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Post by Casey Leigh Hult on Mar 22, 2011 9:38:29 GMT -6
Hey everyone. I just got a horse, and I wanted to show you all and see what you think. His name is Blackjack, and he's about 18. His owner gave him to me because he was too much of a handful for her. I'm hoping to school him in jumping once we get past his basic retraining. We don't know what breed he is, seeing as the owner before found him in a field left to starve. But we imagine there's a good amount of Thoroughbred in him.  And here we are before our first ride (which he was an angel for)   |
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Post by chey on Mar 22, 2011 16:59:23 GMT -6
I think he has got alittle more Quarter Horse than Thoroughbred
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Post by .Rissa. on Mar 22, 2011 20:52:46 GMT -6
Wow Nocturne!! That is so exciting, I'm so happy for you! Judgeing by his very high withers, I'd say he has more Thoroughbred. Most Quarters have low to none lol. From my expierence with them.
I'd just be careful on his age about jumping, I would imagine he needs lots of muscle strength work and rebuilding stamina and to be in good health. Please keep us updated!
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Post by action210 on Mar 22, 2011 21:19:05 GMT -6
Hes pretty!  If you think hes a TB, look for a tattoo? Hes sure a big boy! i'm not even goona take a guess at what breed he is tho. I can never tell through picss... no clue why! but congrats, have fun with em! ---ACTION 210 |
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Post by Casey Leigh Hult on Mar 23, 2011 5:37:53 GMT -6
Thanks guys!  Yeah judging by his withers and the way he moves I guessed Throughbred but you never know. But looking for a tattoo is a good idea, thanks Action. Though I'm not sure he was ever raced. But he was used as a barrel horse by the person who found him. And we will certainly be rebuilding muscle before any serious jumping, don't worry. For now, we are doomed to lots and lots of trotting. He hasn't realized yet that he can put his head down without his nose being chopped off, which makes his trot, well, terrible  As he gets in to better health and he rebuilds his muscle, I'll put more pictures up. |
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Post by Ω-Admin-Cara-Ω on Mar 24, 2011 0:16:20 GMT -6
He's beautiful Nocturne!!
A standing martingale is excellent to "remind" horses that they can lower their heads without losing them.
When I first got Cedar many years ago, as he was an ex-pacer and had spent so many years with an over-check keeping his head up, he needed a reminder that not only is it okay for him to carry his head low when being ridden, but it's more comfortable. To remind him of this I put a standing martingale on him. He only wore this for a couple of months though, I HATE nosebands (just a personal thing, and the horses only wear them in shows) so getting rid of the martingale I could also get rid of the noseband!!!! It only took him a couple of months to work out that having his head down was way easier on his airways and made working more fun.
If you have access to hills, walking and trotting him up and down hills will help build up muscle and will tone him up at the same time. Mounted games are always a lot of fun, and again they help with the stamina.
Have fun
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Post by Casey Leigh Hult on Mar 24, 2011 16:40:00 GMT -6
Thanks for the tips, Cara! It's been a few years since I've had a horse, so I forget things. I will look into getting a standing martingale. Right now I only have side reins, which work nicely but I can't use them for more than 20 minutes usually.
I'll also take him out on the trails to search for some hills. Where I keep him, we also do special olympics, so we have a trail course set up for the athletes. Could that help his stamina as well?
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If you think hes a TB, look for a tattoo? Hes sure a big boy! i'm not even goona take a guess at what breed he is tho. I can never tell through picss... no clue why! but congrats, have fun with em! 
