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Congrats, Kyrin! They look good to me. 😀
We have 8 here; 7 purebred Arabs, 1 3/4 Arab Pinto. Pictures are on my web site, click the www button below. (I forgot how to load pics here; will have to go back and look..grrr)
The youngest is just 3 weeks old tomorrow; the oldest is my Pinto at 30 years. I’ve had him since he was 4.
On the name thing, I try to give each critter a chance to tell me it’s name. The adult horses I have all came with names, and I never bothered to change them–they always end up with nicknames, any way. 😆
The colt born 3 weeks ago didn’t get his name until about a week ago. Both parents are gray (I have both parents here…) and this boy was born black, or so I thought the night he was born. Well, get him outside into the bright light, and the hair I thought was gray around his eyes turns out to be a light brown, which makes him bay. When he was born, and I got a good look at him, I told my hubby we might just be keeping this one as a replacement for his daddy later on. Of course, hubby’s reaction is “Then someone needs to go!” I told him HE could pick who that might be. 😆 Knowing well that he’s about as attached to them as I am.
Any way, I work with someone who is fluent in Arabic. And inadvertently, he gave me the name of the colt. His name is GTS Hanshouf–which means “We shall see”. As in :Are we gonna keep him? I dunno…we’ll see. Is he gonna be gelded? I dunno…we’ll see. And last but not least, Is he gray? I dunno…..we’ll see! 😉
I also believe in the name can turn out to be what you get. I’d been thinking of calling the colt something that would indicate his personality right now, which is an instigator of trouble–he eggs on his big sister and causes his mom to have to run her off. But I figured if I call him something like that, he’ll never grow out of it! And given the fact that I think this boy is going to be well over 15 hands when he grows up, a troublemaker is the LAST thing I need. 😯You are so lucky they are beautiful. I always wanted a horse but have never lived anywhere I could have one.
I couldn’t imagine being without horses. I’ve been riding since I was 12, but only able to own my own since I was 19, and until the last three years I’ve always had at least one. But now, I am really happy to have three.
Kyrin
Just wondering, anyone whith horses here ever use the Dr. Cook Bitless Bridle?
Just wondering if I can get some feedback. I just bought one and should have it next week, so I will let you all know how it works. I sure hope it is everything I am hoping for, cause I’d really like to not use a bit or resort to a mechanical hackmore.
We’ll see…testimonials look promising though.
Brushed both horses today, mare is skittish, but loving and sweet…she seems to enjoy the attention, just not too sure about what I am doing. The gelding is solid as a rock…stands great for brushing and picks up all four feet without argument. I think I am really going to like him.
Kyrin
Well we put someone up on the gelding…yeah, he’s been ridden in the past, but he is green…oh boy is he green. So no pony rides for the kids at this time, but they can still love and pet on them, so that will do.
Kyrin
Kyrin wrote:Just wondering, anyone whith horses here ever use the Dr. Cook Bitless Bridle?
I have one; I ride my stallion, the gelding and one of my mares in it. It works pretty well once you’ve gotten it fitted correctly. The instructions are fairly clear that came with it. I like it better than the mechanical hackamore because there are no shanks that my boys can flip upside down. 😛 And mine is the beta, not the leather. THAT aspect, I LOVE. When I want to clean it, it goes into the dishwasher. (Yes, I said dishwasher 😆 ) By itself, not with the dishes…unless I’m ticked off at the hubby……
tasgrs wrote:Kyrin wrote:Just wondering, anyone whith horses here ever use the Dr. Cook Bitless Bridle?
I have one; I ride my stallion, the gelding and one of my mares in it. It works pretty well once you’ve gotten it fitted correctly. The instructions are fairly clear that came with it. I like it better than the mechanical hackamore because there are no shanks that my boys can flip upside down. 😛 And mine is the beta, not the leather. THAT aspect, I LOVE. When I want to clean it, it goes into the dishwasher. (Yes, I said dishwasher 😆 ) By itself, not with the dishes…unless I’m ticked off at the hubby……
Great…that what I got! Cool.
Kyrin
Dancer is home!!!! I am so happy to see him!
He just got here about 40 mins ago. I will take some pics soon.
Kyrin
Kyrin wrote:tasgrs wrote:Kyrin wrote:Just wondering, anyone whith horses here ever use the Dr. Cook Bitless Bridle?
I have one; I ride my stallion, the gelding and one of my mares in it. It works pretty well once you’ve gotten it fitted correctly. The instructions are fairly clear that came with it. I like it better than the mechanical hackamore because there are no shanks that my boys can flip upside down. 😛 And mine is the beta, not the leather. THAT aspect, I LOVE. When I want to clean it, it goes into the dishwasher. (Yes, I said dishwasher 😆 ) By itself, not with the dishes…unless I’m ticked off at the hubby……
Great…that what I got! Cool.
Kyrin
Hmmm… I’d never heard of this. Let me know if you like it too, Kyrin. My new babe has a strong fear of anything being put in her mouth (worming was not fun; next time I’m going to squirt it into some sweet feed) and I’ve been using a hackamore. But, she doesn’t understand turning at all and interprets everything as “back up”. She’s so mixed up, poor thing, but willing. This sounds like a promising alternative if it really is better for turning.
Okay, after yesterday’s fun, let’s run mommy ragged fiasco, I changed tacts today.
Basically yesterday despite bribery, one horse refused to be haltered no matter what, after 2 hours or so, I had to give up.
Today, I just haltered Dancer, took him to the fence and brushed and loved on him. This captured the attention of Kaji and Twilight, and they both hovered over us the whole time. I didn’t even try to halter them though, I ignored them for a bit, then casually reached out and started brushing Kaji, he let me brush him all over, and even pick up a foot. Then I left him alone.
Twilight only let me brush her left side a little, but still, she tolerated being touched for about 2 mins without panicking and running away without a halter on her, so that is progress, since yesterday I couldn’t even get that close. And she didn’t panic and run away, she just backed off, and I let her go.
It’s going to take awhile to get these two to realize that being handled isn’t a horrible torture. So maybe later I will go out and “brush” Dancer for a while again. I figure as they get used to me, and start to trust a bit, they will be more willing to come to me, but it is so hard to be patient. But at least Dancer consoles me, he doesn’t run, except to come to me. 😆 He’s always been that way…”Oh, look! Mommy!” Gallop! I like to think it means I did something right when I raised him.
Kyrin
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