Wild Mare Turned... Not So Wild? PICS

aBreeze · 09-27-2006, 07:49 AM

We bought Saki as a half wild, abused, scared little 3 year old mare. At 2 years old she foaled her first baby, and at 3 was pregnant again. She had been hogtied, been punched/hit/kicked, had been "rodeo'd," fed old moldy roundbales, and was in a small disgusting paddock deep with feces and other horses and bison.

You could not catch her for anything... she wasnt halter broke anyways. She was terrified of any and all people, any sudden movement or noises would send her over the edge. Children and nonhorsepeople were not safe around her.

This is her now.

I tried Clinton Anderson's leading instructions from the recent Horse & Rider with her... LOVE IT!

intimidating? nope.

some loving

and working

more below

aBreeze · 09-27-2006, 07:51 AM

other way please... she hates going this way.

good girl, now move those hindquarters

very good, now drop your head... shes light as a feather

Theres still a long way to go, and not a whole lot of time with school, two jobs, and 10 other horses but eventually she'll be useable. At this time I am the only one whom she really truly 100% trusts... but as you can see shes no longer scared of everything. Everything above was done in a paddock[that shares a fence with the pasture] with 3 lambs, 1 filly, 2 crabby mares, rambunctious kittens, evil geese, and an obnoxious six year old. Shes doesnt blink at tarps, bags, rolly stuff, etc. Im just so happy with her.

magicsdoublepla · 09-27-2006, 07:54 AM

good job with her! shes beautiful. i LOVE her colouring.
so shes pregnant right now also?

aBreeze · 09-27-2006, 08:02 AM

nope, shes just extremely fat. She foaled her baby last year... the first year we had her we halter broke her and just had her sit in the pasture and grow up. Now the past year I have been working her on and off... when I get some time Ill play with her... because of how irregular her works are shes doing amazingly well. She has the best ground manners of any of our other horses... and that includes antiques to show horses. Shes a very smart little lady.

heres her son pouting yesterday

HappyJoy · 09-27-2006, 08:32 AM

I really love her. I'm such a s.ucker for dark horses, and I really like how short she is with her long mane and tail. That's amazing work you've done with her.

cowgurly02 · 09-27-2006, 08:39 AM

Oh she is CUTE! You've done an excellent job with her

JBandRio · 09-27-2006, 04:47 PM

What a doll she is!! And that jump is DARLING!!! She would make a very nice hunter pony! Her son looks to have a really nice trot, a nice boy. You have done such a fantastic job with her, you should be extremely proud!

ches · 09-27-2006, 06:35 PM

Wow that topline is to die for!

NotsoDumbBlonde · 09-27-2006, 10:13 PM

from what you said about her past.. the fact that this horse trusts anyone is a testament to how forgiving and smart horses really are

you look like you've put a lot of work and time into Saki, you should be really proud of yourself, she looks like a happy, comfortable plucky little mare.. oh yeah and she's awful cute too by the way

shell · 09-27-2006, 10:18 PM

She is so much happier. I feel bad for the other horses she was with.
Do you think she would have been a real horse with the prople care? Or is she a real pony?

09-27-2006, 07:49 AM	#1
aBreeze Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MN Posts: 5,675 Images: 126 Blog Entries: 1	Wild Mare Turned... Not So Wild? PICS We bought Saki as a half wild, abused, scared little 3 year old mare. At 2 years old she foaled her first baby, and at 3 was pregnant again. She had been hogtied, been punched/hit/kicked, had been "rodeo'd," fed old moldy roundbales, and was in a small disgusting paddock deep with feces and other horses and bison. You could not catch her for anything... she wasnt halter broke anyways. She was terrified of any and all people, any sudden movement or noises would send her over the edge. Children and nonhorsepeople were not safe around her. This is her now. I tried Clinton Anderson's leading instructions from the recent Horse & Rider with her... LOVE IT! intimidating? nope. some loving and working more below __________________ Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip. Erma Bombeck I was on HGS when we made 3 million posts!

09-27-2006, 07:51 AM	#2
aBreeze Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MN Posts: 5,675 Images: 126 Blog Entries: 1	other way please... she hates going this way. good girl, now move those hindquarters very good, now drop your head... shes light as a feather Theres still a long way to go, and not a whole lot of time with school, two jobs, and 10 other horses but eventually she'll be useable. At this time I am the only one whom she really truly 100% trusts... but as you can see shes no longer scared of everything. Everything above was done in a paddock[that shares a fence with the pasture] with 3 lambs, 1 filly, 2 crabby mares, rambunctious kittens, evil geese, and an obnoxious six year old. Shes doesnt blink at tarps, bags, rolly stuff, etc. Im just so happy with her. __________________ Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip. Erma Bombeck I was on HGS when we made 3 million posts!

09-27-2006, 08:02 AM	#4
aBreeze Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MN Posts: 5,675 Images: 126 Blog Entries: 1	nope, shes just extremely fat. She foaled her baby last year... the first year we had her we halter broke her and just had her sit in the pasture and grow up. Now the past year I have been working her on and off... when I get some time Ill play with her... because of how irregular her works are shes doing amazingly well. She has the best ground manners of any of our other horses... and that includes antiques to show horses. Shes a very smart little lady. heres her son pouting yesterday __________________ Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip. Erma Bombeck I was on HGS when we made 3 million posts!

09-27-2006, 08:32 AM	#5
HappyJoy Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding behind you (otherwise known as Ohio) Posts: 1,798 Images: 55	I really love her. I'm such a s.ucker for dark horses, and I really like how short she is with her long mane and tail. That's amazing work you've done with her. __________________ Becca

09-27-2006, 08:39 AM	#6
cowgurly02 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 9,888 Images: 237 Blog Entries: 401	Oh she is CUTE! You've done an excellent job with her __________________ "We elves try to stick to the four main food groups:candy,candy canes,candy corns & syrup."-Elf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFjYrioa7Bw I have been NOEL’ed and Blessed In His Name I've Been Snowball'd

09-27-2006, 07:54 AM	#3
magicsdoublepla Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 1,418	good job with her! shes beautiful. i LOVE her colouring. so shes pregnant right now also?

09-27-2006, 04:47 PM	#7
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 23,755 Images: 145 Blog Entries: 12	What a doll she is!! And that jump is DARLING!!! She would make a very nice hunter pony! Her son looks to have a really nice trot, a nice boy. You have done such a fantastic job with her, you should be extremely proud! __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - You can't hit me with all those snowballs!

09-27-2006, 06:35 PM	#8
ches Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,472 Images: 38	Wow that topline is to die for!

09-27-2006, 10:13 PM	#9
NotsoDumbBlonde Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, Connecticut Posts: 624 Images: 23	from what you said about her past.. the fact that this horse trusts anyone is a testament to how forgiving and smart horses really are you look like you've put a lot of work and time into Saki, you should be really proud of yourself, she looks like a happy, comfortable plucky little mare.. oh yeah and she's awful cute too by the way __________________ *Susie & Indy* How wonderful life is, now you're in the world. Nick Eva & Ethan- the two legged babies

09-27-2006, 10:18 PM	#10
shell Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Great North West Posts: 8,985 Images: 350	She is so much happier. I feel bad for the other horses she was with. Do you think she would have been a real horse with the prople care? Or is she a real pony? __________________ “Look, what a horse should have he did not lack, save a proud rider on so proud back.” -Shakespear Marshalltown, Iowa, it is against the law for a horse to eat a fire hydrant.

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