One day whilst Renee and I were having one of our dreaming days, flipping through the pages of horse deals, Renee spots a horse that looks familiar... (this was his pic in the mag...)
After a bit of digging around, it turns out she used to compete against this horse in its younger days. It's been ridden by some of the top showjumpers in the state (including former olympians!!) over the years and been quite successful in showjumping. We went out to have a look at him a couple of times and what a surprise... I fell in love with him!! It wasn't love at first sight... it took a couple of visits and a ride before I was sure, but after getting him home and having a ride I knew we'd gotten the right one!!
No... that's not me jumping him... (another sale pic from the mag!!) But hopefully in the not too distant future there will be a pic of me up on this blog similar to this one.
His vital stats: 19 years old... but still going strong, 16.1 hands high (I have to have a milk crate to get on.... now there's a funny story :) ) Black all over except for his little white foot!! As he has already competed he already has a show name... Yallata...it's a little aborigional town in South Australia... yes... you guessed it...this horse is an Adelaidian - born and bred (so clearly he and I were meant to be!!).
Next week, Renee and I are hoping to get back into riding full on (I've had a bit of a break over Chrissy - and she's been busy teaching) but for this long weekend... Chino will be happy doing what horses do best....
3 comments:
OH NO CHEENEO!!!!
Milk crate......V funni...make sure to ask bev about that 1 Big Aunty!!!!
Obviously cheeneo has followed u from the hole (pooalaide to the big city with the red and green lights from the plane at night!!! *Blushes* hehe
Oooooo! I like the look of Chicko! Are Chicko and Blaze good friends now?
Thanks heaps for my lovely Chrissy pressie. I will take the book on the train with me to work each day. It is good that it is a hard cover, because then I can use it to create extra space in the carriage. And if people push back then they will get bruised by it! The joys of commuting! Mind you, its only a 10 minute trip now. Much better than my previous trip of 2 hours a day imitating a sardine!
Also love 'bibi' - although I only realised this morning when I was looking at him that he is a chicken! I found him good for emphasising a point because he rattles. Kurt said "stop shaking that thing at me"!
Tell me about the milk crate please...
Big Aunite ()
xxx
They're not living at the same place at the moment...Chino is down at the farm and Blaze is still on agistment. But they have met once and were ok!!
Glad you like the pressie... haven't read it yet.. i know i watched the dvd before i gave it to you, but i wouldn't read a book!!!How funny is Bi Bi!!! I got eddie the ED one!!
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