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Post by schwung on Feb 27, 2010 22:08:04 GMT -5
Sinatra's gone to training! He gets to live in a beautiful pasture with another 3 year old while he was there and they immediately hit it off and were getting along famously. Training starts on Tuesday!
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Post by schwung on Mar 4, 2010 13:39:00 GMT -5
Sinatra has done great in his first two days of training! Yesterday they groomed him, bridled him and started teaching him how to lunge. Today he wore a saddle and did more lunging, and he was absolutely unfazed by the saddle. He was so calm that the trainer actually was able to lean over his back and have her helper lead him around. He's super, super easy and mellow to work with. Afterwards, he got a bath, which he really needed. The only bad news is that he had to be separated from his pasturemate because the other horse ate Sinatra's tail. It was already half gone because Lola had been chewing on it before he left, but I guess the other horse mostly finished it off and its about at hock level right now. At least this horse grows hair like no tomorrow so I am sure he will have his tail back soon enough.
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Post by shekaberry on Mar 4, 2010 15:23:37 GMT -5
His tail must be tasty, every one of his roomates has eaten off it. I am glad to hear he is doing well, though not surprised, Sinatra is a smart 'lil cookie
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Post by jaybird on Mar 4, 2010 17:13:38 GMT -5
what a good boy!! this is so exciting.
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Post by coconut on Mar 4, 2010 21:25:26 GMT -5
What a good boy! I'm so happy for him (except the tail part ). It sounds like he's going to end up making someone a fine horse!
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Post by schwung on Mar 9, 2010 23:30:01 GMT -5
Sinatra is doing great! The trainer reports he is the easiest to start so far. She's been on him at the walk several times now and he's just really good. She will trot him tomorrow. She says he might be one we could get away with just 30 days on if he stays doing this well. He gets a little nervous, but no buck, and she says he feels very honest and tries hard to please.
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Post by schwung on Mar 16, 2010 18:49:16 GMT -5
Sinatra trotted under saddle for the first time today! The trainer describes him as "completely unconcerned about having a rider on him" and "a little on the hot side". She has to watch out for his flying head as he likes to flip his head around and he managed to whack her in the chest with it even as she was leaning back to avoid it. We are convinced that Saddlebreds have some kind of weird double-jointedness going on in their necks, they sure are flexible with them!
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Post by schwung on Mar 18, 2010 19:15:07 GMT -5
Here's Sinatra getting a bath today. It takes a lot of blueing shampoo to get him white! But really, this is the look Sinatra is hoping for: See the resemblance?
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Post by coconut on Mar 18, 2010 20:18:57 GMT -5
OH Sinatra...what a character he is!!! (and I'm sure he's not even trying) Even in the day to day things he does seem to have a *way* about him!
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Post by countrygirl on Mar 21, 2010 2:19:12 GMT -5
Haha now thats an amazing resemblance _.0 Haha! Hes such a good boy i hope he finds a good home!
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Post by schwung on Mar 25, 2010 15:24:50 GMT -5
If you didn't see this on Facebook already here is the picture I posted earlier of Sinatra's first canter under saddle. He is doing great!
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Post by ecaitlynn on Mar 25, 2010 17:25:20 GMT -5
Wow. I just went back through all of Sinatra's pages to refresh myself -- since I got Dixon in 2008 I've been out of the loop. This horse has really come a long, long way - thanks to everyone who has truly cared about him. I'm excited to hear about his training.
Beth Thompson (Auburn)
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Post by cyann100 on Mar 25, 2010 18:54:20 GMT -5
he's looking great!
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Post by shekaberry on Apr 2, 2010 11:28:42 GMT -5
Any idea on when he is coming home? Sounds like he is progressing very well and I miss velvety nose And listening to him burp.
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Post by schwung on Apr 2, 2010 12:38:12 GMT -5
We'll see how he is doing by mid-April. If he's coming along well we might bring him home early and send Baxter up for two weeks of training/assessment.
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