K.O.

I decided to create a blog in order to journal K.O.'s journey with me in a effort to limit the amount of pony spam on my personal Facebook and to maintain the honest integrity of my training program.

Since I'm a little delayed in starting this blog since I purchased K.O. over a month ago, I'm going to bring this blog up to speed.

On August 16, 2013, I accidentally visited Sugarcreek, the local horse auction and purchased this adorable pony.

She was clearly neglected. Her mane was a disaster, her tail was a disaster and her feet had never, ever been trimmed. I had to beg the meat buyer who had won her in the auction to let me buy her off him because she had been considered "dangerous" when she was dropped off. Apparently up until that point she was feral, had to be chased off the trailer and who knows how they got a halter on her. After a lot of begging I convinced him I could handle her and purchased her for double his purchase price.

Before the farrier

Before the farrier

  

After the farrier

I spent a month working with her; teaching her how to tie, lead, be groomed and, obviously how to stand for the farrier. Primarily, focusing on general socialization. After a month, I started teaching her how to lunge and wear a saddle.

First time with a saddle

And after a week of lunging with a saddle, I broke her...in a halter. So much for being "dangerous". :)

First ride