A Very Special Visit

Today I headed off to Ken Caryl for a very special visit. I was supposed to go last week but we postponed as the roads and pathways were snowy and icy. Ken Caryl is a lovely area in the foothills and it also contains someone very special to me...

Yep- the legend that is Mr Roughcutt!

The morning was perfect, snowy and warm and I was so excited to set off to Ken Caryl Equestrian school and see how how he has settled in. I had even been offered the exciting chance to ride him again. The area is just gorgeous and Roughcutt has a nice little paddock area with him and another buddy from Friends Of Horses, he lives out and has grown a big fluffy coat and has turned more bay than black now with his cute paprika nose. He is so happy and has a light in his eyes that just didn't exist before, he has put on weight, lost the racing shape and has developed much more character both on the ground and under saddle. I found out a few new things about him, I was told at FOH that they though he was around 9/ 10 years old, he didn't seem it but hey... Turns out he was only four when I started working with him last year, he is pure TB and has recently turned five so is a total baby still, fresh off the track in June 2015 and straight into riding (or bucking people off) at the rescue.

RC and that VIEW!

He has behaved so well for the new riding school taking pupils around walk, trot lessons and being his happy, pokey self. He felt pretty nice to ride, much, much improved from when I last saw him but still sweet. He is so happy and has put on a good amount of weight, he still loves carrots and hates apples and was affectionate and loving on the ground as always- this time with a glow in his eyes.

Time to ride! Happy, dirty pony x

After the ride, I was so kindly offered to come every week to ride him! It will help them as he is getting a few little bad habits with the riding school pupils and I get to see him, every single week yippee! Today is a GREAT day!

Gorgeous paprika nose