If Horses were Humans

When your horse doesn't understand you.

When you have served your purpose.

When you look at your horse the wrong way.

When your horse "accidently" trods on your foot.

When you are about to take your horse out for a ride.

When you mention your horse is getting a lil on the chubby side

When you dare enter your horses holy grail without a treat.

When your horse sees an object that it's not familiar with.

When you are brushing out your horses tail and he farts in your face.

When you try to do the girth up but your horse gives you "that" look..

When you talk to your horse in a baby voice.

Horse Camping

 Firstly I want to apologize for how long this has taken me to post, I have been quite busy with shopping for my new horse and working, life, training a steer etc.

So Opal and I went for our horse camp! It was heaps of fun, extremely hot but fun. It's not something I would want to do quite often but it's quite nice to do every once and a while.

We got overheated, eaten alive by bugs and rode the horses through the pitch black darkness.. But it was real.

I enjoyed it, it was a great experience being out in nature for 2 nights, I mean bar the hygiene, because lets face it, there are no hot water showers waiting for you out in the bush.

I laugh when people tell me they are going to go for a real outdoor experience, camping and they end up going to a camping site with toilets and showers. Hahahahahaha.

At the end of the camp, you could smell us a mile away.
Especially Opal ;)


 We felt very accomplished as after an hour of trying we made our own campfire, from dry grass and twigs. Very responsible, mature humans that we are.

We did our own cooking over the campfire and roasted marshmallows which were yum.

Opal felt she was a horrible human as she feed the fire, bug infested logs, while I sadistically laughed at the crackling and popping of the evil miniature demons.

 You guys need to be brought upto speed on the whole new horse news. I have not got a new horse as of yet, the guy getting me the horse rang up and said the owner wanted to keep the mare I was going to lease but he offered me an old pinto gelding instead... But wait for it!
He brought back home with him after dropping some horses off down Gisborne, MY HORSE.

I think I have told you guys that the mare was a fill in until my actual horse was old enough to be broken in. Well now he is so B brought him home, and I got to go to B's place with Opal and meet my new horse for the first time.
He was magnificent.
He was gorgeous
He was MINE.

Opal and I ran through some name possibilities for names and we decided on Nevada. As I wanted a native American sort of name, and I like Nevada as that is where one of Opal and my favorite bands are from.

I can't wait to dress Nevada up with war paint and feathers ;) hehe




Nevada seemed HUGE. Ask Opal if you don't believe me. He was HUGE.
Even though he is only 15.3hh at the moment which is quite a bit smaller than Specere at 16.1hh. But B said it's his presence that makes him appear to be huge. He will mature to a big 16.3hh though.

I fell in love with his doe eyes, he has not really had much handling done since he was a foal and he was scared but he sniffed my hand and let me pet him.
I think I was trembling more than him, purely from excitement.

He is the most gorgeous pinto, and he is quite unique as one side of him is almost completely white, its like someone dropped white paint on him. But I love it. I love him.

I did quite a huge shopping spree for him, so now I have quite a bit of gear ready for when he comes.

Anywho so as a fill in for our camping trip, because I didn't get the pinto mare I was supposed to lease. We ended up using Stanley, the farms horse. He is a sweetheart. I added his profile into THE HORSES so check it out if you want to know more about him.
Overall it was great!

Tenting in the heart of nature <3

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!

Me and the horses

Stay Safe Summer

Hey guys!

So I thought it would be a good idea to remind you humans that live in a part of the world where it is currently summer (like New Zealand) to stay safe!

Summer is a great time to get out and about with your horse and friends but please remember to keep safe.

I'm going to have a list below of safety advice, I can't make you follow them but I highly advise trying as hard as you can to for the safety of you and your horse!

☆ Never go swimming on your horse alone . I know it's tempting to go off and take your horse for a quick dip but honestly don't go alone. If anything was to happen to either you or your horse nobody would be around to help .
Be smart and take a friend or a parent.

☆ Wear sunscreen! You know the drill but don't forget about your 4 legged best friend either!  If your horse has pink skin like for instance on his/her nose be sure to put some sunscreen on that because your horse feels the sting of sunburn just like us! Nose shades are another thing for light skinned noses, they aren't expensive and just clip onto your horses halter.

☆ When riding along the road wear a helmet. Ok I'm really bad at this one ok because I hate helmets.. especially in summer. I literally never wear them, but I'm going to start because I do a load of riding along the road and in summer there is a LOAD of traffic. So be sure to have your helmet on ok.

☆ Check your horse for bot fly. Ew I know right!  Last year my horse got an infestation of them! Cleaning the manure regularly helps but sometimes Flys just happen. My mare is prone to them, so I check her legs everyday to make sure there are no eggs attached.  These eggs look like little white specs and are usually on the inside of the leg.  They irritate the horse which licks or tries to bite them off which ends up with the horse swallowing the eggs. Which is not healthy. They bot larvae hatch and start to eat at the stomach lining of the horse which gives horses stomach ulcers which hurt! To treat bot fly, head down to a vet or saddlery and grab a wormed which deals with bot fly larvae. Also a bot knife will help remove the eggs for the legs of the horse. I also found applying baby oil helps to prevent bot flies from laying on my horse because they can't grip the hairs. Also if your horse is very sensitive to flues fly rugs (pretty much a light mesh rug.) help a lot. You can also get neck and face covers if your horse is really bad. Check your horse for flies regularly!

☆ Make sure your horse always has access to water! Imagine being out in the heat and having no water! Make sure your horse always has fresh water.

☆ Make sure your horse has shelter.  Just like you your horse needs to get away from the heat. A tree or sheltered area makes a huge difference for horses and they will thank you!

☆ Remember to cool off your horse after an excersise. The sweat is not only unpleasant when dried but also can cause sores. Not only that but the sweat when turn cold once the horse stops working so your horse can become cold which can lead to joint issues. A hose down, full wash, sponge down help a lot. If it's going to be colder afterwards I would also suggest a light rug just so your horse doesn't get too cold .

Well that's it for now guys! Have a great summer! Or winter, autumn or spring depending where you are. And remember to keep summer safe!

-A healthy horse is a happy horse-

Belated Happy New Year!

Hey everyone!

We just wanted to wish you all and your ponies (if you have one) and belated happy new year!

Let's make 2016 a great year!

I don't know about you guys but this year I'm looking forward to going to Horse of The Year 2016.

To be completely honest I have never ever in my entire lifetime been to Horse of The Year, and I have wanted to since I was a little girl. It was always too expensive.

But this year I have a job and I'm on my way! I'm hoping that Opal (Wildhorse) can join me, so we can post all these cool pictures and updates of the event.

I know I have not posted much in seriously FOREVER, and I want to apologize for this. But as you all know life gets kind of intense. I wish it was as easy as it is on the internet. But my new years resolution is to get this page up and running to its prime again! 

This means regular posts (fingers crossed min of 1 a week) and a new look. When I say new look, not much will be changed because I love the way our blog looks, its very down to earth. But you will notice slight differences.

Oh I forgot to mention..

Opal and I are having another horse camp, this Friday to Sunday!!!

We are so excited and we are going to be getting heaps of footage and videos, so that is going to be one of the new posts coming up. We have been planning it for ageeeeeeees. 

I'm not just excited at the fact I get to hang out with my bestie and my awesome horse Specs..

I thought I would have to borrow a horse off of someone, but turns out..

MY NEW HORSE IS ARRIVING IN A COUPLE DAYS!!!

(eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!)

I'm sorry you guys have been out of the loop for like forever!

Okay, so next year I am heading off to train at a local Equestrian centre to be a Sports Horse Competitor. It is a one year course, and the basis of the course is learning more about horses, showing, turnout and training. My legit dream!!

For this course you can bring your own horse and as you guys know Specere is getting on in her years and serious competing would be too hard on her, and I wouldn't ask that of her. 

So I talked to a family friend who lovvvvvvves horses and breeds his own and he hooked me up. All I know about this horse is that she is a mare, pinto, 5 years old and 15.1hh.

I'm so excited to meet her, I'm hanging out and the days are going soo slow.

I won't be keeping her forever, though, she is given to me to ride until we have broken in my actual horse who is currently too young at the moment. We will back him over winter and he will be ready to ride by spring. He is a rising 3 year old colt (but I am getting him gelded), he is a bay pinto, he has a blaze\stripe and he is a whopping 16.1hh currently! He will probably get bigger.

He is a mix of breeds but the main are Gisborne bred and stationed. He's a sweetheart and already lets people sit on him even though he isn't broken in. He is going to be my eventing horse for next year, let's hope he loves to jump!

So consider yourselves updated!

I hope you guys are having a fantastic year so far and you continue to do so! 

Tat-ta!

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