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Nika - Netherlands

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2016-Feb-02 at 02:41PM

First a little bit of background info.
My Frisian mare is just over 2 1/2 years old and she's been in two different opfoks (not sure what the English translation is but in a herd with other fillies/mares her own age) since I bought her two years ago. The first one I was able to take her out of the open-air stall, but not out of the barn, and work with her a little bit with the dually. We moved her in Dec 2014 because she was being seriously bullied by a new mare. In the new opfok I was not allowed to remove her from the herd at all.
Fast forward to Sunday Feb. 1st...we moved her to her new location where she will be outside 24/7 in a mixed herd of 20-30 but for now she is in a pasture with one other horse for about a week.
Yesterday I went to check on her and she was happy as a horse. ;) Comes to me once she realizes that I am in the pasture just like she always has. It was rainy and really windy and at one moment the wind picked up so hard that it flipped my pony tail right in her face. Naturally she startled but as amazing as she is she didn't try to run me over or any such thing...she did a 180 and flew 10 meters of so away from me then immediately turned back saw that everything was ok and that I wasn't the slightest bit bothered and came immediately back to me. For a horse that has had so little training I thought it was pretty awesome. It is honestly the first time in two years that I have ever seen her startle at anything.
God how I love this beautiful girl of mine! :) I can hardly wait until she is acclimated into the herd and I can really begin with her training and building an ever stronger bond with her.

vicci - UK (North Wales) 2016-Feb-03 at 09:12PM

Great story Nika, sounds like you have a lovely relationship developing. Keep us updated :-)

bahila73 2016-Feb-04 at 12:14AM

Hi Nika, Like Vicci, I think your off to wonderful start with the new place. I believe that this time is crucial for you build up the trust in her before all of the other horses arrive in the same pasture. Bring her something each day so that she looks forward to you being with her. This will help you from the eventual distractions of the other horses when they arrive. Freisians are lovely horses and usually pretty well sized. That should help her with all of the other horses and herd dynamics. Please keep us posed on your progress. Bud USA

JoHewittVINTA 2016-Feb-04 at 07:41AM

Hi Nika. I agree - you have the foundations for a really great relationship with your filly. The other night the weather here in Scotland was wild ( remains of storm Henry ) really wet & very windy. A medium sized branch broke off a tree & landed just inside the ponies field. As I walked past it I saw all 4 loose ponies put me between them & the branch, Holy Moley really on her toes. I walked up close to the branch & immediately she trotted towards me/the branch, followed by Kirk, her older brother, cantering to catch up. Within seconds all 4 were around the branch, chewing it & making a thorough investigation into it. I walked away & 1 by 1 they followed me. We walked to the gate where we made our goodbyes. I turned back to see what they would do next as often they stay at the gate until I'm out of sight. On this day they all left the gate when I did & returned to the branch - enjoying the stimulation of something new which now held no fear for them. Good luck with your filly. Keep posting your experiences. Cheers, Jo.