I took Stormy & Breezy over to Liz’s house yesterday for the annual Obstacle Course Play Day. They did so good and we all had a wonderful time. Dave was able to join me along with our neighbors Tessa & Joe.
SAFETY FIRST!
A few safety issues to remember when out in a large group of big horses:
1. If you see a big horse with rider getting scared, STOP, & wait until the big horse calms down
2. If a big horse doesn’t calm down, turn around and go the other way OR talk to the rider to make sure they are ok and how they want you to proceed
3. Keep your distance from other horses, you never know how one will react to a miniature horse, & never go nose to nose with a biggie
4. Don’t run or trot through horses who are NOT familiar with a cart
5. Just because a big horse has a mini friend at home, doesn’t mean he won’t be scared of your mini
6. While in carriage, never get trapped along the side and in between 2 big horses, always have a way out
7. Never tie you mini to a round pen, one kick by a big horse could end in disaster
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| Dave & me Stormy & Breezy in the back |
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| Breezy |
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| Stormy & me in cart Breezy & Tessa in the back |
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| Stormy and I did a lot of trotting out in a field by ourselves so the big horses could watch us from a distance. Then we slowly joined the group. |
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| Tessa & Breezy, biggest horse at event 17 hh, Stormy & me |
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| Joe & Breezy |
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| Stormy |