My Summer

Dogs6

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Amber

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This little mare is 15 years old, she's been brought in for me to fitten her up and get her back into condition. She wintered out this year and unfortunately it's easy to see. Hence the head shot as she's very thin and covered in mud.

Tiger

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Tiger is 15 as well and also wintered out. However while out on loan she got laminitis and is now up for me to nurse back to health. However she just came into season and while the two geldings fight over her she hammers poor Amber to make sure she stays far away.

Copey

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Copey is the horse my boss rides. Notoriously bad tempered he has no problem kicking, biting or crushing you if you get in his way. However he's a complete and utter coward who know my boss and I won't tolerate his nonsense so he tends to save it up for people who don't know him who seem to think we're making it up until he bites them. He is besotted with Amber who doesn't return his feelings and tends to wander away from him quite often. He's only 9.

Captain

320 by tasfudgeheely, on Flickr

Captain is the real @sshole of the bunch. He spends his life bullying Copey and eating. He would be quite happy to stay that way but I am the fly in the ointment. I expect ridiculous things of him such as, walking in a straight line, not knocking cyclists off their bikes, not galloping along the whole beach and jumping OVER show jumps and not through them. Despite this and the fact he thinks dragging me around the yard and throwing me into fences is funny he is a complete sweetheart and the perfect horse for me to get my confidence back on. He is a constant challenge but such a fun horse. He's the youngster of the bunch at only 8 years old.


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Teal

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I am so smitten with Captain! <3 The photo of him in pasture is just stunning!
Your description of him reminds me of a racehorse I used to exercise ride... 16.2 hands of TOTAL and complete JERK lol But man, that horse was FUN!

Lovely photos all around!
 

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Thanks everyone! Yep my summer is going to be amazing.

Teal sounds like Captain alright!! Apparently I'm not exercising him enough because as I was bring Amber in/turning him out, he bit Tiger who kicked Amber before he shoved me into the gatepost and chased the two mares across the field before attacking Copey. He spent about 20 minutes galloping around after his hour of roadwork!
My aim for tomorrow is to make him too tired to bother. Although now I've learnt the right order to turn horses out in it should get better.
 

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