Concha

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CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by foxie on Mar 8, 2006, 7:32am

CONCHA - 2 yrs old, Pretty young athletic looking filly with color to boot! Came in with a group of 4 Appy fillies. For Adoption Only. She is on the far right.

$575



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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by caryn on Mar 9, 2006, 1:49pm

This girl is gorgeous!
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by shellyr on Mar 11, 2006, 8:30pm

I went to the feedlot today, and got to meet the 4 fillys. You guys......these girls are so nice. When I entered the pen, it was like a filly parade behind me. Seriously, they were all following me! They are ALL nice looking girls, curious, appeared to be sound as a dollar from what I could tell, and not that scared of humans. Whoever takes these girls are really getting some nice babies!
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Mar 19, 2006, 8:59am

concha is home, got here yesterday!! she is a sweety! not too scared or aggressive at all, just still in a little bit of shock. loves her grass though!
photo bucket? I'm pretty computer literate, but how the heck do you show photos? I'll email some to somebody that knows what they are doing & they can post pics of her...thanks
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Mar 21, 2006, 1:39pm

I am soo glad I adopted this mare. She is such a sweetheart, and really likes my husband. When we go into her pasture, she comes over and puts her head on his shoulder. Likes scratches, comes to the fence every time I go outside. Is learning what grain is. Man, when she got off the trailer, she was soooo skinny and dirty and cut up, I thought, what have I gotten myself into?? But we are thrilled. She is going to be a great horse. Is putting weight on quickly and looking better every minute. I don't think anyone's ever even brushed her. Well, we're in love and I think she loves us too.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by piopico on Mar 21, 2006, 1:57pm

Icehorse, I just bumped the 'how to post photos ' to the top of the "howTo" page- right at the top of the BB.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on May 3, 2006, 1:38pm

update. Concha is now a pretty roan with white and brown spots. She is so cute. She got sick again due to bad weather and not accepting a blanket, so she's finishing up another round of antibiotics. She lets me brush her all over now. Sometimes picks up her feet. Working on sacking her out and that is coming along great. She is a jumpy horse, but she really trusts me. When she gains a little more weight and health I'll start doing some round pen, but not too much since she's still so young. She sure looks different! She has put on a lottttt of weight since we got her, but her backbone still sticks out a little. We love her!



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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by sherigraf on May 3, 2006, 1:39pm

Icehorse - did you notice that most likely Concha's daddy is on the board? Sander
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on May 3, 2006, 1:46pm

I did, that's what prompted the update and pics...wish I knew more about his breeding so I can get concha papers. I hope someone adopts him. The fillies at my mom's house are doing great. They are much more calm than Concha. Raven's even had a saddle put on her. But then, they've had much better weather there than here. It's funny, my avatar is concha, hardly looks like the same horse:)
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on May 25, 2006, 2:32pm

Concha's latest picture is on Ebony and Ivory's thread. Now that she's put on enough weight, I've started to work with her. Today for the first time I took her into the sand arena. We had to walk out of the pasture and leave her new friends, walk along the road, over a bridge and into a gate into the arena. She did all this with flying colors. We worked on leading, backing, turning both directions on lead line, and whoa and stand. Then worked on walk and trot off the line, in circles and down the arena. She has incredible movement, very forward smooooth trot. I can't wait to ride her. There were lots of distractions(windy blowing flags, other horses in nearby pasture) so I worked on paying attention, and not crowding(now that's she's not so jumpy anymore, she wants to be in your lap). She learns very quickly and seems eager to please. A very good first lesson. Also, she always comes when called and the other day, I don't know if she meant to do this, but we were trying to herd a cow out of her pasture, and I pointed at the cow and said, "go get that cow Concha", well, she looked at me like, ok, and ran off after the cow herding and nipping it. Pretty funny.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on May 26, 2006, 4:25pm

Got a saddle on Concha today!!! She did great! Stood quietly while I put the pad and saddle on and even when I cinched her up. Worked more on ground work, longing, turns, backing etc. I think she looks Gorgeous under saddle! I also tied her to a very sturdy hitching post and had her stand with saddle on for a while. Everything went great, things are moving along nicely!! Will post pics when I get them.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by NanciK on May 26, 2006, 4:38pm

icehorse ~ Thanks for your updates, Concha is CUTECUTECUTE, and what pretty coloring she has!

Did you mention that you lived in or near Potter Valley? I spent many summers as a child on a ranch in Potter Valley. That's where I first learned how to ride. Very fond memories! Haven't been there in many, many years, is it still a sleepy little hamlet?

~ Nanci K
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on May 26, 2006, 8:15pm

Thanks. I do live in Potter Valley. It is horse heaven here. We moved here 3 yrs ago from Glen Ellen. It's so nice to live in a town where Everyone waves as you drive by and there is no traffic. There is still only one gas station and one bar and one restaurant. That's it. We love it here. Napa is nice too...
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on May 28, 2006, 11:44am

hey, isn't anyone else excited as I am about her progress? She came to me a month and a half ago, sick and SKINNY and Wild, now, she's fat, healthy and has had a saddle on her, and lets me tough her all over and she's learn to longe walk, trot, and small and large circles, and lead just about anywhere...and she's 2...just wanted someone to share in my excitement...
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by spyinak on May 28, 2006, 12:03pm

Sorry, that I have not posted. I do keep up with Concha and I am so glad that you are enjoying her. I think it is great that you are so excited about your progress with her. Keep posting!
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by cherie on May 29, 2006, 7:15pm

thank you for updating about her amazing progress! Hard to believe she is the same horse.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by cat67 on May 30, 2006, 12:26am

Love to see more pictures of her - glad to hear she is doing so well!
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on May 30, 2006, 10:34pm



I snapped these tonight. Today is the first day I couldn't feel her spine sticking out. Quite the belly she has now eh? Still waiting for those pics under saddle. Thanks for following! That's E & I in the background, they are so sweet...but Concha is my baby. She starts whinnying as soon as I drive up(and continues till I come give her pets and treats)
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by caryn on May 31, 2006, 6:58am

She sounds like a real love and looks wonderful!
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by equinemom on May 31, 2006, 9:23am

She looks great, a very pretty girl, far cry from those poor muddy little feedlot girls.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Jun 14, 2006, 11:09am

Thank you...I think she's pretty too. Been working with her more on tying(she decided to pull back a few times yesterday) and saddling and longeing. She is doing great. Yesterday I thought I'd try an english saddle on her. Put it right on, cinched up and longed her around in it. No bucks! She is also becoming lighter in the halter and backing much better now. Still pretty spooky but calms quickly when I bring her attention back to me. I'm very impressed with how quickly she's learned things, like turns on hindquarters in both directions with very little prompting. Shoot, didn't take pics yesterday, will do soon. Just bought a round pen so I'll be bringing her home to train her here. If I hadn't just lost 1500 on Ebony and Ivory and another 800 in round pen, I'd certainly want to be bringing Jack home...
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Jul 14, 2006, 4:59pm

Finally, here are the pics in the western saddle. I put a junky old one on her just in case she wents nuts, but as you can see she was pretty quiet. We were working on little turns around a cone. She did great!



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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by brookalena on Jul 14, 2006, 5:21pm

WOW! she looks great!
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by piopico on Jul 15, 2006, 1:03pm

Wow, she looks so much more mature than just a few months ago. That's what good feed AND personal attention will do for them.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Jul 17, 2006, 3:44pm

Thanks for the compliments! We are very proud of her. Finally got a bit and bridle on her. She had some head issues-there is a scar on her face, maybe something happened. She's not head shy, and she likes the inside of her ears scratched, but anyways, got a copper snaffle on her and my roping saddle...she's coming along. Vet said she was getting too fat and close to founder so I brought her back home. She seems pretty happy and likes her work.
Here's more pics
i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/icehorse1/roundpenconcha.jpg
i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/icehorse1/contrainrp.jpg
i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/icehorse1/conchsaddle2.jpg
i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/icehorse1/conchsaddle-1.jpg
i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/icehorse1/concharopingsaddle.jpg

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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Aug 14, 2006, 9:49pm

not much new to report...had to take some time off training since her sinus infection came back and she had to go on antibiotics. Still haltering her around though and she's sooo much better...Here she is enjoying the lawn with the dogs in the backyard.

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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by nutterbutter on Aug 14, 2006, 9:56pm

She looks awesome! I looked at the pics of her undersaddle, she is so pretty! You are doing an excellent job with her.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by emjay on Aug 14, 2006, 10:03pm

I AM NOT A HUGE APPY FAN, BUT SHE'S PRETTY. HOW TALL IS SHE? SHE LOOKS BIG FOR A 2 YR OLD ALREADY. LOOKIN' GOOD.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Aug 14, 2006, 10:17pm

Thank you! I appreciate that! I sure think she's gorgeous! You should have seen her before pic...she looked pretty haggard when she first got here. I don't know how tall she is, she seems to have grown alot since she's been here...I think that was April. Well, I'm 5'4", my husband is 5'10"...to look at her I'd guess 14.2 ??maybe more...I gotta get one of those handy measuring sticks
I just like to keep posting pics so the board knows she's getting plenty of love and attention.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Aug 30, 2006, 8:21pm

After getting all of Concha's groundwork done, I decided to hire a trainer to back her. Good choice too. I found a girl that trains race horses in New Zealand and happened to be here in town for the next three weeks. She's a spitfire girl and a Darn Good trainer, when Concha bucked she stuck like glue. I was impressed. After, she said Concha was extremely smart, very attached to me, and must be part mustang, cause she was the hardest horse she's ever trained. Once she got done bucking Concha just stood there and was completely calm for her to wave her legs and arms around in the saddle. then she trotted her around, got on, got off & on again. All this in an hour. I'm so happy I'm finally gonna have a horse to ride, and a beautiful one at that. Will send pics when I get them.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by piopico on Aug 30, 2006, 10:15pm

Don't you ride your Icelandics?
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Aug 30, 2006, 11:02pm

well, you cant ride them till they are four. my stallion is 3. my filly is 4 months, and my broodmare is 18 and I sometimes hop on her bareback, but I'm giving her a rest as she is still nursing the filly. So, I've got the three, and Concha.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by patrolhorse on Aug 30, 2006, 11:36pm

She looks great! I hadn't checked her thread for a while- barely recognized her! She is really growing up. Looks like you're doing a wonderful job with her!!
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by hermione on Aug 31, 2006, 9:00am

My first appaloosa mare was marked very similarly to Concha so naturally I think she is beautiful. Her color combination always looks clean and is a definite advantage. You have done such a nice job on her.
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Sept 4, 2006, 4:21pm

thank you hermione. Here are some pics of Concha under saddle with her trainer. She had her first trail ride today. no bucks or spooks today, went well.




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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by icehorse on Dec 9, 2006, 12:33pm

update: been training Concha to jump on longe line. She has Perfect form...front feet perfectly together and she clears things like a deer...effortlessly and graceful. Is anyone interested in a great hunter/jumper prospect? I recently measured her at 15.1 and she needs alot more time under saddle...let me know. I still haven't actually ridden her, too used to riding ponies I guess. So she is mostly just sitting around, does someone have a job for her?
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by boomersmom on Dec 9, 2006, 7:38pm

Beautiful color on this girl! What a doll, well done!
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Re: CONCHA - 2 y/o - Appy Filly
Post by calicats on Dec 11, 2006, 6:22pm

Icehorse,

In your last post, you asked if someone has a job for her.

Does that mean you trying to find a new home for Concha?

[icehorse]

Well, I think the problem is I've lost my confidence in working with her...we'll see if that is different this spring, since my baby is one now(I had just had a baby when I got Concha). I think it would be great for Concha to go to a jumping home since I don't do that.

[MustangAppy]

See photos of my Sierra, she could be this girl's Momma.

[icehorse]

That's funny, I've thought that from the beginning

[MustangAppy]

Mitochondrial DNA is an easy test....

[icehorse]

Just thought I would let everyone know that I found Concha a really wonderful new home. This woman lives nearby on 160 acres. Her 34 year old appy gelding, that she had for 28 years, just died last fall and Concha will be his "replacement". She'll live by herself, but I think she prefers that. The woman(very horse knowledgable) came over several times to work with Concha and Concha really responded well and really seemed to like her. She even laid her head on her chest the first day she met her-they really clicked. I'm so glad she will be going to a home where she will get tons of attention and just have to do trail rides, and be just down the road if I want to go visit...she'll have a very nice life. farewell Concha

[atticus]

icehorse said:

Just thought I would let everyone know that I found Concha a really wonderful new home. This woman lives nearby on 160 acres. Her 34 year old appy gelding, that she had for 28 years, just died last fall and Concha will be his "replacement". She'll live by herself, but I think she prefers that. The woman(very horse knowledgable) came over several times to work with Concha and Concha really responded well and really seemed to like her. She even laid her head on her chest the first day she met her-they really clicked. I'm so glad she will be going to a home where she will get tons of attention and just have to do trail rides, and be just down the road if I want to go visit...she'll have a very nice life. farewell Concha

CONGRATS to COncha and her new mom!! Great job Icehorse.

[agilitygal]

Happy trails. She's beautiful.

[kidznhorses]

Concha has always been one of my favorites. She developed into such a beauty! I think it's great how you took your time and found her the perfect forever home. Thanks for being the ideal foster mom, icehorse. :0)

[icehorse]

Just got an update from Concha's new mom today. They have been taking hikes all over her property. They've been working on ground work and bonding. She loves how smart she is and how much she enjoys being an only horse. She trailered her down to the barn where she works to start saddle work, they have a nice big arena and round pen. She said that they are a perfect match and it just warms my heart. I'll be able to see her from the road now and say hello.

[icehorse]

Still won't give up that gorgeous baby...darn it(I offered to buy her several times but-no way). I took my mother in law over to see her today, she's 4 months old now.

[MustangAppy]

OMG, look at that brush fire of a mane!! And a baby doll head. How could this one get any cuter....