PennysGirlSo you bought another green/sensitive sounding horse? Oh man I can't wait for the updates on this one.


WiltedRose and Eventuality have the "right" of it.  Another example...at this barn, there was a Gator in the aisle.  Plenty of room to pass it.  Previous owner said "Oh, we don't walk past that, it's dangerous.  He could get caught on it...wait a minute and I'll get the guy to move it."  She did NOT say that Chip would freak about the Gator and, in fact, I think he would have been perfectly fine walking past it.  So far, everything we've done (NOT a lot since he just got here, but still...), he just takes in stride.  But it speaks to their mindset more than his...totally understandable when they're handling $150+K horses that are for sale.  They don't want any nicks, cuts, scratches, etc when someone shows up to view a horse.

In contrast though, hell, yes, Chip needs to walk past Gators...and anything and everything else.  But so far...and again, it's early days, the emotional differences between him and Holly are huge.  We turned him out into a paddock yesterday.  He trots around a bit, then finds the run-in shed with the leftover hay.  No silliness, no racing back and forth.  Holly, once upon a time, would have raced up and down the fence, calling, snorting, bucking and farting.  This boy is like "Hey, cool, I'm out of that stall...now what's to eat?"  LOL

His "greenness" isn't in attitude so much as just needing more communication and exposure to life outside a barn.  I think he's going to LOVE the freedom and interaction.  He's curious and playful!

As for other horse stuff, I already have someone very interested in buying Holly.  She's owned Morgans and Arabians (currently has 2 oldie mares), she wants to do some endurance and lower level dressage with Holly.  She's a light-weight rider and has been very happy with the videos I sent.  I think it could be a very, very good match and although I'm a bit freaked by selling Holly (I worry about what might happen to her years down the road), I also realize she might be much happier with another owner.