My Irish Draught X TB

by Kieran

Hello it is Kieran again.
This story is all about me and Murphy.
It was in the summer holidays of 2010 and I was on www.horsemart.co.uk and I saw him for sale. I was like Awww he is so cute so before I new it I was at their yard looking at him and he was lovely.
He was delivered on a Saturday about 10:30 am and I unloaded him out of the box and put him into his stable. I left him for a hour to settle then just took him on a little walk around the yard.
I just groomed him and took him on walks up the lane and showed him the other horses (his future friends) and he just plodded behind me.
He was broken and was used to go hacking on from his previous home. I got him as a 3year old.
He made friends with the other horses after a few days in the field and my TB Millie loved him..... if any horse kicked him she would kick them!
I ride him on hacks and in the menage mostly hacks, and I'm just trying to boost his confidence as he is a little green.
I found he likes to jump as he was in the field for the first time in ages because of the snow and ice and him and Millie were galloping around bucking and rearing and he jumped over a massive log. So one day when I was riding him I set out a few jumps and was jumping him. He cleared all the jumps. So maybe one day we will be doing cross country!!
Murphy is now four and has started to begin his cheeky ways; like nibbling, trotting when I walk him rather than plodding but I don't mind because it means he might enjoy in hand.