A stable life

[jennyaxe]

I didn't get to try the new horse out today. Yesterday afternoon she'd hurt her right back leg - she's got a scratch so deep it needed sewing. Instead, I spent most of the day painting fence parts together with gnapp and another member of the club. I got to spend some time with the new horse, Melanie, though. She seems quite nice. I feel a bit awkward about her missing eye. It doesn't appear to bother her, though, which isn't surprising as she's never known what it's like to have both. I took her for a walk (she needs to get some exercise but nothing that'll strain her) and kept her on my right (which is the usual side). She kept turning her head to check me out, so after a while I changed her to my left, which she seemed to appreciate.

She's quite large, about 1,70 metres high, and very well-proportioned. She's had her basic training but her owners haven't had enough time to ride her regularly, so she and I will both need some lessons together - which is extra handy as my trainer is one of her owners. She gives the impression of being somewhat more skittish than Skutt, but that may simply be because she's had to stay in today instead of running around with the others.

I'm very much looking forward to trying her out and getting to know her better!

Comments

[rodluvan.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the horse. I hope she will recover.

[gnapp.livejournal.com]

When I've walked with her (on the left side), she's seemed to like having a hand slightly touching the side of her nose, just as a guide for her to know where you are.

[jennyaxe.livejournal.com]

I did that - I think she was just trying to figure out who this new person was.

Oh, and whle putting her halter on I found that one has to keep one's feet away when working from her left side, because she really can't see if she's about to step on you.

[jennyaxe.livejournal.com]

It looks OK and it didn't enter the joint, so hopefully she'll be well fairly soon.