Catching up on missed threads(long)

["Budler,Cindy" <Cindy.Budler@afrox.boc.com>]

Hi all,

First off a Merry Xmas and a prosperous and happy New Year with many trouble
free miles!!!
Well, I have had a mixed holiday - some riding and training my new young
gelding - loved the posts on slow young horses as that is what I have - can
be very frustrating after a mare that acted like a loony on the trails-
Rasheed also is the laziest horse I know - can't/won't walk fast, slow trot,
not at all competitive and is really hard work,but at two CTR this last year
he reared and engaged reverse gear at starts and walked like a wind-u toy
when in front,so go figure!! He dies when at the back- loses all interest,
but is keen and fast when in front. We are now doing some fartlek training
and it seems too be working!!
My endurance mare finally had a filly - so that was well worth the wait, but
on the negative side my one mare foaled 6 weeks early and the colt never
made it - very depressing as the stallion died in March and I was hoping for
a colt from him(ALL his previous foals are fillies!!) - and it was a
beautiful colt! Vet has no ideas what happened - except that foal was too
young and weak to breathe.
Bought two new colts- one Saddler cross Arab yearling that is wild and
untouchable(hard work there!) and a pure bred 2 year old who is a darling.
Also spent some time trying out some Clicker training(also a new thing-
anything to see other peoples methods and adapt them to my use). Thoroughly
enjoyed reading my first edition of Endurance World and getting to see all
the pics of people I have only heard about- especially loved the AERC
article and reading all the articles by ridecampers.

Regards,
Cindy Budler
Tel : 011 876 1179
Cell : 0824641809
E Mail : cindy.budler@afrox.boc.com



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