The secret now known as Spanky, new pics pg 2

[Silver City Heritage Farmstead]

Here he is, Running Springs Little Tree. He comes home this weekend and I'll have better pictures the early part of next week. I WAS going to wait 'til next week to share the secret, but since RYAN and REIGNMAKER were sorta picking at me.......LOL

He's a five year old, a little disrespectful of personal space but willing to listen. Decent ground manners and a VERY nice way of going on the lunge.

He favors my very first horse, a Tennessee Walker/Arabian red-head who was marked similarly. I hope we develop that same bond with Little Tree. Oh, and I can't see his call name staying Little Tree. I've also tossed aside the Spanish translation "Arbolito." So we'll see what he tells me.



P.S....He's registered AMHA/AMHR just need to bring him permanent. Since we're facing a deadline, he gets a 90 day reprieve on the "snip, snip" visit.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Congratulations!!! I look forward to more pictures of him. He looks very nice, love sorrel/flaxen horses (well... love horses lol) Thanks for sharing your secret --- FINALLY lol

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Lovely Boy

 

[WeeOkie]

Would be cheaper to bring him permanent as a gelding!

 

[poniesrule]

Awww! Congrats! He's super cute, can't wait to see more pictures. Isn't it awesome when you find another horse that looks like your very first horse? I'm still searching...

Wonder what name he'll pick. Keep us posted!

 

[REO]

He's cute!

Rita is right, it's a LOT cheaper to bring him perm as a gelding! Like $10-$15 VS $60

 

[atotton]

Congrats!

 

[Brooke S.]

Beautiful little guy! Congratulations! Yes, please post many more pictures when you bring him home!

 

[lucky seven]

Can't wait to see more photos of him, just love his coloring.

 

[paintponylvr]

Looking forward to seeing him in person one of these days... So that you know, I will be picking up panels next week for chicken coops(s). Will I need to pick up extras?

 

[Silver City Heritage Farmstead]

Do you like this brown eye with sclera?



Or this splash one with blue??



Or my cute kissy nose???!!



He is sooooooo sweet!!! I think I love him a whole bunch already! He wants to run ahead, but does seem willing to learn. He LIKES praise and moves away from pressure fairly well. Even with the distractions of a new home, in the dark and with an unknown handler I saw good things in him. I can't wait to get him settled and start working with him!!

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Very happy for you Julie , he will excel now in your care. Wishing you many years of fun with him

 

[Silver City Heritage Farmstead]

So here he is, in all his bright red and blond glory....



A little on the thin side, supposed to be any easy keeper though so he'll gain quickly after I tweak his diet.



In this one, you can see how he has an eye on me even at this distance. Not very nice manners at feeding time. He's a quick study though, because it only took a minute to catch him this afternoon versus 10 minutes this morning.



Today I'll pry the halter off and he'll have to learn that being caught means good things. He will try to buffalo you if he can. Example--when I went to look at him, had no trouble picking up all four hooves. Yesterday, he thought he'd try and nip. Found out right quick it was a BAAAD idea!! LOL

Thank you Ryan. I do hope we'll be together many years. I'm planning to geld aroun;d the end of August. We should be headed into cooler weather by then. He'll also be solid to handle for aftercare. If the background looks familiar in some of the shots, it's because I'm boarding out at lppaintedponys (Paula's) place. Don't be surprised when you see his 32.5" sell dragging around shrubs in a couple of months!! LOL

 

[Gone_Riding]

He's a perdy little guy!

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Hes a lovely Looking Boy

 

[Silver City Heritage Farmstead]

Sooooo, as of today Little Tree has a new call/barn name.

In honor of the Little Rascals and the fact he looks like he's wearing spats, I've named him Spanky. He likes it too!!

;

I'm loving this little guy more every time I work with him. His personality is as bright as his copper chestnut coat. He's a very quick study. He already knows "Not for you" means quit looking at the girls. He has a short attention span but does look back at me quickly when I ask him to. He's honest and tries his best to do as I ask, he's still learning my language as I'm learning his.

I'm learning he believes in fairness. If I ask him to keep trying someting and I'm inconsistent in my cues, he lets me know by escalating his misbehavior and hardening his eye. I must remember to keep his lessons a little shorter until we get our basics down. We'll end up going faster in the long run once he begins to enjoy learning.

If you look closely at my new profile picture, you can see how he sticks the corner of his bottom lip out when he's thinking. Once he accepts, he pokes his top lip out, like they do when scratching each other, and that bottom lip wiggles back and forth!!

Dang, he's cute and I love him! God gave him to me at just the right time to support my spiritual health. You can find THOSE details in the "Too much drama" thread on the back porch.

To finish for today, a big "Thank you!!" goes to Paula (lppaintedpony) for boarding us. Without her the story would be very very different and sad now.

 

[Silver City Heritage Farmstead]

Well...tried to load a video of the Red Photo Bomber!! Hope it takes..

It didn't. I'll just have to take MORE pictures and post them instead *sigh*

Photo Bomber on the way in



Pacing and burning off calories



Spooky night time eye!!



More later!

 

He's just lovely, and I wish you the best with Spanky!!

 

[MiniNHF]

very pretty love his coloring!

 

[Debby - LB]

He is pretty!! love his new name.