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Bayard

(29,703 posts)
Wed Feb 8, 2023, 10:23 PM Feb 2023

New member of the herd!

As some of you know, we lost two horses last year, and two of our Great Pyrenees.

I posted pics of our new Pyr, Gracie, a few days ago.

This is our new little man, Thunder! We needed to get another pint-sized companion for our other miniature horse. He had been attached like velcro to the mini that died, and was really grieving. He was not very bonded with my big Warmblood riding horse.

I found Thunder at a horse rescue in Tenn. He is 9 months old, and tiny. We are still working on manners--he can still be a little nippy, which should get better once he's gelded. He leads well, and loves cookies. He got his first hoof trimming from the blacksmith yesterday, and was very good.

He looks a lot like my big guy's mini-me. Nobody can stand still long enough for me to get a pic of them together though.





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New member of the herd! (Original Post) Bayard Feb 2023 OP
What a cutie! Nt spooky3 Feb 2023 #1
Want one! 🥰 😍 sprinkleeninow Feb 2023 #2
Adorable! cilla4progress Feb 2023 #3
Please post pics of your Thunder! MontanaMama Feb 2023 #16
Thanks MM - cilla4progress Feb 2023 #20
Same! I have trouble on my phone... MontanaMama Feb 2023 #21
Thunder! cilla4progress Feb 2023 #24
Are you kidding me with this? MontanaMama Feb 2023 #30
I was pretty happy and proud to cilla4progress Feb 2023 #32
You live in a totally awesome neighborhood! Bayard Feb 2023 #42
And Dozer, cilla4progress Feb 2023 #29
Just amazing. MontanaMama Feb 2023 #31
I got lucky with this one! cilla4progress Feb 2023 #34
Gorgeous! Bayard Feb 2023 #43
O my gosh, Bayard - cilla4progress Feb 2023 #44
I agree Bayard Feb 2023 #45
Looks like a star right in the middle of his forehead.. so beautiful Deuxcents Feb 2023 #4
I love the sun burst on his forehead. WhiteTara Feb 2023 #5
Welcome home, lil fella!! Leghorn21 Feb 2023 #6
Sweet. sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #7
So sweet! Maraya1969 Feb 2023 #8
Awww! 2naSalit Feb 2023 #9
He's cute wendyb-NC Feb 2023 #10
He's Rebl2 Feb 2023 #11
neat horse .:) AllaN01Bear Feb 2023 #12
This cute little fellow has landed a great home! Duppers Feb 2023 #13
awwwwww little cutie! niyad Feb 2023 #14
Does he know . . . AverageOldGuy Feb 2023 #15
What a beauty! MontanaMama Feb 2023 #17
Awww! How adorable! Congratulations to you both! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2023 #18
He's soooo cute! Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #19
A handsome boy. He's fortunate he's now part of your family. Fla Dem Feb 2023 #22
Thunder! With a little white cloud on his forehead! calimary Feb 2023 #23
My Thunder, Bayard! cilla4progress Feb 2023 #25
Lovely and trustworthy! Bayard Feb 2023 #26
No, I trail ride with friends. cilla4progress Feb 2023 #27
What a beautiful area to ride in! Bayard Feb 2023 #35
Gorgeous!! cilla4progress Feb 2023 #36
Oldenburg Bayard Feb 2023 #38
Oldenburg - cilla4progress Feb 2023 #39
Paco Bayard Feb 2023 #40
Wow - cilla4progress Feb 2023 #41
Adorable. K&R. nt tblue37 Feb 2023 #28
Thunder is a handsome little fella. IcyPeas Feb 2023 #33
Actually, he was already named by the Mennonite kids where the rescue found him Bayard Feb 2023 #37

cilla4progress

(26,525 posts)
3. Adorable!
Wed Feb 8, 2023, 10:29 PM
Feb 2023

My horse is Thunder!

Once I figure it out I'll post you a pic here!!

Congrats on your new friend!

MontanaMama

(24,722 posts)
16. Please post pics of your Thunder!
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 12:48 AM
Feb 2023

Go here: https://postimages.org/

Choose your image…photos or wherever they live. Resize for message boards and copy and paste the direst link.


cilla4progress

(26,525 posts)
20. Thanks MM -
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 01:09 AM
Feb 2023

it only takes me.to a limited folder.of images.



I'm on my mobile. I'll try my desktop.

Bayard

(29,703 posts)
42. You live in a totally awesome neighborhood!
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 01:31 AM
Feb 2023

The mountains and huge pines are a few things I miss about the West.

MontanaMama

(24,722 posts)
31. Just amazing.
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 04:06 PM
Feb 2023

He's a gorgeous boy. Look at the lupine and the Indian paint brush!! Wow. What a setting.

cilla4progress

(26,525 posts)
34. I got lucky with this one!
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 05:01 PM
Feb 2023

I think I should submit it to a horse magazine!

Sadly, Dozer (a Fjord) is pretty much out of the business of carrying a rider any more. Arthritis
He's 27, and we rode him till last year. He's a pasture ornament and company to Thunder now. 💗💗💗

They keep me sane.

Bayard

(29,703 posts)
43. Gorgeous!
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 01:39 AM
Feb 2023

And a couple of good-looking guys! I've read that Fjords are very sturdy mounts with even dispositions.

Animals are the best of what's left in the world. I couldn't live without them.

cilla4progress

(26,525 posts)
44. O my gosh, Bayard -
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 01:52 AM
Feb 2023

I feel exactly the same!

Dozer has been a big part of our lives since we got him 20 years ago! Fun, with a funny sassy personality. Our daughter never took much to riding, so my husband inherited him when she went off to college - despite not having a real interest in riding! They have been quite a twosome. I switched to trail riding from eventing (I had a backyard Hungarian horse from Montana at that time. Loved him so. A bay. Is Paco bay?)

Husband has been trail riding with me and two girlfriends the last several years. There used to be a neighborhood Saddle Club that rode trails, but most have now aged out and no youngsters are coming up to follow? I think the rural lifestyle has really lost participants and access. We arent fancy and wealthy, but it does take resources - commitment. We call ourselves The Remnants. 😄

It may be that husband will join us on his mountain bike now. I'm wondering if, at 66, I have another horse in me? Or is Thunder my last equine pal into the mists of time?

I'm grateful I managed to have a life with horses, anyway. I'm sure you feel the same!

Bayard

(29,703 posts)
45. I agree
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 01:00 PM
Feb 2023

Paco is a black roan.

I don't know if Pony Club or 4-H is as popular with kids anymore. That would be a shame. You're never too old to ride either! Look at Queen Elizabeth. You and I are about the same age. I have plenty of aches and pains and asthma, but I will keep riding till I can't climb on a horse anymore. I'm figuring about 105!

We certainly aren't fancy or wealthy either. We have our little log cabin in the woods on 12 acres. We do nearly all the work ourselves (we're just slower at it!)

WhiteTara

(31,260 posts)
5. I love the sun burst on his forehead.
Wed Feb 8, 2023, 10:34 PM
Feb 2023

I bet his feet feel so much better. That itself might help calm him down.

Duppers

(28,469 posts)
13. This cute little fellow has landed a great home!
Wed Feb 8, 2023, 11:50 PM
Feb 2023

Hope he's happily fitting in and has many, many happy yrs ahead with you and his fellow equines at Pinewood Ridge Farm.

Your "big guy" is stunningly beautiful, btw! I don't remember if you've posted his pic.


AverageOldGuy

(3,839 posts)
15. Does he know . . .
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 12:42 AM
Feb 2023

. . . he's about to be gelded?

Does the vet use a general or local anesthetic?

He's a good looking young fellow and is fortunate to have a good home.

cilla4progress

(26,525 posts)
25. My Thunder, Bayard!
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 01:46 PM
Feb 2023

Thanks to Montana Mama for teaching this old mare how to upload pics FNALLY!!!!!!



cilla4progress

(26,525 posts)
27. No, I trail ride with friends.
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 02:10 PM
Feb 2023

This was a trailhead camp trip last summer. I thought it was funny because I was multi-tasking on him! Had just crossed a mountain highway with dog on long leash and was fishing out my phone to try and find my husband who was on his mountain bike somewhere with us! His old guy, Dozer (27) can't go with us any more. 😥

We ride in treeless saddles, is why it looks like endurance?





*I used to event, many moons and horses ago!

Bayard

(29,703 posts)
35. What a beautiful area to ride in!
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 08:03 PM
Feb 2023

I am envious. We have 200 acres next to us, with great trails, that was sold last year. Now we tiptoe past the, No Trespassing, signs.

I don't know anything about treeless saddles. I was looking at your saddlebags. Looks like fun! I started out wanting to do eventing many years ago as well, but was spending too much time in the emergency room, so went to straight dressage.

This is my big man (17hh), Paco.

Bayard

(29,703 posts)
38. Oldenburg
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 08:41 PM
Feb 2023

I haven't shown in many years, but I'm hoping to get back into it. We have a ways to go. I've had him less than 2 years, after not riding for many years.

cilla4progress

(26,525 posts)
39. Oldenburg -
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 10:32 PM
Feb 2023

very handsome! How old and tall?

I just love the training and interaction! Ive gotten into natural / relational horsemanship- Parelli, Karen Rohlf, tons of others online now!

Bayard

(29,703 posts)
40. Paco
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 11:29 PM
Feb 2023

He's now 17 yrs old, and 17 hands. I was really lucky to find him. He was my xmas, birthday, and, any other day, gift from Mr. Bayard for the next 10 years.



IcyPeas

(25,475 posts)
33. Thunder is a handsome little fella.
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 04:58 PM
Feb 2023

I would probably have named him Snowball. LOL But Thunder is much more dignified for a horse.

Bayard

(29,703 posts)
37. Actually, he was already named by the Mennonite kids where the rescue found him
Thu Feb 9, 2023, 08:37 PM
Feb 2023

I liked it. Kind of goes along with our other mini, Trigger.

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