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PABLO
I’ve cried in public (unlike me), I’ve cried in private (more than usual), been punched in the stomach (or is it hooved?), spent quite a lot of time (hours in total) standing in the middle of fields as if anchored to the grass (he liked to stand) and I’ve been dragged halfway across a field while half mounted (I think that was a killer pigeon). All of this and more shenanigans and frustration has been outweighed by the joy and sense of achievement from taking on this brilliant if clumsy (I don’t think dressage will be our thing) horse.
After some tricky early years Pablo found his way to me after some extraordinary rehabilitation from Lisa and all the great people at CHAPS. Pablo had a reputation for scalping the stable staff and kicking out before he started work with CHAPS. There wasn’t a sign of that stuff when he got to me, BUT I was entrusted with the challenge of a young horse (at 5 years), untested in the saddle and with a few remaining issues.
I have never had my own horse before. I’m an okay rider but no expert at all, extremely rusty and forty. It was going to be a huge learning curve and a big responsibility. We definitely haven’t got where we are now by ourselves!
I start this blog at a milestone rather than at the beginning of the story.
This picture was taken last week, about a year into taking on Pablo It’s Pablo and my dad. My dad is in his eighties, hasn’t ridden in thirty years and has never been taught, in fact he hasn’t got a clue what he’s doing (!), luckily Pablo does...most of the time (see clumsy)!
Pablo has taken three non riders on long hacks and one expert rider who had lost her confidence. In short amongst lots of other things Pablo seems to be shaping up to be a bit of confidence giver, a kind pony who loves the countryside and seems to sense when he has a delicate load.
In this blog Pablo and I will take you through the good times and the bad as he grows and develops. I’ll dip into his past life, how he got to Lisa and the help we received to get to where we are now.
The Unsung Hero's of
Communities For Horses
There has been a huge amount going on behind the scenes at Communities For Horses. Our Trustees have been very busy. I am sure you will join me in Thanking Them for all the hard work that they do.
Catch Me Before I Fall Campaign
Can you help us, help them before it is too late.
Winter is fast approaching we are expecting a high number of welfare calls.
Your donation will help us to monitor horses in the communities we operate in.
For less than the price of a large coffee, you can make real difference to the lives of many horses.
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We have answered many welfare calls, they come to us in array of varying communications. Phone calls, emails, at the supermarket, the post office, at home ! When a stranger knocks the door ! the list is endless. We are always happy to take the opportunity to assist horses in need help, or humans needing advise and guidance at any time. This is why, we are here. We are blessed with a huge network of specialists, vets and professionals.
Amazing Supporters
This month we have received some much needed funds from the following amazing supporters:
Virginia Turbot, very kindly made a wonderful donation to us via PayPal.
Leah Millenship - Leah kindly donates to support our phone line. However with an increase in awareness, our costs have increased so all our costs are not covered.
The Smith family are regular donors
Daniel Towers who regularly donates to help support our costs.
Thank you!
Bethan Mathews Is doing the most amazing fundraiser ! Can you help ? She will be raising awareness for Communities For Horses and Blind Veterans Uk.
Welsh Border Charity Ride
In Autumn 2019 I am planning to ride approximately 1800km around the Welsh border to raise money for Communities For Horses and Blind Veterans UK. I will be writing a short blog in every newsletter just to update everyone on my planning and training. I will be riding my beautiful part bred arab mare Grace. Grace and I are in the process of building a relationship together. I bought her as an unbacked 4 year old for my birthday present from me. My first job was to map out a draft route after many frustrating moments (loosing hours of work due to the map not saving) I have managed to complete the first draft of my route on OS Maps. This consists of mainly road work with few bridleways. Pictures below show the route.
I am amazed at how generous everyone has been offering places to stay. I am still looking for 2 places to stay over night in Pembrokeshire, Ideally around Milford Haven and Stackpole area if you can offer a field for Grace and possibly a bed for myself please don't hesitate to get in touch. To follow more in depth please follow our Facebook blog by clicking any of the images about.
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We need funding to be able to develop this project, any little you can spare would be a great help and make a real difference. We will keep all our donors informed of our progress through newsletters and emails, by donating you are part of the project as you are making it happen. Thank you
