Profile and Training notes for Bluey

Profile

Foaled: 21^st May 2007 

One of our first foals,  mare was covered in Canada. Nice lines Nu Cash, Colonel Freckles, Peppy Nina, Lena, to name but a few. 

Vaccinations: next due:  None given 
AQHA Reg, stands tied, vet, farrier, boxes, loads. 

Experience

David Stuart on Bluey and a steep bank 

DS: started July 2010:  Good start as expected, a great combination one of ours and a David Stuart start - real easy. NIce boy, going forward well and needs to continue to be ridden forward. had 4 rides this July. Tongue over bit. Plus a couple of rides in Oct and 3 experience rides with Helen.

 Working with Jonnie

1^st November 2010:

1st Ride:  tongue still over bit a little.  Bit bracey. Just not on it this morning. Not listening to seat, started to follow feel a little better.  Wants to do his own thing.

2^nd Ride - 22^nd November

In the school with another horse - little nappie, but soon settled.  Lighten up to the feel, and started to move forward really well.  Bit nervous in the corners of new arena. In general steering, turning and brakes need a refreshing. Good stop. Nice walk. Nice ride.  Needs to follow the feel more before we start neck reining.  Loads well, saddles well, stands well, good natural impulsion will only need 4 or 5 more rides before he is a Secrets level.

3rd Ride 29^th November 

Lot less bracey than Cilla today.  Needs more rides, great disposition.  Had no problems in the snow. He listened 

5^th Jan - Front shoes fitted for trail work

4^th Ride 10^th Jan 2011

Helen’s report on Bluey:  7 miles hack around Carsington.  She found his brakes were brilliant, and he needs a good schooling session. They were on and off the horses today due to the black ice under foot.  He is not at all scared, and passed a lot of things today:  wooden bridges, top speed cyclists, trucks, biun lorry with flashing lights, sheep, through the visitors centre car park with moving cars and people, fencing repairs with machinery hammering and banging: loud noises  only a bit wary of the road surface, but nothing major and once he was on it he never looked back.  He is much better for his front shoes and she found that he really really takes care of you.  A lovely ride, and an amazing youngster.  

Helen swapped over half way and rode Cilla