1 Month!

Ambie has been at her new home for a month! (Ok, a month yesterday...the 21st). She is doing great! Tacking up is immensely easier. She stands relatively still for the saddle and girthing up. A big improvment from us yahoo-ing around trying to just get it on her. Bridling is a breeze. Instead of 15-20 minutues to get it on, I can get her to lower her head and accept the bit within seconds. Still not perfect, but it's steps in the right direction. She gets a little antsy with anticipation after bridling when I am ready to mount, but settles in within a few minutes.

Cantering will be the next big hurdle to tackle. We don't canter, we just go in little cicles with her trying to buck the whole time. I need to figure out if is she's not balanced with a rider and therefore bucks. Or is her back sore? Does the saddle not fit right? I need help with this, so we will hopefully be working with a trainer soon. Where is Jim when you need him? He's the only trainer I trust. Ambie and I might be making a little road trip to Virginia...haha. I wish.

More updates to follow.

Wisker Trimming

Success!

I thought I'd just see how bad Amber is with trimming. Based on everything else she DOESN'T like, I figured vibrating, noisy clippers would also be on the list. But to my suprise, she was pretty good. Not perfect or an old pro by any means, but she stood pretty much still and let me trim her nose. Okay, I will admit, there may have been peppermint treats involved, but I wanted it to be a good experience and something I can actually do with her.

Next on the list:
Teeth floating in the next week or two
Hoof triming
Worming

Blog about Amber

Here is a link to blog post created for Amber in November of 2008.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/horsebytes/archives/154042.asp

About Amber

BEFORE:

Amber is rescue horse that came to S.A.F.E (Save A Forgotten Equine) rescue organization in February/March of 2008. She was severely malnurished, covered in lice and rain rot and heavily pregnant. She was seized by Snohomish County and then awarded to S.A.F.E for care. She gave birth to a beautiful filly named Ariel on March 14, 2008.

This is Amber shortly after the rescue.

Amber and Ariel

AFTER:

Amber was at S.A.F.E for just over two years. After Ariel was weaned, Amber went into training for 90 days. During training and her time at S.A.F.E, Amber overcame many of her fears of humans. On May 21, 2010, Amber was adopted by me! and began a new adventure at her forever home.

Amber in training, October 2009

Amber, new home May 2010