It occurs to me that for someone who does not like horses, does not ride horses, I post a lot in the horse section. Oh well.
Forgive me and I understand the rolled eyes, but I can't help but toss out a horse mom brag.
Horsey Teen has two of her horses at local stable. Off the track TB, Wrecker, who is happy to run like a lunatic until he drops dead. And her standby, broke/ trained herself Clydesdale X TB, Nojack. (named for a small spit stop place in Alberta)
Both horses are in 15 acre field. Wrecker runs around like a spaz for 15 minutes when she arrives with halter. Nojack, she calls him and like a dog he comes running from wherever he is. Yesterday she took a young girl along to ride Nojack and after bridling him, asks him to kneel down so the young girl can get on. He kneels down. Then she fetches looney tunes and they both head out for ride. Nojack does not put one foot out of line.
Today as stable a woman approaches Horsey Teen and says, "Excuse me, do you own that horse out there?"
"Yes."
"Is he for sale?"
"No."
And conversation leads to this lady is the trainer, saw how Nojack behaved was very impressed and can she please use him as a lesson horse for a few beginner riders who have outgrown their lesson pony? I have to think if you are used to a pony and you show up at a lesson and are asked to get on Nojack, it might be a shock to the system. Being half Clyde, he is NOT small. He is in his 7th year and still growing. Daughter weeps as her beloved Barnsby fits him less well as his back changes.
Unlike some horses that are hard to move along, Horsey Teen could have sold Nojack 10 times over. She has had serious offers, the largest at $8000 (3 years ago), to which she said no. While conformationally he is a train wreck (her description) he is such a big, gentle love that everyone wants him. Once a very experienced jumper trainer watched Teen and Nojack navigate a jump course and said to me. "That horse is worth his weight in gold, he's saving your kid's a$$, because she doesn't have a CLUE what she's doing! Any other horse would have dumped her or fallen on his face or quit, but he just keeps going." And if Nojack thinks he can't get over something, he will happily and gleefully run right through it! As well, on courses, he is prone to improvisational course design. He figures why miss some of the jumps when you can just barrel over them ALL and still do it in record time? He's just so happy to do whatever you ask him to!
So he has been deemed kind enough and safe enough to be a lesson horse. Trainer said she is going to get on him first and flap and scream and kick her legs and see what he does. Wish I could be there for that. He is, after all, just a horse. But I think a good one. Bragging over.
Forgive me and I understand the rolled eyes, but I can't help but toss out a horse mom brag.
Horsey Teen has two of her horses at local stable. Off the track TB, Wrecker, who is happy to run like a lunatic until he drops dead. And her standby, broke/ trained herself Clydesdale X TB, Nojack. (named for a small spit stop place in Alberta)
Both horses are in 15 acre field. Wrecker runs around like a spaz for 15 minutes when she arrives with halter. Nojack, she calls him and like a dog he comes running from wherever he is. Yesterday she took a young girl along to ride Nojack and after bridling him, asks him to kneel down so the young girl can get on. He kneels down. Then she fetches looney tunes and they both head out for ride. Nojack does not put one foot out of line.
Today as stable a woman approaches Horsey Teen and says, "Excuse me, do you own that horse out there?"
"Yes."
"Is he for sale?"
"No."
And conversation leads to this lady is the trainer, saw how Nojack behaved was very impressed and can she please use him as a lesson horse for a few beginner riders who have outgrown their lesson pony? I have to think if you are used to a pony and you show up at a lesson and are asked to get on Nojack, it might be a shock to the system. Being half Clyde, he is NOT small. He is in his 7th year and still growing. Daughter weeps as her beloved Barnsby fits him less well as his back changes.
Unlike some horses that are hard to move along, Horsey Teen could have sold Nojack 10 times over. She has had serious offers, the largest at $8000 (3 years ago), to which she said no. While conformationally he is a train wreck (her description) he is such a big, gentle love that everyone wants him. Once a very experienced jumper trainer watched Teen and Nojack navigate a jump course and said to me. "That horse is worth his weight in gold, he's saving your kid's a$$, because she doesn't have a CLUE what she's doing! Any other horse would have dumped her or fallen on his face or quit, but he just keeps going." And if Nojack thinks he can't get over something, he will happily and gleefully run right through it! As well, on courses, he is prone to improvisational course design. He figures why miss some of the jumps when you can just barrel over them ALL and still do it in record time? He's just so happy to do whatever you ask him to!
So he has been deemed kind enough and safe enough to be a lesson horse. Trainer said she is going to get on him first and flap and scream and kick her legs and see what he does. Wish I could be there for that. He is, after all, just a horse. But I think a good one. Bragging over.
. Have a most beautiful day, CynthiaM.
