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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 10, 2005 18:59:48 GMT -5
I put Cobalt in an Adjacent 6 foot fenced (because he's a stallion)Pasture To the one Victory is in. Victory nickers a welcome and so does Cobalt. Be nice you two and dont get into trouble. I go inside the barn and Clean out a stall next to victory's for Cobalt to stay in. I put in his water, hay, and feed. and watch them two for awhile. They are sniffing each other and Victory is being bossy (but in a good way) She stomps around seemingly saying "this is my pasture!" I laugh and she hears me and turns her head twords me. Then she continiues nipping at him. She stops nipping at him and starts grazing. He lets out a huge whinnie but victory just ignores him. Getting agitated he swings around and gallops around and grazes. Then after about an hour of musical grazing, I bring both of them in and put their blankets on. Ok now be nice and bye bye!
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 11, 2005 17:43:37 GMT -5
HEY COBALT! today im gonna try again. I take him out and groom him and tack him up, which he is now ok with. I take him out to the arena and lunge him, then i quickly spring on him and he stands still. I kick for him to go, but he doesnt move. so i kick harder and he bolts around the arena. COBALT! i pull back on the reins. Lets try this again. I kick and he starts walking. Then i kick again and he starts cantering. NONO boy a trot. I pull back and he walks> TROT! then he finally trots for me. Good boy and I trot him for awhile but he keeps stopping so i gotta keep him moving. An hour after this i get off him untack him and let him out into the same pasture as yesterday. He and Victory are sniffing noses. Oh you two are getting along perfect! I clean out his stall and give him water and feed him. Four hours later, after a nice nap, i bring them two in and once again they are sniffing each other. EAT you two and i say bye and leave.
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 12, 2005 17:03:34 GMT -5
Hi Cobalt my boy! You are just the most beautiful Stallion here arent you! His coat gleams just from the tiny lightbulb. Boy look at you now from when i first got you. I take him out, and groom him till his coat shines. Then i put on a english saddle and a bridle and lead him out to the arena. I warm him up on a lunge line and then i get on him and kick for him to go. Sprisingly, he walks like he was supposed to. GOOD BOY!! then i kick him again and he starts trotting. look what a beautiful trot you have! I make him trot for quite awhile until i move to a canter, but he gets scared and goes bolting through the arena (with me hanging for my life) and he leaps over the arena gate. He stops at the other end awhile away and i slide off with my mouth wide open and i almost faint. Cobalt. Don't tell me you were a jumper! or did you just do that for fun?well boy lets not diddy daddle any more! Lets take you over some jumps! I get him back into the arena and set up a two foot fence and walk him over to it. He rears up at it but i canter up to it and he clears it with a perfect snap. Wow boy you are amazing. I didnt even know you could do half of the stuff you can! Then i take him over a three foot fence and he jumps lazily over it and knocks a pole down. Cmon boy i know you can do better. I canter back up to it and he clears it with plenty of room to spare. Then i jump up to a five foot fence and he rears up and bucks at it. WOAH BOY! i get him under control and walk up to it and let him see it. Then I canter back up to it and he clears it perfect. Oh my gosh boy. Well thats enough for today. I let him out in the pasture (without his tack of course) and he goes nuts around it bucking and kicking and looking like he'll jump the fence. But he doesnt he just continiues bucking and finally settles down to graze. I go back in and clean his stall and give him water and hay and ill let you out later boy!
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 13, 2005 16:59:50 GMT -5
Hi Cobalt. I bring him in from outside and he's barely wet because his blanket is on. I brush off all excess water and tack him up and ride him out to the arena. Ok boy lets try some cross country today! I bring him up to a jump and let him sniff it and he clears it perfect. Oh i love you cobalt! Then i spend an hour going over a series of cross country and show jumping jumps and he does perfect. I wish i would have known you were trained earlier! But i still think you're a great horse anyway. I put him in his stall with his w/p turnout sheet still on and i put victory wth her blanket still on too. I wait for them to finish eating then i turn them back outside. Now I'm gonna leave you outside tonight and all morning ok? im sure you'll both enjoy that. You have to be outside more often. They both go into their enclosures and start dozing off. Then i leave.
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 14, 2005 16:43:31 GMT -5
Hi Cobalt!I take him out and groom him and tack him up. Then I take him out to the arena and warm him up. Then i take him outside to a show jumping course. then i canter him up to him and he jumps it. Then he jumps a triple oxer. GOOD BOY! Then i do a little cross country and hunter.
Highest jump so far-five footer Does excellent over jumps but could improve his snap a little. Other wise he's a jumper for sure! i let him out to pasture a long with victory and clean his stall and give him his feed and hay.
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 15, 2005 19:09:53 GMT -5
Taken care of in victorys thread.
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 16, 2005 10:27:27 GMT -5
Cobalt you miss Victory dont you? He nickers and nods his head. She had the CUTEST little filly yesterday. I'm gonna call her Memory. I take out cobalt and groom him up and then tack him up. I hop on him and warm him up, then i take him over a 5 foot fence and he makes it!! WOW boy you are a really good jumper arent you!! Well once you get good enough maybe i'll enter you in a show! I ride him to the cross country course a half a mile away and I put him through that course. Then i jump him in a hunting course. GOOD boy! You only knocked down one jump! (well because he slipped a little) I ride him back down to the barn and let him out int he pasture. I clean his stall and give him water and food. Then i bring him back in and i brush him and put him in his stall. Bye boy ill see you tommorrow!
Hey Nova! You are the most beautiful boy arent you! Lets see what you can do. I take him out and brush him and put on my general purpose and take him to the arena. I warm him up a bit and start doing dressage. Wow boy, you're amazing! then i take him over jumps and do everything else he can do. I put him next to Cobalt and they start snorting and rearing at each other. OOk i guess that wont work out. I put Nova one stall after victory so it is Nova, Victory, Cobalt. Now you two dont pick on her now. But she isnt here to pick on so you two be nice. I groom nova and then i put on his w/p blanket and let him out in the other stallion pasture. Wooo look at you go! His tail is flying so beautiful it brings a tear to my eye. Anyway i put in his food and water and he's still all full of energy so i chase him around and let all his energy out. Then i bring him in to eat. Bye my two boys and you behave!
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 17, 2005 13:16:17 GMT -5
Coblat: Hey boy i dont have time today. i bring him out and clean his stall and give him food and water and put him back in. bye boy i hope i have more time tommorrow!
Nova: Hi Nova, How's my sweet boy? I dont have a lot of time today. I bring him out and clean out his stall and give him his food and water. Bye nova ill see you tommorrow!
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 18, 2005 17:09:13 GMT -5
Cobalt: Hi Cobalt. I walk up and give him a big hug. Then i bring him out to the hallway and get the grooming kit. Then i groom him up really good and put my english saddle on him and the bridle. Then i get on him and warm him up a bit. Then i take him to the outdoor and there is a big course. We're gonna jump all of those today! I canter him through the jumps but not jumping over them so he can see them all. Then i leap over the first, second and so on. Then we're done. Good boy! You did an excellent boy! You just clear those 5 footers like nothing dont you! Ok now lets do a little cross country and hunting. I only do a little cross country and a little hunting. Wow you are really good at these! I bring him in and Nova is getting mad at Cobalt. I untack Cobalt and let him out in the pasture. I go and clean his stall and put in his food and water and hay.
Nova:Hi Nova! You were getting pretty ticked at Cobalt werent ya? I bring him out and put on my english again. Then i take him and jump him over the same courses. Then i do a little dressage with him. You are soo beautiful when you are doing dressage. In fact, I'm gonna have you in the Arabian Horse World!! Wont that be great? I untack him and groom him up really good. Then I let him outside in a different pasture as Cobalt. They still give mean glares at each other. I clean Nova's stall and give him his food water and hay. Then i bring in Cobalt and Nova. Bye boys ill see you tommorrow!
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 19, 2005 19:02:10 GMT -5
Cobalt: Hi Cobalt. I hope i dont get banned from the internet from stupid grades I take him out and groom him up while i let nova out in the pasture. I tack up Cobalt and warm him up. Then i take him over jumps and stuff. I untack him and put him out in the pasture. I clean out Cobalt's stall and put in food and water. Hi Nova I say as bring him in from the pasture. I groom him and tack him up and brush up on jumping and dressage. Then i do all the other things with him and bring him over a new jump. GOOD BOY!! I pat him continuesly. I untack him and put him back in the pasture. I clean his stall and put in food and water and put both of them in their stalls. Bye you two
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 20, 2005 20:03:44 GMT -5
Nova: Hi boy! I think ill do your work first. I go and let cobalt out in the pasture. I tie him up and groom him really good and warm him up in the arena Then i go outside and do his jumping. Good boy you cleared a 4'5 today!! Then i do hunter and cross country and do his dressage. You are so pretty when you are moving!! I untack him and let him out in the pasture.
Cobalt: Hi Cobalt! I bring him in from the pasture. Then i groom him and tack him up. Lets do some improving today shall we?I warm him up first and I take him outside. Then I take him over the same fences i did with nova and he does great!! Good Boy i yell as we go over fences. Then i do cross country and hunting with him and other stuff(lol). I untack him and groom him off and tie him up for a bit. I clean both of their stalls and give them both food and water> Then i bring in Nova and put them in their stalls. Bye you two ill see you tommorrow!
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 21, 2005 17:21:49 GMT -5
Nova: Hi Nova! I take him out and groom him and tack him up and warm him up. Then i take him outside and jump him over a cross country and hunter course. I highered all the show jumping jumps up a few inches ok? Think you can do it? Well lets see. I take him over the course and he doesnt touch a single pole! Good Boy! You are an excellent jumper! I bring him back in and brush him off and put him in his stall.
Cobalt: Hi Cobalt! I take him out and groom him and tack him up. Then i ride him in the arena and warm him up and take him to the outside course. Lets jump the same course i did with nova Cobalt. He sets sail over the jumps and hits one pole. Thats OK boy we'll just do it again. I dismount and put the pole back up. Then i put him over it again and he clears it. You didn't try your hardest today. You will tommorrow wont you? I bring him inside and brush him off and put him and Nova in their pastures
I clean out both of their stalls and clean out their food and water containers. Then i put hay in their hay bags and put their grain and water in their containers. Then i rake the arena. That needed that bad. Then i go outside into Nova's pasture. Then i walk up to him and climb up on his back and lay on my back on him. Then I stare at the sky and he is grazing peacefully. You are such a good boy arent you. I'm so glad i have you. I turnover and wrap my arms around his neck. You are a real prize arent you. I give him a big hug. Bye Nova I'll see you tommorrow. Then I go to Cobalts pasture and Walk up to him and climb up on his back and do the same thing. I look up at the sky and I see a horse formed in the clouds. Hey look cobalt it's you! and there's Nova! isnt that Ironic? I hop off him and give him a hug. Bye Cobalt I'll see you tommorrow. I'm leaving you and Nova out tonight. It's going to be sunny tomorrow too so dont get into trouble!
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 22, 2005 22:13:02 GMT -5
Star: I'm driving home in my F-350 pulling a trailer. I arrive and i go and quickly move cobalt down a stall so the mares can be next to each other. I quickly put shavings food and water in it and go and get star. I lower the ramp and push the slant against the wall. Then i slowly lead her down and tie her to the trailer. I take off her shipping boots and lead her into her stall. She looks around curiously at the stallion next to her. She nickers and Cobalt nickers back. I wont do anything with you today star so i'll let you get aquainted. Nova: Hi Nova! Pretty excited about Star being here huh? Well I take him out and groom him and tack him up. I warm him up then do some warm up jumps Then i take him over 5' fences. You did a great job Nova!! Maybe we can go higher tommorrow huh? Well i do a high hunter course and cross country and he doesnt touch a pole. Then last but not least I do dressage with him. I think I'll put you in a show with your dressage talent! I untack him and put him back in his stall Cobalt: Hi Cobalt! Star got to come home today. I take him out and groom him and tack him up. I warm him up Then i do the same fences. He knocks down two poles. What is wrong with you this week boy? You could do these jumps like a charm last week. I lower the fences a bit and he jumps them fine. Don't worry boy we'll get you over those jumps. Then i do hunter and cross country. You seem to be the best at cross country dont you? Well I have to do more work with you first. I untack him and let him and put him and cobalt out in their pastures. I clean their stalls and put their food and water in and do other barn chores. Then an hour later i bring them back in all covered in snow. I groom them both and put them in their stalls. Bye everyone I'll see you tommorrow!
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 23, 2005 22:36:50 GMT -5
Star: Hi Star are you aquainted enough? I take her out and remove her blanket and groom her up. Then i clip on a lunge line and lead her out to the arena. Then i lunge her quite a bit. You are such a good horse aren't you? I'm so glad I get to start your training now! Then I do her Show routine numberous times. Then I give her a treat. She nods her head and nuzzles for more so i give her another one. You are such a fast learner! Tommorrow we'll see how you do with poles huh? Then I lead her back to her stall.
Cobalt: HI Cobalt! I bring him out and groom him really good and tack him up. I warm him up a bit Then i hop on him and ride him over a 4 foot. He doesnt touch it. I jump him over it about five times. Then i higher it a few inches then i go over that 5 times. Then i higher it to five feet and i jump him over it hoping he doesnt touch it. I feel his muscles gathering and leaping over the fence. I dont hear poles on the ground. GOOD BOY!! You did it you jumped it!!! I take him over it again and again. Then i higher it 4 inches and jump him over it. Wow you are so good at this! Then i take him over the same height fences in hunter. Ok boy now we'll see about Cross Country. I lead him out to the huge Cross Country Course I have in back. I take him over the first and second and third jumps like pie. Then I take him over a bit more challenging jump and he makes it. Then we come to the water jump. This is a 6'5 jump here boy. You want to try it? He nods his head and paws the ground. I urge him into a canter and urge him over the fence and one two three HE CLEARS IT!! OMG BOY!! That was wonderful!! Wow! He's sweating a great deal now. Well i think you've had enough for today. I sit down with him on the grass. Then I gallop him back to the stable about half a mile away. Then i untack him and take him to the washing stall. Then i give him a bath and he enjoys it! Then I dry him off and put his blanket on and put him in his stall.
Nova: Hi Nova how's my boy! I bring him out and groom him. He sniffs the air that smells like shampoo. I laugh and say you like that smell dont you? Then i put my western saddle pad on because The english one is quite dirty. Then i ride him out to the arena and warm him up. Then I do dressage with him. You do a beautiful half pass boy! Then i lead him to the jumps i did with cobalt. Then i Jump him over those. You dont have a problem with these do you? I raise it up to 6'5 and he clears it. then i go over it again. Then i take him out to the hunter course and do the same jumps. He clears them all with room to spare. I pat him a lot and he seems to know he did something good. I take him to the cross country course and do a bit more difficult jumps with him. He does them all perfect except he only refused one. It's alright boy. Then I bring him down to the barn to the wash stall. Then i clip him up and turn on the hose. I spray him with water and he rears up a bit. Whoa boy it's only water! Then i spray him again and then i hose him down. Then i shampoo him and wash him down. Then i condition his coat and do his mane and Tail. Then i wash that off and wipe off all the access water. He shakes off and gets me all wet. Hey! I put on his blanket and let them all out in seperate pastures. Then I clean all their stalls and clean the buckets and put food and water in them all. Then i clean their stall walls and bars too. Then I rake the arena which it needed very badly. Then i go fetch the horses and put them in their stalls. Bye you three see you tommorrow!
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Post by §unset §tables on Jan 24, 2005 17:59:17 GMT -5
Well since it's kind of cold today i'll just put you all in your pastures! I put their outside blankets on and put them in their pastures. I go inside and clean their stalls and refill their buckets. Then I go outside and see what the horses are doing. Star is in the Middle because i dont want the two stallions fighting. Nova is picking on Star. Don't you get any ideas Nova! Nova doesn't listen and he leaps over the fence and goes behind Star. I run out there. NO NOVA GET AWAY FROM HER! I grab Nova's halter and catch him (luckily I could) put it on him and put him in a stall on the end. That was close! That was so weird, she isnt even in heat! Luckily I was watching! Oh great now I have to build that fence higher. I sigh and go get some left over poles and start adding on to the pasture. I'm about 1/4 done when i decide to quit for the day. Nova whinnies from inside. No Nova you've been a bad boy! I go and make sure he isnt causing trouble. I go and put blankets over his stall bars so he cant see anything outside his stall. Then I bring in cobalt and lead him to the cross ties. Then i groom him and put on his blanket. I aired all your blankets out today. Before I go and get star i go in Nova's stall and switch his blankets. Then I walk out and latch his door and go and get star. She acts like nothing happend. I put her in the cross ties and groom her and put her stable blanket on. I pet her and put her in her stall. I say bye to all of them seperatly so Nova doesnt get hyper.
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