Stallion is 16.2, the same as our mare and down the stallions line everybody is about the same size. Mare has some a bit higher in her pedigree, but nothing exciting.
We were trying to make good average size jumper - easy to ride, happy to jump. The main goal - rideability and sweet temperament thus being a nice hobby horse (The idea is - if, if, if… it would be a horse for Sonora when she will be 11 or 12 - the right size and homegrown - they already are the best friends). So far seems that filly will be like her mother - yesterday in field she tried every jump, and was jumping in front of mother, so seems like she will like jumping.
Sonora is getting only milk and eating grass as well… Maybe it is grass? After the birth my vet said to watch out - after a week or so some ribs must become visible and then it is time for additional portions of mash. So far I can not see anything at all - mare looks quite good and baby is not ribby as well.
The supper friendly… we are working on it, nearly every day. Sapphire is doing well at her lead training and learning voice commands (if she would act crazy, I would not let Sonora do the training - Sapphire is very friendly already, loves cuddles and kisses, is easy to catch, gives legs and so on - things that yearling must to do) and the second training goal is get both babies used to everything - yesterday Peter, for example, took Shella in the house and both babies followed - over the little wooden bridge (hollow sounds will help later on loading in trailer), through the narrow hall and into the dining room - around the table and out again. Nothing exciting, but again - by our opinion, it may help in future. Around the riding paddock we have plastic bags hanging and flapping, cars going past and and we ask our neighbor not to be polite and avoid horses with tractor but go directly in full sound near them. We also have helicopters flying over on daily basic… all these little things help to make non spooky, bombproof horse in future - at least it is my theory. I do not know, is it right or not but that we do with all our rescues and seems that it is working. Peter is now looking for cheap second hand sound system so we can add music to riding paddock - in shows we noticed that many horses have problem with loud speakers.
Shella is very sweet horse and she is teaching babies the same way as well so all in all so far all goes well.
(I had not asked about the breed, but they were definitely purebreed rabits with tatoos and papers). Winners of 3 “children” height rounds had rabbit as a prize as well as some tack. As all participants there were from rural areas, it was a funny present, and not a burden of unwanted pet. At least I know 2 winners out of 3, and everybody was excited - from trainers to little sisters and brothers.
