Somewhere along all of these transitions and changes, Shadow got a baby brother!
I would like to introduce our new addition Sweet Pusher Man "Push"
Push has been with shadow and I for a week now. He is an unraced 2 year old chestnut Tb currently standing at 16 hands!!
I have been looking for another horse on and off not very diligently and then out of the blue here was the perfect opportunity. Push was training to race but just wasn't cutting it. I was told he walked out of the starting gate and looked around, maybe trotted if they were lucky. He has no tattoo and he knows nothing. I'm not even sure he knows he's a horse yet. Haha
I found him through one of the horse groups on Facebook, and it just so happened to all fall together too easily. It was a Wednesday and Dom was here, I got a message to call the girl who had push, I spoke with her briefly and within minutes we were on our way to take a look.
Push was on stall rest due to a thrown shoe and a small abscess, but we took him out of the stall and let him run around and liberty. Dom loved him and kept saying "if you don't take him I will" no pressure, right? So that's exactly what I did.
Push came home last Saturday and really has a lot to learn. He has a lot of cuts and bumps and needs some love and some weight , but I don't doubt I can have him looking great in no time. :)
Dom did her first session with him on Wednesday and he seems to have a pretty good head on his shoulders. I was a bit nervous to handle him without her around so I was very anxious to see her by the time Wednesday came. To my surprise he learned very quickly and then walked right into the wash stall, cross tied and stood for a bath. Who knew it would be so easy. Lol
I am very excited to make push my own. He is a blank slate and I can't wait to see what we can do together. I see jumping/eventing and cross country in my future!
Shadow on the other hand has been nothing less than amazing. We had some back soreness issues and actually had some acupuncture done which worked wonders. I think he is finally "finished" . I am just working on some fine tuning at the canter and then we can decide what direction we are going to move in. Maybe we can start practicing the entry level dressage tests and go to a show or two this summer. Who knows! I just love him so much and I am so amazed at the animal he is today. He really is my heart horse and I am so grateful that we found Dom because without her I'm not sure we would have made it as the riding team we are today. <3
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