Hi, this is a page I created to post updates and my progress with my yearling. I own a flaxen chestnut solid appaloosa filly named Echo. This is my first horse but I have been riding for 10 years and have been training horses for about 1 year I trained a 4 year old mini and I am currently riding a 5 year old chestnut blanket appaloosa gelding named Spike. Echo and Spike are related they are full siblings and she also has some half siblings at my barn. I take regular lessons with a trainer and my trainer is also going to help walk me through how to break Echo soon.

(This was inspired by @Amhain Dull Liath and her page Daily Training Updates.)

Here are some picture of Echo.

Update 1

Echo has just gotten over being sick she had a high temp,was not eating or drinking,was not going to the bathroom, and had a lot of yellow snot. The vet came out and took her blood work but it came back clear he said it was just a respitory thing. After a few days she started eating again, drinking again,going to the bathroom, and a few days ago her snot went away. Now that she is feeling better I can start to work her again so tonight I am going to lunge her and have a review day. She will lunge tracking right but sometimes she has a hard time going left. Echo picks up all the correct leads and listens pretty well to voice commands. During our review I am going to start with just a walk stop and walk stop set up or walk stop set up and back a few steps. I am currently teaching her showmanship and in hand trail. She is really good at setting up but backing sometimes she doesnt understand but I am so excited to work her today.

Update 2

I went out to the barn last night and worked Echo. She did so good with her hoof she doesnt always want to pick up and she did really good with letting my clean a little scratch she got. I lunged her and she did amzing tracking right but she had a lot of energy because she hasnt been worked in a little bit. Tracking left she did great at first but then she stopped and wanted to go the other way but I tried to get her going and she gave me sassy foot and sassy rear so my trianer came and helped me and then once she got her to go the right way I took her back and got her to go that way too. As a cool down we did some walking,stopping, and setting up and she was amazing at that.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7POGKUnc5z/

here is a little video of Echo lunging.

Such a cutie!

Lovely little gal <3

Don't mean to be an annoying internet trainer, but just wanted to remind you to go easy on the lunging. It's quite hard on the joints of young horses. She's doing amazing, though, great work!! Can't wait to see what you two become! :D

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Do you know how tall she is currently? Looks like a big gal!

Thank you! And it's okay I don't mind the constructive criticism. I have a tendency to walk a lot when I am lungeing but I am working on that. Also usually I do a lot more trotting than cantering but that is just a video my mom got while she was cantering. I love the way she moves though and typically I keep are working sessions short about 30 minutes including cool down. I am not sure her current height as her papers are still being worked out between my trainer and the breeder but her full brother is about 16hh.

About my horse

because it has been so cold recently it has been hard to work the horses and get videos or pictures but I thought I would do an about my horse kinda thing

breed:Appaloosa

color: flaxen chestnut

markings:white blaze and 2 white socks

age: just turned 2 because of the new year

name: Echo

show name: Let's Get physical

sire: Alwyas in the mood Appaloosa stallion

Discipline: currently in hand and working on showmanship and in hand trail. When she can be ridden she is going to be an all around horse doing English and western or whatever suits her best.

height: I'm not sure but she is a growing girl

Personality: she is super sweet and affectionate, sometimes she can be a little sassy, try's to do the correct thing but needs help sometimes. She is very brave and is less spooky than her full brother.
quirks: sometimes she struggles with picking up her hoofs but that is because she does not know how to pick them up but she is getting better every time I do them. She also has some trouble lungeing if she's not in the round pen but we are working on that. Overall she is really an amazing baby I love her temperament and how she handles new things.