The frosty grass crackled beneath Ices hooves as we rode through the commons.
I nudged him with my heels into a gallop.
I felt as free as a bird, my hair blowing in the wind like Ices tail arched behind him, as we galloped as one.
All of a sudden he stopped in his tracks and... I kept going. SPLAT!!! I went face first into cow poo.
"Ow Ice." I exclaimed. I turned to where he was looking.
A whole herd of wild Kaimanawa ponies were staring at me.
All of a sudden the grey lead mare squealed and ran off the herd hot at her heels, and a straggly bay colt bringing up the rear.
"Come on Ice lets go." I said as I re-mounted.
I nudged him with my heels into a gallop.
I felt as free as a bird, my hair blowing in the wind like Ices tail arched behind him, as we galloped as one.
All of a sudden he stopped in his tracks and... I kept going. SPLAT!!! I went face first into cow poo.
"Ow Ice." I exclaimed. I turned to where he was looking.
A whole herd of wild Kaimanawa ponies were staring at me.
All of a sudden the grey lead mare squealed and ran off the herd hot at her heels, and a straggly bay colt bringing up the rear.
"Come on Ice lets go." I said as I re-mounted.
Once we were back home I untacked Ice and put him in his stable. Ice had once been a wild Kaimanawa roaming the ranges, until he had been caught by the wrangler.
Alone and abused Ice sought the comfort of his herd, he then learned to hate mankind. That was until he met me. I was his trainer, his lead mare, and now look at us, we were inseparable. He even had a mate. My NZ riding pony Sky who was now in foal and turned out.
Alone and abused Ice sought the comfort of his herd, he then learned to hate mankind. That was until he met me. I was his trainer, his lead mare, and now look at us, we were inseparable. He even had a mate. My NZ riding pony Sky who was now in foal and turned out.