My new project (lots of pictures) UPDATED :)

[ASB.Immortality]

Ok everyone, I am back again! Here is my new project. His name is The Closer. He is a 2 year old Saddlebred stud by Finally Attached, out of a Belle Reve's Renassiance Man mare.

Yes, he is seriously underweight, needs his feet trimmed & shod. Basically just some serious TLC. I bought him Saturday night.

He seems like a sweetie. Has a good personality. Does well being handled, knows how to lunge, & has been started in the lines.

What do you think?

Before my bath:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/stormy_warning/My%20Project/DSCN0753.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/stormy_warning/My%20Project/DSCN0756.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/stormy_warning/My%20Project/DSCN0754.jpg

After my bath:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/stormy_warning/My%20Project/DSCN0763.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/stormy_warning/My%20Project/DSCN0769.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/stormy_warning/My%20Project/DSCN0766.jpg

There are more photos of him at:
http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/stormy_warning/My%20Project/

This will probably be a progression thread. Every couple of weeks I am going to take photos of him. :D That way everyone can tell me what they think.

[Heidi]

Wow, he is tall! ...and what a cutie...

[hast]

How cute! It'll be interesting to follow your work with him. I can't wait to see how he fills out. :D

[JennLM]

well darned if you were looking for a 2 yr old Saddlebred project I got one for ya LOL

Yeah he looks a bit underweight but I am sure you will get him back in shape shortly = ) Can;t wait to see his progress!

[Minouri]

He looked so little before you put a person in the picture! Wow, he's tall.

[Tracey]

I like how he looks at you. He is going to be striking when he fills out and grown into himself! Have fun and keep us posted!

[NikiGA]

I like him! :D

[PASOFAN]

WOW, His eyes look full of fire and mystiff imo! Hope he does well! congratz!

[Pasogirlz]

I like his face. It shows all his potential. ;-)

[Barbwire]

Now that's what I call long and lean! Can't wait to see how he progresses. :D

[ASB.Immortality]

Ok, we are back for our one month progress report! Bob is doing well. We have been lightly working him in the lines getting ready to be hooked to the cart. Well, when he gains some more weight.

Bob has been a slight devil in one small area. He seems to have some sort of phobia about one of his back feet. We had keg shoes put on him, and did really well for three of them. **Please note that I said three of them** He & the farrier had a love affair about the last one.

In this love story of Bob & the farrier, Bob stands really well for three of his feet to be trimmed & shod. The farrier takes his time & praises him lots. Then the dreaded happens. It goes down the tubes with one hand trying to pickup this lone back foot. Bob doesn't do anything too bad. He just repeatedly pulls the foot away, or picks up his other back foot so you can't hold on to it.

The farrier then starts to back away to reassess the situation. As the farrier backs away, Bob spooks & rears up. When Bob reared up, the farrier was awfully close & got pawed in the head. Not once, but twice. The first hit just pulled him in closer, so he got caught a second time by the Bob's lovely fronts with new kegs on them.

Everything after that happened pretty quickly... about 4 of us shuffled the farrier over to the washrack. Yes, he was still standing & never hit the ground. He did better than I would have. (I would have been knocked out first thing.) He was bleeding pretty profusely from the back of his head. We rinsed off his head so we could see the cut. The cut wasn't that big but was pretty deep, so one of the guys at the barn hauled butt to the hospital with him.

Bob all the while is sweating profusely & shaking like he is scared to death. We noticed that this started as soon as we started fooling with that hind foot. I am thinking that at some point in time someone has done something pretty bad to that foot. Who knows, it is in his past & there is nothing we can do but work with him about it.

But other than pawing the farrier in the head (and sending him to hospital & giving him 4 staples), everything has been going well. I have been working with him about that foot. We did get the back shoe on about a week later when my husband could get a hold of him. I believe he has gotten the farrier scared of him. My husband doesn't get scared of horses to easily. The only thing he doesn't like is one that rears when you get on it.

Here are some new pictures of him:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/monica_norton/My%20Project/DSCN1321.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/monica_norton/My%20Project/DSCN1318.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/monica_norton/My%20Project/DSCN1314.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/monica_norton/My%20Project/DSCN1319.jpg

A small video of him:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/monica_norton/My%20Project/th_DSCN1325MOV.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/monica_norton/My%20Project/?action=view&current=DSCN1325MOV.flv)

[CarolU]

Wow...he's looking a lot better already. You're doing great! I love the sparkle in his eye...he looks like he's a real eager horse.

Good for you...just love hearing how projects are going!

[Tracey]

Holy cow, that is scarey! Glad the guy is ok, that could have been much worse. Glad to see that other then that he is coming along, keep us posted!

[Pasogirlz]

He looks just regal when he moves. He is going to be a fantastic project to watch. He is gonna be a looker when he gets grown. 8-)

[Brigitte]

He's looking good!

[PASOFAN]

He is looking good. SO glad the ferrier is going to be ok, what a scarry thing!!

Loved the video, he sure is tall thin and moves pretty nice!! he is gonna be a good lookin boy when he gets his weight and muscels!!

[Tami Pinell]

Now that is one tall drink of water - and what a head set. Can't wait to see some "action" shots! I think you've got a winner.....