The day I first rode Sadie after we had come home being gone for 6 days-she was acting nutsy. She wouldn't stand for the mount etc. And she was so spooky-but I stayed with her. Kristy and Gloria weren't happy about me riding her, but I did and I stayed with her-today I found out why. She had been stalled for two days-weather-Gloria couldn't handle her so Paul had to handle her coming out of the stall. Miky and Kristy wouldn't go near her. When Paul put her out it was all he could do to hold onto her-she was prancing. When he let her go into the pasture he told me that he had never seen a horse run like that. Miky said she is mean and they have to bring her in to eat or she chases all the other horses. Sadie is mean??
I noticed she was jumpy-etc-I mentioned that-what I didn't know was Gloria had her head out the window and Kristy was afraid to leave me alone-they were worried about me riding Sadie ( worried about me riding Sadie-that's ridiculous in my mind-the only thing that worries me is she fell once in the outdoor so I'm careful there not to canter too much. I don't let her jump anymore because of her tendon which is healed, I'm just not taking any chances with a horse I love. Her tendon is healed but if she runs and jumps on her own it gets warm. so I'm careful)
She is a lot of horse and doesn't handle being kept in at all. we leave her out 24/7 but in really bad weather, we don't have a choice. She's in a sheet now, but will be back in a blanket by the end of the week, the weather goes up and down. Paul said they leave her and Pop out until they have no choice-Pop's old but Sadie--let me put it this way-everyone is a bit careful around her. She doesn't kick or buck or anything like that-she just has a reputation built up about her ground manners with others?
Funny, I don't see it in her, even when she's been in. She eats inside and stares at me and I have no trouble with her when I put her out. In fact she is much easier for me to ride and handle then Pop ever was and is. Pop still tries to break away-good thing she can't run anymore-Sadie stays with me and doesn't try anything. I guess you can call that a lot of trust on Sadie's part and a large bond between us.
I noticed she was jumpy-etc-I mentioned that-what I didn't know was Gloria had her head out the window and Kristy was afraid to leave me alone-they were worried about me riding Sadie ( worried about me riding Sadie-that's ridiculous in my mind-the only thing that worries me is she fell once in the outdoor so I'm careful there not to canter too much. I don't let her jump anymore because of her tendon which is healed, I'm just not taking any chances with a horse I love. Her tendon is healed but if she runs and jumps on her own it gets warm. so I'm careful)
She is a lot of horse and doesn't handle being kept in at all. we leave her out 24/7 but in really bad weather, we don't have a choice. She's in a sheet now, but will be back in a blanket by the end of the week, the weather goes up and down. Paul said they leave her and Pop out until they have no choice-Pop's old but Sadie--let me put it this way-everyone is a bit careful around her. She doesn't kick or buck or anything like that-she just has a reputation built up about her ground manners with others?
Funny, I don't see it in her, even when she's been in. She eats inside and stares at me and I have no trouble with her when I put her out. In fact she is much easier for me to ride and handle then Pop ever was and is. Pop still tries to break away-good thing she can't run anymore-Sadie stays with me and doesn't try anything. I guess you can call that a lot of trust on Sadie's part and a large bond between us.
Sadie and Pop's Mom
