I posted earlier in the week a looooong post of FAQs which included a paragraph on what happens when new horses arrive.
I rely so heavily on Felix and Charlie when it comes to rehabs settling in that I thought they deserved a post - and a clip - of their own.
They have incredible social skills and never fail to strike exactly the right note when meeting a new horse for the first time, as well as ensuring that the Rockley herd is always as peaceful as possible.
Here they are with a young warmblood who has just arrived and isn't really sure what's going on...
That's absolutely amazing, they are a pair of gems.
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Like two old farmers leaning on the fence, smoking pipes and watching the antics of a city slicker new to the neighbourhood...
ReplyDeleteThank you :-) They are pros and certainly know their jobs :-)
ReplyDeleteIt amazed me when they stayed so calm when paddy started hooning around once he had realised that his new best friend Rollo was in a different area!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific team to settle in new horses!
ReplyDeleteI love how calm and reassuring they are to the new horse as he zooms around. They don't get caught up at all in his drama - we people could take a lesson from them when working with our horses!
ReplyDelete@Kate... never mind not getting caught up with our HORSES' drama... this would also work great if we could pull it off with our children.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely piece of footage (and great choice of music too). They really are brilliant, your two (new boy looks stunning, too, beautiful face :0) )
ReplyDeletethey are such superstars! I love the look of bored 'here we go again' on their faces.
ReplyDeleteFantastic - what pros! They know their job and back each other up. Good they are a solid pair so could stand up to a dominant horse.
ReplyDeleteKate and Heila - love your comments - yes absolutely!
ReplyDeleteBruce - they do - in fact with pushy horses they make them stand in a corner til they come back and ask politely ;-)
What an unselfish pair they are.
ReplyDeleteThe pair of them are sooo funny! Clearly they've been through this a time or two (or three...) and have the process down pat.
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