horsemanship courses @outlander? They can be invaluable in helping you with troublesome or green horses, especially floating. Before I did it with my boys, only Rex would go on the float. Comet I needed the racehorse transport to put him in a mobile stallion box to move him and that was really expensive! Before they got sold, they would both willingly trot onto the float to a carrot treat.