A new friend appears

[glenatron]

Iris got off a lorry at midday today and went out into her field.

She snorted a bit, looked at Cash and set about grazing.



Checking out Cash.


Checking out... something in the distance.


Cash is baffled- how could a mare ignore him?

At this point she was doing so well I thought I could head home and grab some lunch. Sure enough, when I got back she was anxiously pacing the fence and quite unsettled.


Trotting because I had asked her to change her ideas about pacing up and down getting flustered.

We did a bit of groundwork and I helped get her brain back into her head. She was very green, as one would expect, but she picked things up really fast. A pleasure to work with.


A little calmer after groundwork.


My horses.

I brought them in as I thought she could do with a chance to calm down and settle a bit- it did seem to help. Also it took her about ten seconds to figure out that I had gone off to make dinner and start getting excited about it. I think she is going to be a lot of fun to work with.

Comments

[clevortrevor]

she's gorgeous! Hope she settles in quickly. I look forward to reading all about your adventures together.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_acerbusangelus/]

Iris is so lovely!

[oifonly.livejournal.com]

She's a stunner. I think you're going to have lots of fun!

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

What a beauty! Hope she soon settles.

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Turns out it was the cows in the next field that were bothering her. Now she's had another day to get used to them she's a lot calmer. I expect pretty soon they'll be no trouble. I'm kind of glad we didn't find out about that concern out on a ride.

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

She's a really nice horse. The more she settles the more it comes through.

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

She was better today than yesterday and will be better tomorrow than she was today, I'm sure. My main problem is likely to be her getting a bit herdbound to Cash.

Also possibly the other mare on the yard ever getting to meet her in person, apparently there is only one queen of the pastures.

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

I think so too. She's figuring out the things I'm asking for so fast, given what a new situation she is in.