The PONY Collab

Soon it will be time to wean Liberty 🥰 she has such a good relationship with Kitty I'm not anticipating any major issues.

I'm keen to get her out and about and floating is one of those things I feel should be done early on so it's not a case of having to - therefore stressful

So so many people get floating / trailer loading wrong.

They put pressure on the horses at the ramp. They have all sorts of methods from bum ropes to dragging them on at the very place you want them to be relaxed.

Then it takes 10 times as long to undo the trauma they cause.

I think most of us have had that experience of horse not going on and how frustrating it is.

Yes you can ask them but flapping, whipping, growling, whacking, yanking and all the 💩 you see people do to load their horses is really counter productive. If it does work, it's out of sheer fear to get away from you that they load not because you taught them.

So Liberty is relaxed. No one is clicking, flapping or anything else. She's been on twice, no fuss.

The same goes for jumping. Don't whack, flapping, growl, whip at the very place you want them to be. They shouldn't be doing things because they are afraid, that isn't a long term solution. Eventually they will end up in the hands of someone who isn't going to use force and then all you taught them from fear falls apart.

Teach them from a place of comfort and then it's easy 😊

Not much has changed except she's gone from minis and standardbreds to Xbreds and Warmbloods.

Trained 100s of little ponies to jump, which has kept her behind where she wants to be. Giselle always has to start at the beginning with the new ones and it can be frustrating to watch other kids her age excell with their beautiful ponies while she is stuck in the basics.

We are so grateful to have been given Sugar who is helping Giselle reach her goals. Not that, it has been easy, Sugar hadn't jumped in years and isn't the easiest to maneuver.

Its been 3 months, Sugar has put on muscle and is getting back into the swing of it.

Really appreciate the support and kindness of people who know Giselle is working her ass off with nothing behind her except determination and let's face it, a skill not many 13 years olds have.

She can teach any pony to jump but it's so nice to have one she doesn't need to teach, she just needs to get her fit ❤️

Now kitty isn't outside my door change rugs morning noon and night isn't an option. I hate over rugging, I hate watching horses standing in paddocks looking miserable because its 18° outside and they are in a 200gm rug, clipped or not old or not I'm in a t-shirt and they have fur.

The simple heavy cotton rug is utterly amazing. Better than some of the canvas options ive used.

This one is a cheap one from the SW. Not the economy canvas they have, those are no good for keeping off rain.

But these are brilliant. After all that rain kitty is dry underneath.

Once it gets colder and or wetter I might pop her in a no fill.

People always say no fills aren't that waterproof but if this simple cotton rug can keep off the rain then a no fill definitely can.

What i think people don't take into account is that horses roll, the rugs can leak anywhere the horse moves, so of they are sleeping or playing or rolling water can get in.

The cotton sheet just dries super fast.

Keep it mind if yoh have trees for shelter and your horse isn't clipped then these are a great option to save the on and off routine.

The boys this evening looking super cute and waiting for their carrots