Times are a changing

Well since my last update we have sadly lost our friends mare who was acting as friend to belle and companion down at the field. Fil being gone left Em and I with a bit of a dilemma. Rory was still being horrid to Belle and possessive over Duke being a lot of the time Belle was outcast and if we wanted to take Rory and Duke anywhere it would mean leaving her totally alone which we weren't prepared to do. So we ended up with 2 options- a- find another grass livery to share the field but downsides are rory is evil and I'd never forgive myself if he hurt someone elses horse and the other problem was if they wanted to go out riding and we had the boys at a show if would leave Belle in the same predicament. b option was buy another horse (because we really need another lol). So Em enquired with Jo the DPS secretary and let her know we were looking for a dales mare didnt matter age etc and didnt want a riding one but the option to breed from it would be a bonus. Well our new addition is Sowermire Evie a 9 year old bay mare she had very little done with her handling wise and has had a very hard time when the lady we got her off rescued her they were certain she wouldn't survive but she's proved everyone wrong and come to join us. Weight wise shes ok now but she doesnt have much muscle so the plan is to do a bit of work with her and try and get some top line and core strength.
Rory being rory has taken an instant dislike and is constantly charging whenever people are about (go up before he notices you and its all quiet so not too worried) he may have met his match though as Evie has stopped running away and instead just bucks at him (we currently counted 2 kicks to his head and 1 to his neck). And of course now Evie has arrived Rory and Belle have become very close and have taken to sleeping laid down curled up together like a pair of puppies. honestly horses who'd have them!

Err long time no update. Had a few ups and downs with horses in general since the last update and Rory has had nearly 2 weeks off work and boy could I tell today. :-p
First off was tacking up, got bridle and numnah on let go to get the saddle and he decided to saunter off across the field at fast walk- I wasn't impressed needless to say. Hacked down to the yard via the main road and he was good if a tad tense. He had a little wait in the stable until Laura arrived and then it was lesson time- he took a lot of warming and suppling up but that probably a combo of all the crap weather and the time off. Mum appeared to bring me smething I'd forgotten so of course Rory took that moment to launch sideways in canter leaving me hanging in mid-air (mum quickly left at that point as she said she couldnt watch). Luckily managed to sit it and continued the lesson, a few canter transitions were a tad exhuberant to say the least but all in all he was good. He did have to practise his welsh D stance for Laura in the halt though at which point we just cracked up laughing as he checks to make sure shes watching before winding her up!
Took the back way home to the field and again he was good moochied along until we got to the gypo stallion which promptly charged the fence squealing and striking out so Rory grew a hand and tried to take it on! Thankfully he let me persuade him to ignore it and continue on.