All natural horse care in the west of Ireland

1. Training April 10th 2010
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...then a hack out with Harley and Magpie. When we got back we then went out on a nice hack with Magpie and Polly at about 5.15pm. Back home about 6.30pm!! Phhheeewwww!!! Great day and gorgeous weather!!...

2. Pony Power Rocks!
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...hbour in the village about 2 miles away but didn't think it would be too safe in the car. So I tacked up Polly, including Rhythm Beads with jingle bells to help calm her, and decided to attempt it on ...

3. Level 1 Short Range Polly
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4. Level 1 Skills Check Polly
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5. Level 1 The Approach Polly
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6. Partner in the Arena
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...ite quickly. I asked Donijka is she fancied going out for a quick hack. In the arena I was playing with Polly and Donijka was playing with Magpie. I didn't feel happy letting Donijka ride Magpie out...

7. 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

8. Positive Pony Power
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Polly, Magpie and me went along to the Positive Pony Power course at the weekend just gone with Vanessa Bee. The venue was the ISPCA, NAC (National Animal Centre), Keenagh, Co Longford.

9. Fun with a Western Saddle
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...military styles. The 16 inch saddle arrived on Friday so I decided to try it out on Saturday with Polly. After messing with the latigos and the cinch we decided to ditch the latigo and g...

10. Side Pass Practice Polly
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Practising side pass and lifting feet without contact with Polly on the ground. She moves the front ok but tends to drag her back end. Need to work on that a bit more. Polly loves to conserve energy!!

11. More Dozing Horses
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Bit more from last Sunday afternoon. For a finale, Polly lets out a huge snore!

12. Solo Around the Block
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...e 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 preparation, for riding him in the summer we decided we would try hi...

13. Snoozing on a Sunday afternoon
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...our and then just sat with them while they snoozed in the sunshine. It was lovely! Here is a clip of Polly enjoying the afternoon as only Polly can. Polly really knows how to chill out: ...

14. Magpie Laid Down
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... 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 playing with Polly...

15. 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

16. Harley the Brave
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...as been on small walks with me to the end of the road and back. So my husband and I took Harley and Polly for a walk around the block. The block would take us quite away from the house out...

17. Feeding Whole Oats
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...t in HiFi Lite this could be contributing to her mood swings. I am also in hope that it will help Polly get in better condition as she is very 'obese' with a big cresty neck. After readi...

18. Pedestal
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... 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 pedestal needs to be modified slightly. ...

19. My First Demo
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...ugh for Harley as he is still only very young and his concentration is still quite short. Finally it was Polly's turn. Polly is my big, slow reliable horse whose main motivation is food. I explained t...

20. Ready to Ride Results
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...our and the Psychology 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 fo...

21. Make The Right Thing Easy
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...t took us to get to the meeting place the last time we met up. This week I rode Magpie and Annalice rode Polly. About a mile out Magpie had other ideas. She stopped dead and turned around to head for...

22. Polly the Plough Horse
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...uick feed (only a handful) and put on their fly masks. The flies were horrendous this morning and one of Polly's eyes was a little swollen. Tacked up the two girls, Fly Masks and BB Bridles today....

23. Right Brain Left Brain
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Yesterday morning we went out for a quick bareback ride on Magpie and Polly. Annalice (my young friend) is helping me out this week so we decided to take the horses out for a short hack before she and

24. Practising Bareback
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...am going to ride at least once a week bareback. I really enjoy it and the horses seem to as well. I took Polly out last Thursday and Magpie this morning just with their Dr Cookes bitless bridles. It w...

25. Eventful Day Out
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...resh in my memory. Every Saturday, weather permitting, three of us go for a hack. Me on Magpie or Polly and Annalice again on Polly or Magpie (We swap and change weekly) and Charlotte on Sam (C...

26. Polly knows the Games
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... Have you ever met a horse that knows the Parelli Games or can just seem to read your mind? I have owned Polly (LBI) for 5 years but have only had her back a few months (after I made a mistake of sell...

27. Squeeze Game - Harley
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...n he is on his own On Tuesday last week we went for our first walk away from mum (Magpie) and aunty (Polly). Harley is always first at the gate and this morning was no different. We left the...

28. Magpie in Bare boots
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We took Magpie and Polly out for a short hack yesterday for about an hour. Magpie was wearing the Bare Boots and she was fantastic. She was like a dressage horse!! She was so light on her feet and w

29. Polly is Home
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My Polly is home!! I sold Polly to make room for Tommy but I was never really happy about selling her and missed her so much. The idea was to get a bigger horse and maybe do a few competitions. Expert

30. About Me
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...om a distance it is very hard to tell Magpie and Harley apart. They both have the same markings!! Polly I got Polly in 2003 as a 4 year old from a riding school. She is 14 hands and a ver...