All natural horse care in the west of Ireland

1. Training April 10th 2010
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...h Rhianne from 11 - 2.30pm, Quick cuppa, Farrier came to Baby at 3.20pm, 4.00pm a bit of ground work with Harley, followed by a little work under saddle and then a hack out with Harley and Magpie. Whe...

2. Back to Basics
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We have been doing a bit of work with Harley the last couple of weeks and he has been progressing really well. So well in fact that we have started taking him out on short hacks in the company of his

3. Harleys Warts have Gone
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Harley's warts have gone!!! 7 weeks after starting treatment with Sarc-ex and Thuja cream with 2 weeks of Restore, Harley's warts have completely gone. When I first spoke to my vet he

4. Harleys Warts Update
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One month on. I think the picture speaks for itself. It could be the virus taking its course or the treatment. But whatever it was I am happy with the progress. Vet initially suggested it might take 6

5. Sarcoids and Warts
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Polly has sarcoids on her udders and Harley has developed warts on his muzzle.I have spoken to my vet on both cases and he basically said leave them alone they should resolve themselves eventually. &n

6. Positive Pony Power
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...hey would load into a trailer and their reactions to being away from home and the other two herd members; Harley and Baby. I borrowed a trailer and a friend of mine offered to drive it to and f...

7. Side Pass Practice Harley
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Practising side passing and lifting feet with Harley on the ground. Harley will be 3 in June. He is still a bit young and his attention span is limited. He's good all the same considering we dont use

8. Solo Around the Block
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We decided to take Harley out on his first solo walk around the block today. Previously, he has only gone solo up to the end of the road or around the block with auny Polly following behind. In prepar

9. Magpie Laid Down
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.... I expected her to get up as I went in but she didn't. She just watched me as I walked around talking to Harley and Polly who came straight up to me ready to play.   While I was playin...

10. Know When to Stop
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Today I decided to try practise the figure eight pattern around two barrels with Polly, Magpie and Harley. I started with Harley and it was slow going but we were making progress. Harle

11. Harley the Brave
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Two weeks ago I decided it was time to start walking Harley outside of the safety of his home turf. Harley is now 2 years and 6 months old and although quite young he is very brave and is alw

12. Elephant Stand / Pedestal
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...nbsp; This is a picture is my friend Kathryn and her 4 year old superstar Chekas (half brother to Harley) playing with their Pedestal!! ...

13. Harley's first Backing
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Finally, managed to upload this video from 4th August 2008 when we started Harley. Not the most elegant of styles by any means. I bred Harley and he was born 6th August 2006. I am happy I was the f

14. Pedestal
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...ldn't resist trying out our new toy. Here are a couple of pictures of us all trying it out. This is Harley having a go with Magpie & Polly checking it out.   The pe...

15. My First Demo
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...horses and only as reward for performing a task not as a bribe to perform a task. I don't use treats with Harley as he is too mouthy and if I gave him a treat at anytime I was asking him to work then ...

16. Ready to Ride Results
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...ology of Training' We had six horses to work with during the course including my three Polly, Magpie and Harley. We had two young horses to start on this two day course: Ozzie, a fouryear old rescue...

17. Playing on Saturday
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... we went out on Saturday Would you guess I have polo mints? Chilling out And here is Magpie with Harley trying to get in on the act Get off my mum!! Lets go for a walk ...

18. Polly the Plough Horse
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...lly's eyes was a little swollen. Tacked up the two girls, Fly Masks and BB Bridles today. Left Harley in the arena today again and he was grand. Not too much calling. My husband said he was...

19. Right Brain Left Brain
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...s, our horses and their BB bridles. No pads or anything. This is the life!I decided I would try and leave Harley out in the arena whilst we were gone as I knew we wouldn't be gone for very long. Previ...

20. Walking Harley
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After putting Magpie back in the field this morning I decided to take Harley out for his walk. I put his mum's Bitless bridle on instead of his rope halter this morning. Only because I was being lazy

21. Squeeze Game - Harley
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Have started just started taking Harley out for short walks on his own. He is doing really well for a 2 year old...He is mostly a LBE but he exhibits a little RB behaviour when he is on his own On

22. Harley's Birth June 2006
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23. Torsion Endurance Saddle
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...w using my old Wintec GP on Magpie and a Bates saddle on Tommy. Haven't decided yet what saddle to use on Harley. Don't need to think about that yet as we have a couple of years before he will be ridd...

24. The Birth Of Harley
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Harlequinn's (Harley) Birth (Official name: Far Grinn Mor - Gaelic for Big Clown) I was priveledged enough to be at the birth of our first foal born on 5th June 2006:  

25. About Me
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... She is the safest and best horse. What she lacks in height she makes up for in heart and courage!! Harley Magpie's son. Born 5th June 2006. See pictures of Harley's birth. My first born. ...