So, I talked to a friend who I've known for a while thanks to Haflingers, and she's letting me borrow a Morgan/Welsh cross who's been sitting in her field for a while. He has riding and driving training, but at 11, he'd still be considered green.
I've taken him XC schooling to see how he reacted to other horses running and jumping, and we've been out with the hunt a couple of times and he has shown himself to be very sensible. He's out of shape and we'll see how things develop as he gets fitter, but he's confident and not prone to spooking. He has opinions, but he's very trainable. And best of all, I'm having fun out in the field.
We have our first dressage lesson tonight. He's w/t/c, but bending and halting aren't at the top of his list.
Simon (the pelham is just to get him used to it for hunting)
