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| Jane Saranac... |
 Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:20 pm |
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So... it's been a week!
And in that time....
Chance is now affectionately known as Atticus;
His nickname, christened by a friend due to his sweet eye and general
mush-tolerance, is Kiss;
He is better and better (lighter and more self carriage) every day;
You can sit his trot all day;
He is straight, and steers well;
His transitions between walk and trot are superb (canter still needs work);
My trainer pronounced him a pleasure to ride and train;
The first day he didn't "get" backup and by the third day he was a backup
machine;
He definitely has a brain;
He's brave to almost everything new, and the most he has done is snort a
little bit and get looky but then he Follows Orders;
He's a week Fitter and a week Lighter (he arrived w/ about 150 lbs to lose);
He is a gem at the mounting block and in tacking up;
He totally gets "stand";
He has a great work ethic and looks happy, with his ears forward and a
relaxed way, even when cantering which is his weakest gait;
He has made friends with a ton of the other horses over the fence;
He's quite a gentleman in his stall, for a horse who wasn't in one until
three weeks ago;
He wore his first blanket like a prince, without fuss, only it is _just_ an
84 so is a tad too small (the 86 is on order<g>);
I got a baby picture in which he's almost 2 and already huge;
I found out his mama was a large gray registered Perch named Hilltop Meadow
Lady;
He loves carrots and treats but knows not to be a pig;
After the first day in which he resisted a bit, he has been great with
picking his feet and his feet are in wonderful shape;
I am back to coming to the barn excited to ride <g>.
Today was a 2-horse day, in fact, and it was great fun.
I am SOOOOOOO thankful for this horse! |
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| Jane Saranac... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:40 pm |
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"Tom & Win" <tlind at (no spam) comporium.net> wrote in message
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Quote: Jane Saranac wrote:
I am back to coming to the barn excited to ride <g>.
Today was a 2-horse day, in fact, and it was great fun.
I am SOOOOOOO thankful for this horse!
Wonderful news, wonderful report. I am happy for you.
Winnie
Thanks Winnie!! I'm really enjoying. |
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| Jane Saranac... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:41 pm |
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"Sue Leopold" <svleopold at (no spam) earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Quote: Jane Saranac <jsalacious at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
So... it's been a week!
And in that time....
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He sounds wonderful! Just perfect.
But...
Welcome to the world of oversized horsewear, where the
resellers charge a premium for the large sizes. Ouch! 
LOL. I hear you. Pal had a big head, but he's bigger : ).
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But totally worth it.
Congratulations! Jumping may yet be in your future!
He really is good at it. Me, on the other hand.... |
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| Jane Saranac... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:04 pm |
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"betsey" <twoxover at (no spam) aol.com> wrote in message
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Quote: .
Today was a 2-horse day, in fact, and it was great fun.
I am SOOOOOOO thankful for this horse!
I'm so glad for you! what does Ari think?? (and how is our girl
feeling???)
Ari has always been smitten with dark bay horses with light muzzles so of
course, she loves him. She also loves that he is a big moosh. She'll loves
him even more, when she can ride him, though. I had the most awesome ride
tonight in the indoor -- there was a trail course set up (simple, just a few
obstacles) and we did it, and he got everything so easily. No spook at all.
I do love this horse.
Ari is ouchy on the foot, bearing weight, but the ugly purple bruising went
away so she is slowly building up calf muscle again, and that's a good
thing. Slowly but surely, she'll be just fine. |
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| Jane Saranac... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:06 pm |
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"Dawn J-L" <tjoneslo at (no spam) together.net> wrote in message
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Quote: Wow. Could he be any more perfect?! You must be walking on air! 
I really am. In fact he is so wonderful that (cynic that I am) I keep
waiting for the other shoe to drop.... I keep thinking, he can't really be
this wonderful, can he?? Is it possible???? But so far, he really is. He's
passed every test we've given him, to date. So naturally that does worry me
<g>. |
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| Jane Saranac... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:07 pm |
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"Dr Corinne B Leek" <cleek at (no spam) ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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Quote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:20:11 -0500, "Jane Saranac"
jsalacious at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
So... it's been a week!
And in that time....
Chance is now affectionately known as Atticus;
His nickname, christened by a friend due to his sweet eye and general
mush-tolerance, is Kiss;
Sounds like he's an absolutely wonderful beastie!
Congrats!
Thanks Corinne!! He really is a good, good boy, so good that as mentioned
above, it makes me nervous <g>. |
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| Jane Saranac... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:08 pm |
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"Judie" <judie.m.stanley at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Nov 6, 7:20 pm, "Jane Saranac" <jsalaci... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
Quote: I am SOOOOOOO thankful for this horse!
He sounds lovely. I wish you the best with him.
Thanks so much Judie. I hope that Axl and Miss Pixie are doing well? |
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| Jane Saranac... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:16 pm |
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"Maureen" <mrsmaureen_mack at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Nov 6, 10:20 pm, "Jane Saranac" <jsalaci... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
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Quote: Draft horses are the best! Holy Cow...he must be HUGE! My Irish WB
wears an 84" and I thought that was big. My dear old Belgian is only
an 81".
Hopefully there will be pics in the near future. Inqiuring minds and
al that..... I love his name also....all the best for you and your
new guy!
Maureen
Thanks Maureen!! Did you see his pictures that I got before I bought him?
on my flickr account, here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsaranac/
They were taken just two weeks before he came home so it's an accurate
resemblance. I am usually the camera lady but I have been so busy riding
him rather than hanging around taking pictures that I have no other photos
yet. But I will. Once he trims down a bit I will take some new photos.
I am now officially a diehard draft cross fanatic. Of course I love all of
the horses but this guy's temperament, if it is in any way representative,
is just a dream. |
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| Jane Saranac... |
| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:04 am |
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"Jane Saranac" <jsalacious at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"Dawn J-L" <tjoneslo at (no spam) together.net> wrote in message
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Wow. Could he be any more perfect?! You must be walking on air! :-)
I really am. In fact he is so wonderful that (cynic that I am) I keep
waiting for the other shoe to drop.... I keep thinking, he can't really be
this wonderful, can he?? Is it possible???? But so far, he really is.
He's passed every test we've given him, to date. So naturally that does
worry me <g>.
Responding to myself, since I seemed to be on the lookout for holes <g>....
one of the big gaping ones that he apparently can fall into and need a crane
to get out of, is women <g>. I have had generally awesome rides on him as
has my trainer, since he came, apart from the day after he arrived when he
really wasn't listening to her because of nervousness, distraction, etc.
Last night Freya (named after some kind of sexual Norse goddess) was in the
area. She is a gorgeous selle francais/TB cross and a HUGE flirt (I think
she wears an invisible sign under her tail that the horses can read, that
says "open for business 24/7") and has every male horse in the barn gaga
whenever she walks by. Atticus was turned out next to her all day and got
to chat with her a bit apparently and tonight while my friend was riding
Freya, his mind was completely GONE. He paid attention to me minimally,
enough to get the job done but not enough to make it a good ride. When my
trainer hopped in to do the canter work he fought her tooth and nail to
evade and avoid and be near Freya. It took her a good fifteen minutes of
work to get his mind back on his job. By the end of the ride both of them
were exhausted. So we will have to keep an eye on "the Freya factor" and
work a little harder to retain control in those cases <g>. |
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