Amber - 2001 chestnut Arabian mare - PLACED!

[coconut]

I went to a mane pulling demonstration today and I have to say I LIKE the long manes on Arabs so Coconut's will NOT be pulled shorter...but I have to say...I'm having some serious MANE ENVY with Amber's lovely flaxen locks!! Coconut must rub hers out. It just never gets longer...cept the arab-cut bridle path I gave her for the 2008 show...I decided not to cut it so drastically this time and the part I left to grow has nearly caught up with her normal mane.

But Amber does look very cute with her pretty mane and all dressed up for work!

[schwung]

I am still downloading photos and videos, but here's a bunch more:

Waiting for her turn to get ridden:




Warmup in the indoor:




And in the outdoor. She'd only been in this ring a few times and Wishes was screaming for her which was making her a little nervous, so she wasn't quite as good outside as in the indoor but still very good:
















I do have a few canter photos to upload and a video clip. Her canter work was really good in the indoor but I didn't get any of that. In the outdoor she was more nervous and tossing her head and I didn't get much decent footage but I got some.

[schwung]

Time to move her into the available forum! Amber's adoption fee has been set at $1000.

[schwung]

Video:

[coconut]

OH, she is CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!! Very pretty to watch!

[schwung]

Here's a very short canter video. Unfortunatelyl I didn't get very good footage of her canter.



And a few stills:

[schwung]

And a few more I thought were cute. Amber before the ride, I guess she got bored waiting her turn:


Amber at the end of her ride:


All done, an apple for a job well done:

[Sara]

Amazing work!

[mymercedes]

She is such a flashy little feminine girl. So pretty!

[cricket]

These pics really remind me of Ariel. I think she's going to look a lot like her mama!

[shekaberry]

OH she is a cute mover. Do you think it would be beneficial to polo-wrap her legs for every ride to protect her suspensories?

[schwung]

Allison - I am one of those that believes polos are more for looks than for function, so I wouldn't go so far. However, the key to protecting her suspensories going forward is minimizing lots of small or repetitive circle work, making sure she isn't working in too deep/soft footing, and making sure she is not pushed too far in her workouts. She's stayed very sound so far but she's been brought into fitness slowly.

Lily Wilson has been riding her the last two days. I was interested to see how Amber would handle a new rider as to this point she's only had the working student and the trainer on her. She did surprisingly well! She is a little nervous to start out and that's when she will flip her head around and sometimes get a little balking and stop, try to back up, but Lily was able to reach behind her and just touch her on her rump and Amber immediately jumped forward but did not overreact to the correction and also after two tries didn't repeat the behavior at all. This morning she rode her in the rain, while the other horses were having breakfast and she hadn't eaten yet, and she was a little nervous and calling to the other horses but settled VERY quickly into her work and then was so nice and steady in the bridle. She didn't canter her yesterday but did today and she did really nice work. She has a little more trouble to left than to the right, and will break or swap leads behind when she gets tired and she's stronger and more balanced to the left, but she did really well and I was very pleased how she was in a new place, new rider, etc. I will probably get on her myself this weekend.

Here's a video clip of her with Lily today doing some trot/canter work:

[shekaberry]

Will Lily be able to work with Amber this week? She looks really quiet and forward, but I guess any horse would with a GP rider

[monicabee]

She looks so willing and earnest. Amber, I mean. More than just another pretty face.

Very encouraging!

[countrygirl]

Wow, she is a very nice looking horse! Very pretty- I had a arab once with those same colorings. Its a georgeous trait in arabians. Do you know if she is a decenant of Gai Parada? I'm just wondering because the 2 arabs I have had with her coloring with both decenendants of Gai Parada. :]