The Fizz Blog

Fizz and I are coming up on our 2 year anniversary and I am very happy about that and I think he is as well. In the past 2 years we have done a lot of ground work using natural horsemanship principles. I have been around horse since I was 15 ( about 28 years ago…yeah I know I am old!) and I feel like I have finally found something that works.

I have a better understanding of how my horse thinks and reacts and that most of the time he is truly confused and most likely scared. I realize that I have to communicate more effectively when he is confused and to release the pressure (whether it is clippers or loading in the trailer or going into the pond) and give him a chance to relax and calm down. Then try try again, getting 2 or 3 feet closer with the clippers is a good thing.

I know i could force him to let me clip him, but that kinda misses the point. I want him to trust that I will not hurt him and will not force him to do stuff that will hurt him and those darn clippers will eat him he just knows it!

Sometimes I find myself cringing when I see other people working with their horses and just not paying attention to the reactions they are getting. I think it is because they don’t understand the perspective of the horse.

The beginning of February I will be moving Fizz to Gaitway Farm (http://mysite.verizon.net/gaitway/gaitway_farm/index.html) I had previously boarded there and was spoiled, the care is top of the line and I never ever worried about my last horse (the infamous OTTB Katie). With the demands of my new job I have decided to move him even though it is further away and not my style of riding.

Our plan is to show definitely in June @ the Morning Light Farm dressage show (maybe even the April show )
Have a wonderful new year!

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I have talked to my instructor about trucking in to take lessons. I don’t want to board there as the horses only have 1/2 day turn out and don’t have walk out stalls. The upside is there is an indoor arena but I really believe that Fizz will do best if he can be turned out all day and the ability to move around in is stall.
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So after a few days of warm weather (like 65!!) we are buried in snow here in the Northeast. I keep asking myself why I don’t move. Oh yeah I have a husband and now a horse! The weather is supposed to be bad until Sunday so no work for Fizz.

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So yet another tale in the bonding of Fizz and his smitten owner…..[:-love]

On Monday I went out to see the Big Dude. I noticed that he was not as perky as Saturday. Now if I were reading this I would think “how the heck can she tell he is not his normal self…she has only had him for a week or so!”

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In February of 2007 I was lucky enough to adopt a rescue horse from Saddlebred Rescue (SBR). His name is Fizz. He is an American Saddlebred. He was owned by the Amish and for one reason or another he ended up at auction.
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