A Happy Ending

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:38:07 +0100

A letter from her new owner:

Hi guys,

Just thought you would like an update on Jess, we just got home from the 20km "Pink Ride" in the outback at Longreach. My Dad rode for the first time in 38yrs and he did the whole 20km on Jess. She was wonderful to him. We had not ridden her since we bought her but when we got to longreach (680km from Rocky) we unloaded the horses and i was riding my Rio to stretch him out ready for the ride the next day and we took Jess for a walk with us. We were working Rio in the rodeo yard when Jess kept pawing the ground because she wanted to do something too. Dad thought seeing we were in yards he would jump on bareback and walk her in the arena with me. She loved it and so did he ( he only had a halter and lead on her) so i gave him a quick lesson on leg aids and off they went, we got back to the stables and he said "can i ride Jess with you tomorrow"? And so it happened. Jess was wonderful and looked after Dad well, she kicked out at the other horses a bit but Dad was ok and he said he never once felt afraid or that Jess would hurt him. By the end of the ride she was exhausted!! Dad was having to kick her on just to get her to keep up with the walking pace of the other horses,Ha,ha. I just thought you would like an update because i love getting updates from the people who bought my Draft horse and i really love it when he has done well, and Jess did really well. Thanks so much... Katherine

The Beginning

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:31:43 +0100

We purchased Jess straight from her Trainer back in March 2010 for my daughter to have as her Trail Riding/ P.C horse. When I first saw her in the paddock she looked very sad, she was way undercondition but I expected that as she wasn't long off the track. She was a light bay colour with a very rough looking coat. She walked straight onto the float and stood there quietly eating for the 2 hour trip home. She settled in very quickly and it wasn't long before she was into a routine. With washing weekly and rugging 24/7, 4 hard feeds per day and unlimited hay from a round bale, she started picking up quickly and soon became a black/brown fat shiny mare with a gorgeous long mane and tail.

My daughter and Jess bonded and it was love. They worked great together and Jess soon became " Carlys " horse. She was even taught to work off commands being ridden bareback in a halter, she started Jumping and definately loved to gallop. One day she galloped beside the car as I drove behind Carly riding her home from P.C, the car clocked 60kmp and Jess was matching it with every stride.

It wasn't long before Carly and Jess began to clash and the bond was broken. It was in my honest opinion 'Jess" was to be a mans horse. Carly also started getting taller, and with Jess at 14.3hands she decided it was time to move onto a much bigger horse. Carly always had a thing for the large horses at around 17hands.

With this we made the decision to rehome Jess to someone more suitable. It was only a few days when the right person came along to buy her. Jess was sold sight unseen to a lovely home on 100's of acres up Rockhampton way. She is now being ridden by a man that hasn't long been in the saddle, and I hear their bond is unbreakable. Please see New Owners blog on an update with Jess and her new home.

jess

A Happy Ending

The Beginning