Synergy Performance Horses

Meet Faith.  Faith is our 16.3H Premium, Main Mare Book, Oldenburg.  She is my husbands horse, and he lovingly calls her "Whopper" or just "Whops".  I, on the other hand, affectionately refer to her as "Blow, Snort".

Faith is actually Hanovarian by bloodline.  This is an important distinction, since Hanovarians are known for being very quirky and a little spooky.  Faith, wanting to live up to expectations, is all that and more.  They are also known to be thinkers.  The over-thinking, over-analyzing kind of thinker that can come up with a thousand reasons why something is going to eat, kill, or mame them.

The first day we brought her home, leading her down the barn isle to her stall was quite the adventure.  We had to spook at the hose, the wheelbarrow, and the muck rake.  The shavings pile hides a horse eating monster, and plastic bags were put on this earth for the sole purpose of driving her mad.

They thrive on structure, routine, and having a job to do.  She'll be the first in the barn to give you the googly eye if it's been raining and they've been stuck inside.  But, along with all the special considerations, comes a big plus - they are known for their athleticism and power.  Which, can be a drawback as well, when all that power is being focused on getting the heck away from something that might have looked at them funny.

Faith is one of my big projects this summer.  After doing some work with her last year, I was finally able to get on her.  I even was able to trot around on the lunge line a little bit.  Eagles soared, and angels wept.  The feel of her trot underneath me was glorious.  However, it became very obvious, that Faith still wasn't ready.  For all the training and work that had been put on her, without me here at home to work with her daily, she just wasn't getting the structure she needed.  It was time to put her on hold until I could spend more time with her.

So, now that I'm training from home again, we've started back at the very beginning.  Today was the first time I've had her out since all the rain last weekend, so she really wasn't in the work frame of mind.  We spent some quality time "playing" together in the pasture, and got some great pictures of her to share.  As she comes along with her training, she will most likely become a frequent blog subject, so stayed tuned!