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Working with the Big Girls |
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We had a little time for a training session with the girls. Spirit is full-grown and more than ready to get started under saddle. We put a little saddle and snug girth on her, sacked her out too. She was a little nervous about the sacking out, but normal reactions. Now, walking with the girth around her tummy - THAT was funny. The saddle didn't quite sit right on her. That wasn't the problem - it was the "oh my, something is around my tummy" walk.
Sonata, on the other hand, hardly blinked an eye at either being sacked (with a big blue and white striped bath towel) or the saddle and girth.
Everyone looks like winter hair is starting to come in (Oct 26th). |
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Spirit wearing a saddle (it's a little lead-line saddle, the easiest on-hand for ME to work with).
As a reminder, Spirit is a 5-yr old Champagne Draft horse (American Cream Draft x Percheron )
Chris is six feet tall, and Spirit is close to if not already 16 hands. |
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Click on any photo for a larger image. |
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Look at her pretty freckled skin! Finally a good shot that shows she's champagne!!! |
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Chris and Spirit. |
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Spirit finally showing some of that champagne glimmer. Her half-sister Fred the mule is behind her. Both are right at 16 hands. |
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Here's Sonata, who is two and a half, wearing the little breaking saddle. She's a pretty good girl (though she can get pushy and in-your pocket!). She wants to be with people as much as with the herd. |
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Here's Thor, our half-Poitou donkey gelding. Starting to get a bit shaggy for the winter. |
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And here's Fred, (WSF Princess Winnifred) who is Spirit's younger half-sister. She's three, and 16 hands - decent size for a grade Draft mule. That head, though! Not what I expected... but she IS learning! |
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November/December 2008 and Jan 2009 |
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HOME Past Faire FAIRES Scarborough 2003 Texas Renaissance Festival
Chris/Curran Leah/Capt Marga Myryha/Mischief the Shiprat The Crews
Our Critters: Horses Spirit! Molly Rose SONATA ! 1/08 FRED Donkeys THOR
Mules Cows Dogs Cats * NIKKI!* The Rainbow Bridge
More horse pix The horses Oct 26th 2008
SILLY CATS - see a special cat photo essay!!! (7-12-06)
Model Horses SALE MODELS * ACEO/Shlei Original Art (updated 6-6-07)
Some of our Favorite Pix LINKS to our OLDER SITES Unusual pix With Love to Cecily |
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