Dear Diary,
Erinqua survived the night. I didn't sleep much, but a little and that was enough. I watched her moving and laying on the hay. It seemed she enjoyed a clean stable and the food. I went to the dining-room and made breakfast for everyone. After calling them to sit down and discuss what we'll do with the new horse, I suggested to bring her in the round-pen and accustom her to the riding equipment like halster and saddle. They agreed and I began immediately grooming her and brought her to the round-pen. I took a exercise saddle and wanted to start. But when I came closer to her, she wasn't even moving. She just stand quietly and calm in the middle of the round-pen. I know wildhorses, they're more than scared if they see things like saddles. But Erinqua wasn't, so I tried to put it on her back and she just just took a deep breath and let it happend. SHE WAS ALREADY USED TO IT! Even to the lunging stuff. That was a nice suprise. She was already broken in. Just a little doubt was left, I wasn't sure how long it had been that she was ridden for the last time. Serena came at that moment and told me she woud love to do lunge her or exactly just to try it. She saddled Erinqua up and went back to the round-pen.
The first minutes Erinqua was bucking, but not because she didn't like it. It was because she loved to run and enjoyed the first time between humans again since a while.
Serena lunged her about one or two hours and I just leaned against the fence watching them all the time. Her hindquarters seemed a kind of stiff, but I think that was just because it was the first time since a long time she was lounged.
After little exercises we did with her, we brought her to the pasture and watched her bucking and jumping around. She's happy, you can see that.
I hope she'll like it around her. But after knowing she was already broke in, it's our duty to find her actual owner. Bringing her back, that means away, would break my heart. I love that horse.
Talking about horses, Felix has a little bronchitis. So the vet told us to calm down and give him some medicine and he'll be fine in a week or something like that.
So in the end of the day, today was full of nice suprises.
I love that.
Loves, Aly :)
Erinqua survived the night. I didn't sleep much, but a little and that was enough. I watched her moving and laying on the hay. It seemed she enjoyed a clean stable and the food. I went to the dining-room and made breakfast for everyone. After calling them to sit down and discuss what we'll do with the new horse, I suggested to bring her in the round-pen and accustom her to the riding equipment like halster and saddle. They agreed and I began immediately grooming her and brought her to the round-pen. I took a exercise saddle and wanted to start. But when I came closer to her, she wasn't even moving. She just stand quietly and calm in the middle of the round-pen. I know wildhorses, they're more than scared if they see things like saddles. But Erinqua wasn't, so I tried to put it on her back and she just just took a deep breath and let it happend. SHE WAS ALREADY USED TO IT! Even to the lunging stuff. That was a nice suprise. She was already broken in. Just a little doubt was left, I wasn't sure how long it had been that she was ridden for the last time. Serena came at that moment and told me she woud love to do lunge her or exactly just to try it. She saddled Erinqua up and went back to the round-pen.
The first minutes Erinqua was bucking, but not because she didn't like it. It was because she loved to run and enjoyed the first time between humans again since a while.
Serena lunged her about one or two hours and I just leaned against the fence watching them all the time. Her hindquarters seemed a kind of stiff, but I think that was just because it was the first time since a long time she was lounged.
After little exercises we did with her, we brought her to the pasture and watched her bucking and jumping around. She's happy, you can see that.
I hope she'll like it around her. But after knowing she was already broke in, it's our duty to find her actual owner. Bringing her back, that means away, would break my heart. I love that horse.
Talking about horses, Felix has a little bronchitis. So the vet told us to calm down and give him some medicine and he'll be fine in a week or something like that.
So in the end of the day, today was full of nice suprises.
I love that.
Loves, Aly :)