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as you all probably know, oz has been at my trainers since i had my knee
replacement. he is doing quite well on his weight loss program, and is being
ridden 3 times a week. he's been there for a month since i had my surgery, and
when i saw him over the weekend, he looked really good. and she works on his
ground manners and everything, so he is improving all the way around.
this is hard, but i am thinking i am going to sell him. not that he isn't a
great, loveable, endearing boy. but with my knee being done, and knowing that
i
am going to have the other done this fall, i feel a lot more vulnerable than
i did before. i really feel like if i were 20 years younger (i will be 60
this year) i would have no problems riding him, but i feel like i need an
older,
smaller horse to feel secure. he still has his spooky moments (still can't
tolerate plastic bags), and i am still basically a timid rider. i love him
dearly, but it's not fair to him to just hang out in the pasture when he's
such a
good horse.
i am not giving up on fjords, however. i am looking for a very quiet,
bomproof, babysitter type horse, mare or gelding, doesn't matter, that i can
just
putter around my pasture and hay fields with. i want something smaller than
oz,
who at 15 solid hands, is really the upper end of the fjord size chart. i am
hoping for under 14 hands, drafty style. patti jo has a wonderful little mare
on
her site, and though she's probably already sold, i know there are others out
there like that.
this is hard, but i think it's right for both of us.
as for his stats, as i said, he's 15 hands, brown dun, fairly drafty, his
registered name is oslo gull, so you can look him up. he has had dressage
experience before i got him, he also rides western, and if you have been to
blue
earth the last two years, you know he can do a wicked trot in the barrels. he
is
good with everything - farrier, bathing, had his teeth done once,
chiropractor,
i have ridden him bareback, he's lived with other critters including horses,
goats, geese, ducks, and my husband, who although he had good intentions,
overfed him last winter which led to his weight gain. he is losing the weight
at
my trainers through the combination of working steadily and the balance of
vitamins, minerals and probiotics she has added to his diet, along with small
amounts of straight grass hay. he has a very endearing attitude, a kind eye
and a
massive forelock.
if you would like any more information, feel free to email me.
thanks
laurie, who will miss the big guy a lot, but wants him to be happy, and knows
he is better when he's working more than i can do right now
