Got a couple of pictures of my horse and I finally! I still want to get some good body/head shots of him, but I probably will wait until spring so he can get rid of his shaggy winter coat
Both of these were taken on the last nice day of the year, and Charlie hadnāt been ridden outside in awhile, so was a bit excited about it. These are the two best (i.e. the ones where heās not completely charging over the jumps like a maniac). I donāt look the greatest due to the fact that I was using all of my energy to control him after the jumpsā¦haha. He is getting better.
This one is the best of both of us, itās too bad the jumpās so little, but he looks like a really calm horse thereā¦
Not the greatest of either of us. This was his favorite to run after because there was lots of empty space between the jump and the arena fenceā¦
Very cute boy you have there! I love his face! Looking at how he is jumping I can imagine heās a powerful jumper, looks like he shouldnāt have a problem with height.
Donāt you just love the amount of control you haveā¦my mare is just like that. Last week we started doing trotting pole exercises for the first time since her injuryā¦we will just say that lots of leaping and bucking ensued.
Iām seriously considering getting the āIf you want control, buy a remote,ā t-shirt. :roll:
Thanks guys! He is definitely a strong guy, but he has actually calmed down a lot even since summer (when I first got him). Heās generally pretty quiet on the flat now, which is good. He still likes to pretend heās racing if heās cantering with another horse in the ring, but weāre working on it.
The highest weāve gone is 3ā3", but heās done it pretty easily and he seems to like jumping for the most part. Iām not real big on the whole showing scene, but Iām hoping to take him to some small local shows in the spring. So far he hasnāt participated in any shows, but has been along for the ride a time or two. In the summer I schooled him at a local show and he was a little nuts, but he can only get better I suppose.
My ex-racer was insane the first couple shows we took her to. It took me and my dad to lunge her, and we finally gave up trying to bridle her at the first one and I just put her bridle on over the halter b/c we were pretty sure we couldnāt control her long enough to put her bridle on . She was a steeplechaser though, and I think they tend to day-trip in more for those than regular race meets? Dunno, but she definately got better . Think it took about 3 shows before I felt confident I could show her. Good luck with him.
Very nice looking horse ya got there. You guys get me a bit jealous, as Iām not a regular rider. I donāt own a horse either. Most of my experience with horses has to do with handicapping. Anyway, good luck with him, and good luck at the local shows if you decide to enter.
Thanks! Heās a funny guy. Very shaggy at the moment since he ripped his turnout blanket He seems fine with being outside when itās cold, so Iām not in a rush to buy him a new one (plus all my extra money is going towards paying him off). I still love him to death, which is a good sign. Yesterday I was at the barn and my instructor had set up some new jumps and he did a 4-bounce combination the first time through. Heās a good boy.
Haha yeahā¦Charlie used to do this funny thing I used to call his āgazelleā jump. It was sort of like he bounded over the jump with all four feet at the same time straight up in the air. Luckily heās stopped doing that.
:lol: āGazelleā jump. There was a horse like that in our equestrian team but it was not a jumping horse. The kids jumping horse was deemed lame and unfit to jump about 20 min before his class, and all he had left was a speed horse he was leasing from the co-coatch. Well he decided not to miss his class, and give one to the team. This speed horse looked to darn funny jumping! she would speed up to the jump, stop, and deer hop over the jump. It was one of the funnyist things iāve ever seen, and the kid (due to penalties of other riders, and missing jumps all that stuff) placed a nice fourth.
I love the chrome.
I donāt own a horse either. Most of my experience with horses has to do with handicapping. Anyway, good luck with him, and good luck at the local shows if you decide to enter. 
