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Post by amarche on Dec 23, 2007 23:19:12 GMT 1
LOL or otherwise known as Xana who has been with me for just over a week now ! and who is a little star - pure bred Luso (although Sue will probably be better to answer any questions on her breeding) she's about 14.3hh but definitely thinks she's more 16.3hh and has settled in really well - I've spent most of my morning doing yard duties and she's become my new shadow. We've started some clicker training which she thinks is great and as she's the complete opposite to my other horse William (who was terrified of people) its just refreshing to have a well-adjusted youngster to play with ;D oh and the name comes from my 3yr old daughter who cannot say Xana - so she's calling her Lasagne instead....which seems to have stuck as everyone on the yard is calling her that now.....lol.....sorry Sue Will promise to get photos
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Post by suewhitmore on Dec 24, 2007 0:34:18 GMT 1
Lasagne is a great name - hot, delicious and good for you - a perfect description of the filly!
She's really smart - I confidently expect her to be *giving* clicker training lessons later next year ........ ;D
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Post by horsiehelen on Dec 24, 2007 10:00:20 GMT 1
I like Lasagne How old and can we have some photos please?
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Post by jinglejoys on Dec 24, 2007 10:14:50 GMT 1
Oh Dear I was going to ask who named a horse after a T.V. Dinner but everyone else seems to like it...I'm not into fancy foreign cooking ;D
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Post by sarahfox on Dec 24, 2007 10:45:22 GMT 1
Well,come on,wheres the piccies then???!! Lasagne?,great name,cant wait till you take her out showing and have that announced!!!!
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Post by suewhitmore on Dec 24, 2007 10:53:29 GMT 1
"Xana, *PRINCESS* Lasagne", get it right, Ms Fox, jetlag is no excuse. Most of my pics of her were on the HD that got trashed by a virus. Here she is as a foal with her mum, Roma This is her g.grandad, Novilheiro and this, gawd help her, is her Dad, who works as a model for mags like Vogue and earns more than most racehorses! Here's the story behind *that* hair. women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/beauty/article1417179.ece
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Post by horsiehelen on Dec 24, 2007 10:56:40 GMT 1
LOL at the hair story.
Do they make good jumpers then too? I think of them as posh horses doing fancy movements.
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Post by suewhitmore on Dec 24, 2007 11:10:24 GMT 1
Mine have been selected and bred for jumping conformation. There's quite a few Grade A purebreds, one of my mares is ex Grade A, and I had a grade A stallion on loan a few years back. Their superb movment gives them an advantage in indoor jumping, as they are as agile as cats. TBx do better as eventers, they have better speed over distance.
A high perentage of the breed, around 5%, is Olympic quality - this includes in dressage, jumping and driving. This is around the same percentage as successful racehorses, and is largely due to the same process of highly selective breeding for utility. I think the only other breed that may approach this high percentage of excellent individuals is the trakener. Most warmblood breeds, although there are many successful individuals, have too many ordinary and poor members to achieve that percentage.
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Post by horsiehelen on Dec 24, 2007 11:21:04 GMT 1
Mine have been selected and bred for jumping conformation. There's quite a few Grade A purebreds, one of my mares is ex Grade A, and I had a grade A stallion on loan a few years back. Their superb movment gives them an advantage in indoor jumping, as they are as agile as cats. TBx do better as eventers, they have better speed over distance. . What you are saying makes sense about their ability. Adds one to Christmas Wish List.
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Post by suewhitmore on Dec 24, 2007 11:52:50 GMT 1
Well, Helen, you know where to come when you are ready! Funny thing, putting those pics up - I always wondered where Xana got her gorgeous curved ears from, and I see now that they are from Novilheiro!
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Post by jen1 on Dec 24, 2007 12:03:38 GMT 1
she sounds lovely, good luck with her,! toddles off green like!lol
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Post by Cheryl Walmsley on Dec 24, 2007 12:38:26 GMT 1
she's lovely, have fun!!
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Post by sara on Dec 24, 2007 13:04:04 GMT 1
she looks lovely
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Post by amarche on Dec 24, 2007 13:18:06 GMT 1
thanks for all your comments she is a real character, has spent the morning watching the gundog trials in the field behind the yard and I mean *watching* everything - my friend reckons she's training herself and I'll end up with an overgrown retriever - LOL will promise to get piccies uploaded - her ears alone are quite something
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Post by suewhitmore on Dec 24, 2007 13:30:27 GMT 1
They've all always been facinated by everything going on around them. If I see a line of horses, all looking intently over a hedge, I know something is happening - anything from the beagles coming through, a hot air balloon or light aircraft landing, our neighbour moving his cattle, the builders (!*!*) working, they reckon it's Sky TV for horses - they mind works like "if it moves, kill it, if it doesn't, eat it and if you can't reach it, watch it until you *can* kill it or eat it...... "
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