So, nothing has been happening atall....
My farrier stood me up when I needed him the most.....
Came out 4 days after he was due and offered no apology atall....
Will not be using farrier again....
Ground as hard as heck....
Diesel still in the Jenny Craig paddock but lookin' good.....
With the hard ground and the state of his foot there is no way in hell that he is going to start doing any sort of work in the next 6 weeks so once again he is just chilling out...
Oh well.......never mind!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Stupid Hard ground and silly pony!!!!
Diesel had his first full day by himself on Sunday as Chevy was at the Silverdale Funday.
From what I have been told (I was at the show watching Chevy so was not here to witness Diesel's shinanigans) he called out all bloody day....and on top of that when I checked him when we got home he has ripped a massive chunk of hoof off the outside edge of his front right foot!!!
NOT WHAT IS NEEDED WITH THIS HARD, DRY GROUND AT THE MOMENT.
My farrier has been sick (so I found out after calling him all week and him not returning my calls) so he is coming out tomorrow evening to try and make Diesel more comfortable as he is really quite sore on it......stupid Pony - if he had just behaved himself in the first place he would be okay!!!!
From what I have been told (I was at the show watching Chevy so was not here to witness Diesel's shinanigans) he called out all bloody day....and on top of that when I checked him when we got home he has ripped a massive chunk of hoof off the outside edge of his front right foot!!!
NOT WHAT IS NEEDED WITH THIS HARD, DRY GROUND AT THE MOMENT.
My farrier has been sick (so I found out after calling him all week and him not returning my calls) so he is coming out tomorrow evening to try and make Diesel more comfortable as he is really quite sore on it......stupid Pony - if he had just behaved himself in the first place he would be okay!!!!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
DIESEL TURNS 3 YEARS OLD!!!!
Oh my God, I cant believe he is 3 already. The time since I got him at 7 months old has just flown by. I have watched a small, black, fluffy foal change to a beautiful solid, tall, well grown and proud 3 year old.
As it is Diesels birthday today I got him out of the paddock (first time in some time) and gave him a makeover. The long, ratty looking mane has gone and in its place a nice, tidy and short mane fitting for a young man.
The tail that was nearly on the ground has been brushed, de-knotted and had a very decent cut.
The lovely black coat is shining and he actually looks like a 'proper horse' now.
Once the kids go back to school the work will begin with Diesel. My plan is to start free-lunging him, get him moving around and listening and show him the beginning of his working life. Once all this is well established I will look into getting him mouthed (I dont know how to do this so will get someone in to help me)and then long-reining and eventually be backed.
I have never yet had a day I regretted buying Diesel. He is a wonderful boy and I feel that I have done a relatively good job in bringing up my first foal :o)
As it is Diesels birthday today I got him out of the paddock (first time in some time) and gave him a makeover. The long, ratty looking mane has gone and in its place a nice, tidy and short mane fitting for a young man.
The tail that was nearly on the ground has been brushed, de-knotted and had a very decent cut.
The lovely black coat is shining and he actually looks like a 'proper horse' now.
Once the kids go back to school the work will begin with Diesel. My plan is to start free-lunging him, get him moving around and listening and show him the beginning of his working life. Once all this is well established I will look into getting him mouthed (I dont know how to do this so will get someone in to help me)and then long-reining and eventually be backed.
I have never yet had a day I regretted buying Diesel. He is a wonderful boy and I feel that I have done a relatively good job in bringing up my first foal :o)
Monday, December 14, 2009
He's back lol......
Well, some little changes happening again. Things with Autumn did not work out, I didnt really have the time coming up to Xmas to work her enough and would not have had any time to ride over the school holidays so I took her back on the weekend. Soooooo, Leah has let me bring Chevy back here again to keep Diesel company. Leah currently has her leg in cast (old injury that is not healing as it should be) so she cant ride him anyway...it was the perfect solution.
As both Diesel and Chevy are both VERY PORTLY I have put them in a paddock and am strip grazing them....we have so much grass thats its just not funny and I feel that if they were let loose in all the paddocks they would both simply explode!!!!!
Neither of them are too chuffed with me locking them up but it is for their own good....they have both lost heaps of weight already and are looking so much healthier...sometimes you just have to be cruel to be kind.
Here are some pics taken about 3 weeks ago of Diesel looking pregnant......(fat bugger!!!)
As both Diesel and Chevy are both VERY PORTLY I have put them in a paddock and am strip grazing them....we have so much grass thats its just not funny and I feel that if they were let loose in all the paddocks they would both simply explode!!!!!
Neither of them are too chuffed with me locking them up but it is for their own good....they have both lost heaps of weight already and are looking so much healthier...sometimes you just have to be cruel to be kind.
Here are some pics taken about 3 weeks ago of Diesel looking pregnant......(fat bugger!!!)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Lonely.....I am so lonely......
Well, Chevy left yesterday to go and live at his owners property and Diesel has not stopped winnying!!!! I had a feeling that it would last a few hours but he is still goin 24 hours later. I am so glad that I picked up Autumn on Sunday to keep him company as I think without her he would be a train wreck.
Every time he sees me come outside he gallops up to the fence, if he sees me in the kitchen he calls out and gallops over....poor little bugger!! Leah saw him today and felt VERY guilty but I think the seperation is well overdue and although it breaks my heart to hear him like this I know it wont last forever.
Here is a pic or two of Diesel and Chevy taken last week....god, they are gorgeous!
Every time he sees me come outside he gallops up to the fence, if he sees me in the kitchen he calls out and gallops over....poor little bugger!! Leah saw him today and felt VERY guilty but I think the seperation is well overdue and although it breaks my heart to hear him like this I know it wont last forever.
Here is a pic or two of Diesel and Chevy taken last week....god, they are gorgeous!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
New Changes are coming for the boy....
Well, not sure how Diesel is going to cope in the next few weeks. Diesel has grazed with Chevy basically since he was born. They have the same sire and are VERY close. If Chevy goes somewhere Diesel has to go aswell.
Well, Chevy's mum has brought a new property in Wainui and it has a lovely 6 acres so Chevy will be leaving here to go and live there. In one way I think it will be really good for Diesel and Chevy to be split up (just to try and break that bond a little bit and make them a bit less reliant on each other). But in another way I know that Diesel is really going to miss him alot.
This meant that Diesel was going to be on his own which I was not that keen on so I am going to be leasing a friends beautiful Clyde x mare for a while (she is on the market so I will keep her ticking over until she sells - unless her owner changes her mind and decides to keep her which would not surprise me atall).
So we have some quite big changes for my boy. I am quite interested in seeing how he copes with all this, how he changes (or doesnt) in himself, how he relates to me etc etc. I wonder if it will make him grow up alot quicker without the 'safety blanket' of Chevy always being there........
I am going to really miss having Chevy here as he is such a beautiful character and apart from the off bit of cheek has been an absolute pleasure to have here.
The weather has finally started to pick up so as well as riding Autumn I will also be doing some ground work with Diesel and get him doing a bit more than being a lawn mower......
Well, Chevy's mum has brought a new property in Wainui and it has a lovely 6 acres so Chevy will be leaving here to go and live there. In one way I think it will be really good for Diesel and Chevy to be split up (just to try and break that bond a little bit and make them a bit less reliant on each other). But in another way I know that Diesel is really going to miss him alot.
This meant that Diesel was going to be on his own which I was not that keen on so I am going to be leasing a friends beautiful Clyde x mare for a while (she is on the market so I will keep her ticking over until she sells - unless her owner changes her mind and decides to keep her which would not surprise me atall).
So we have some quite big changes for my boy. I am quite interested in seeing how he copes with all this, how he changes (or doesnt) in himself, how he relates to me etc etc. I wonder if it will make him grow up alot quicker without the 'safety blanket' of Chevy always being there........
I am going to really miss having Chevy here as he is such a beautiful character and apart from the off bit of cheek has been an absolute pleasure to have here.
The weather has finally started to pick up so as well as riding Autumn I will also be doing some ground work with Diesel and get him doing a bit more than being a lawn mower......
Monday, August 17, 2009
More Diesel info...
Just some small informative bits about Diesel, (more for myself to look back on than anything else).
Diesel's father was a stallion (now gelded) called Lorcan. He was 1/2 Clyde 1/2 Stationbred and jet black. Stood around the 15.2hh mark and from memory he was about 5 years old. Stood at Foothills Stud in the Waitakere's.
Mother was a black TB mare called Neeva. She was by Grosvener out of Probably. Her grandsire is Sir Tristam. She stood at 16.2hh
When Diesel was in utero his mother contracted Cellulitus. As she was pregnant there was not much the breeders could do until she had foaled. Unfortunately when Diesel was 3 months old the meds were not working and the decision was made to put her to sleep. Diesel was weaned around this time and also gelded. He also had a small hernia which was also fixed.
So there is a bit of background of my boy. Diesel is now 2 years and 7 months old and standing around the 15.2hh mark. He is really starting to fill out and I am really looking forward to doing heaps of groundwork with him this summer.
Diesel's father was a stallion (now gelded) called Lorcan. He was 1/2 Clyde 1/2 Stationbred and jet black. Stood around the 15.2hh mark and from memory he was about 5 years old. Stood at Foothills Stud in the Waitakere's.
Mother was a black TB mare called Neeva. She was by Grosvener out of Probably. Her grandsire is Sir Tristam. She stood at 16.2hh
When Diesel was in utero his mother contracted Cellulitus. As she was pregnant there was not much the breeders could do until she had foaled. Unfortunately when Diesel was 3 months old the meds were not working and the decision was made to put her to sleep. Diesel was weaned around this time and also gelded. He also had a small hernia which was also fixed.
So there is a bit of background of my boy. Diesel is now 2 years and 7 months old and standing around the 15.2hh mark. He is really starting to fill out and I am really looking forward to doing heaps of groundwork with him this summer.
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