Post by gratefulknits on Jul 6, 2008 14:01:00 GMT -5
Introducing Homer, the world's giganticest gelding! Homer was gifted to me by Jennifer (Savannah's adopter). She had helped rescue him and several of his buddies from a Marin county training barn when their lovely owners decided to euthanize them because they could no longer be used for lessons. Homer is a 1994 model, dark (almost black) bay gelding, who must be at least 17 hands though I've never actually sticked him. He was deemed unuseable because he has a nasty and chronic quartercrack which he developed after he avulsed most of his right front hoof from an over-reaching injury. As a result, he is sore on that side if he plays too hard, and certainly can't be jumped. But he's doing very well, enjoying life hanging out with his buddy Viggo (CBER Aragon), and flirting with the mares across the fence (including the love of his life, Pippin!)
I haven't ridden him yet; we just got him fitted for boots on his fronts, and I've started very very light lunging to help him get some muscle back before I ask him to lug my hiney around! Like both of my other horses, he has major separation anxiety, so that's another thing to work on before I do any riding. What is it with me and these herd-bound horses? I really really wish they made a feed-through Xanax for horses! It would solve so many of my problems ... oh well, I guess this just means I'm going to have to confront my own fears about horses that go bananas!
Homer is a very sweet boy, who clearly knows how big he is but tries his best NOT to take advantage of it. He is so careful around people. He loves peppermints, carrots and cookies, and most of all a pretty girl!
Sundancer will be here soon with some photos that she and her husband took when they were up visiting last month ...
I haven't ridden him yet; we just got him fitted for boots on his fronts, and I've started very very light lunging to help him get some muscle back before I ask him to lug my hiney around! Like both of my other horses, he has major separation anxiety, so that's another thing to work on before I do any riding. What is it with me and these herd-bound horses? I really really wish they made a feed-through Xanax for horses! It would solve so many of my problems ... oh well, I guess this just means I'm going to have to confront my own fears about horses that go bananas!
Homer is a very sweet boy, who clearly knows how big he is but tries his best NOT to take advantage of it. He is so careful around people. He loves peppermints, carrots and cookies, and most of all a pretty girl!
Sundancer will be here soon with some photos that she and her husband took when they were up visiting last month ...