Yesterday, a new horse arrived on our property. Her name is Gingersnap, and she is a three-year-old Paint filly. Ginger is a pretty sorrel, and she is a bit smaller than Buddy. Some friends of ours were kind enough to give her to us. Ginger will give Annie and me an opportunity to train a horse to ride, since she has never been ridden. Once she is trained, we hope to use her for GaitWay, teaching riding lessons, and Momma's trail horse.
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| Ginger, enjoying her bath |
Ginger is as sweet as she can be. She hopped right on the trailer like a big girl when we brought her home. She leads, ties, and is easy to catch. Annie gave Ginger her first bath yesterday, and she quickly learned to stand still and enjoy it. With the aid of a big bottle of mineral oil, we were able to comb out some large knots in her tail and mane. Although we have not allowed any of our other horses to get close to her yet, two of them have already decided what they think of her. Buddy wants to beat her up, and Peg thinks she looks like a good friend for him. "Spotted horses should stick together!" is his attitude.
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| After the bath |
Jill,
ReplyDeleteI'm SO excited to see Gingersnap finally "home!" I cannot wait to really meet her.
One of my siblings said to tell you "She looks very 'snappy.'" and another said she looks "full of ginger." - whatever. :) :) :) :) :) :)
Love you and pray that you all have a blessed Thanksgiving!
In Christ,
Amanda
We took Ginger to the vet today to get her annual Coggins test and vaccinations. She was really well-behaved. It took her a while to load, but she figured it out. We were able to load and unload her several times. The vet was able to give her shots with no trouble, as well. We are really enjoying Ginger!
ReplyDeleteAww! She's beautiful! Are you following a certain program to train her? I always thought it would be fun to train a horse with the Parelli method.
ReplyDeleteWe are planning to use the John Lyons training method for Ginger. We really like Mr. Lyons and his training philosophy, and we have had good success with it in the past. It should be lots of fun!!
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