So I have a new love. At my barn, we do a lot of work with ex-polo ponies. We got one about 2 weeks ago and he is just the sweetest ball of mush. TO start, his name is Coquito, which means fuzzy little coconut. A perfect name for the guy. I rode him for the first time last week, and he's amazing. He's really soft in the mouth, and very attentive. The only troubles we had was getting on in the indoor to head up where he spooked a bit at the vaulting equipment in the corner. After that, he was an angel. He has a lovely trot, and collects and extends beautifully. He canter is that great smooth, rocking horse stride, and he can still turn on a dime if you asked him to. While getting him to adjust to direct rein steering could be a bit of a challenge, he's 100% worth it. Once I get some pictures uploaded, I'll post them.

I just got the pictures uploaded, so here are some of my favorites.

Aww he's so adorable!!!

He is very cute!

Just an update on my lovely boy: He picked up his left lead today! It takes a while to retrain polo ponies to pick it up, and he was less than thrilled, by he kept going for a few laps around the indoor. He still doesn’t like the vaulting equipment, but he doesn’t stop dead in his tracks when we pass it anymore.