Abby - Week 1

Hey!

So Abby's been here for a week and four days. Its been so much fun having her around the barn. Jazz kind of hates her but then again, he doesn't like many horses so and she's fast enough on her feet to stay out of his way. He's a great horse to compete on because he's outgoing and bold but it gets the better of him at the barn where is a holy terror to the other horses. He's definitely the alpha horse around the barn but Abby plays number two quite well.


So she's settled in quite nicely and every day she does a little better. When she came she was very nervous about everything. She still gets worried when people she does not know are around but she has become more and more laid back around me. We think on top of being neglected she was abused so there is a lot of work to do with her mental as well as with her weight and training.


As of today, I've ridden her 6(ish) times. Mostly conditioning but we have done one day of dressage and today we jumped a bit! She wasn't terribly happy with the cross rail so I lowered it and after being led over it a few times (she took a flying leap over it) I got back on and we went over it a few more times. She's soooo much fun to ride!





Love her!