Wow Holly he was ace during that session and let's not forget when we first met Rocky he was afraid of his own shadow. Now look at you two! I'm so pleased for you both! Ah! Love you guys! 😍😍😍😍😍
Aww bless him Rocky the Racer is getting better every week with your patience, he may not be the brightest sandwich in the lunchbox, and can be as mad as a box of frogs sometimes, but he is so genuine and trying harder for you every week. His canter on the left after jumping was the most balanced he has looked in my humble opinion and it will only get better as his back end strength builds up x
Oh Holly I really think you are the best thing to ever happen to Rocky! He couldn't have wanted a better person to take him on this new learning journey of his. The improvement he is making is amazing, he really is coming on in leaps and bounds bless him. He was brilliant with the fillers, only freaking out once, then jumping them like he had been all his life! I think he really loves and trusts you completely, which is so awesome. Loving following your journey together and really looking forward to your next vlog hun. Take care 😘❤
He's awesome and improving SO FAST!!! I am so impressed with both your training and with him as an individual. He's been in training for a mere 5 weeks and he's already getting stronger, hacking alone, jumping cross and show jumps, as well as small courses off property. AMAZING!!!
Confess to watching your last vlog three times. It was such a great reminder that things don't always look nice. That's something my slight OCD needs to remember. Am really enjoying these videos.
What a difference a week has made to his confidence! I love working with Thoroughbreds, they have such trainable brains and they really just want to please and to learn. He has come on so much from your first video all ready, what a lovely boy! X
Oh Holly, I am so happy for you, you've cracked the brain/sound barrier in Rocky and now he trusts you completely and is working so very well. He looks so good on the lunge now on both reigns, though a little less on the left, as you say, but it is coming. You're plans for Rocky are really going well and your knowledge, kindness and stick-to-it-ness are bringing him on so nicely. I'm glad you feel happy with him, you both deserve it. Looking forward to Rocky's future outings and continued improvements. I totally agree with you that a switch turned on in Rocky when you were jumping him in the cross-country section last week (a few of those jumps had nice form). And now it is onward and upward (just a little bit :) I bet those girls on the ponies were proud to be riding in a class with a big race horse, so cute.
"Come on, human, I think we can beat those wee ponies!" He's such a sweetie, I love all his snorting out on the hack (with those Australian background noises, too). His issues with one rein of the canter and dashing off after jumps, running out, etc. rather remind me of the lesson horses I used to ride. Your calmness with him makes me wish I could get back to riding, even if I had to deal with that sort of thing again...
Holly your doing brilliant with Rocky once he strengthens his muscles in all the right places he’ll be even better and balance. You are so good at teaching him.tfs😎🐎😎
It seems that after his first freak-out at new things then he is fine. Maybe that's his way to cope. But he did great...he doesn't ever seem to take advantage of a situation, and is always controllable.
So pleased Rocky is settling down, you seem more relaxed in your voice too and we have a happy Holly back again. Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing your partnership grow together 🤗❤️
People are nuts! Jumping some tiny fences will do nothing except improve his confidence in himself and be used as an aid for the flatwork... I feel sorry for the poor babies that have to go round and round and round until they have 'perfect' balance! The proof is this vlog!
I love rocky he is such a unique little man with tons of personality and such a puppy dog! I have a 5 year old ottb mare and I feel your struggle most times! Except you’re a WAYYYY better rider than me I tend to get tense and nervous on my greeny but I wanted to ask why Rocky throws his head a lot when like jumping and cantering??? (You don’t have to answer im just curious 😅)
I'm not understanding about his balance on the left rein. What does that mean? How does it affect his movement? Is the result of an old injury? Could you elaborate? Love your work! Loving Harry. Wish I could give him a squeeze and some scratches!
It's something a lot of young or inexperienced horses experience, especially OTTB horses because they're not used to circles. It's indeed a lack of muscle, if you've ever ridden an unbalanced horse, you'd know how weird it feels to sit on a horse that feels like he's running in order to not fall over ;))
This is great. Are you back working in AUS or there to work with horses? I quite like the Rocky boy, do you still get to pop on Diva a lil bit? Well done on the bridge Rocky, don't worry cyclists are scary!
Interesting he’s unbalanced on the left lead, most OTTB’s I’ve met are worse off to the right since they’ve been racing to the left for the duration of their career. I’m not super well versed in horse knowledge tho. He looks really really good
My OTTB has always been more unbalanced on the left. I wonder if it's to do with the muscle they build up on the right in order to be balanced going left?
@@loubielou82 You say you never claimed to be an expert yet you’re here acting like an expert with no credibility. You know nothing about this horse or rider outside of several short videos. You giving unsolicited advice could be dangerous, especially if the person lacked experience or an experienced trainer. That’s why people get so irritated with you giving your “expert” opinion.
@@loubielou82 You’ve literally giving unsolicited advice on this video and others, the same with many other people. 🤦♀️ If you don’t know the horse and rider, don’t give advice based on a few moments shown in a video. It’s that simple.
Wow Holly he was ace during that session and let's not forget when we first met Rocky he was afraid of his own shadow. Now look at you two! I'm so pleased for you both! Ah! Love you guys! 😍😍😍😍😍
Aww bless him Rocky the Racer is getting better every week with your patience, he may not be the brightest sandwich in the lunchbox, and can be as mad as a box of frogs sometimes, but he is so genuine and trying harder for you every week. His canter on the left after jumping was the most balanced he has looked in my humble opinion and it will only get better as his back end strength builds up x
Oh Holly I really think you are the best thing to ever happen to Rocky!
He couldn't have wanted a better person to take him on this new learning journey of his. The improvement he is making is amazing, he really is coming on in leaps and bounds bless him. He was brilliant with the fillers, only freaking out once, then jumping them like he had been all his life! I think he really loves and trusts you completely, which is so awesome.
Loving following your journey together and really looking forward to your next vlog hun. Take care 😘❤
Thank you!!
the improvement is insane!!
He's awesome and improving SO FAST!!! I am so impressed with both your training and with him as an individual. He's been in training for a mere 5 weeks and he's already getting stronger, hacking alone, jumping cross and show jumps, as well as small courses off property. AMAZING!!!
The background noise of Rocky’s hooves is so relaxing! Love the video!
I know it is so relaxing
I thought so too 🥰
I am such a fan of this. The thoroughbred restart is such a beautiful thing.
Thanks for sharing Rocky's progress. Great to see him coming along.
Confess to watching your last vlog three times. It was such a great reminder that things don't always look nice. That's something my slight OCD needs to remember.
Am really enjoying these videos.
@@pfftxoxo1502 I know it isn't. It's something that I grapple with every day.
I think we all need to remember that sometimes! ❤️
Rocky is lovely. Especially when his canter is smoother. Really enjoying the weekly updates!
He's a superstar. You won't want to let him go!
What a difference a week has made to his confidence! I love working with Thoroughbreds, they have such trainable brains and they really just want to please and to learn. He has come on so much from your first video all ready, what a lovely boy! X
Agreed. I have a baby OTTB and he's such a trier! They are really cool horses.
Oh Holly, I am so happy for you, you've cracked the brain/sound barrier in Rocky and now he trusts you completely and is working so very well. He looks so good on the lunge now on both reigns, though a little less on the left, as you say, but it is coming. You're plans for Rocky are really going well and your knowledge, kindness and stick-to-it-ness are bringing him on so nicely. I'm glad you feel happy with him, you both deserve it. Looking forward to Rocky's future outings and continued improvements. I totally agree with you that a switch turned on in Rocky when you were jumping him in the cross-country section last week (a few of those jumps had nice form). And now it is onward and upward (just a little bit :) I bet those girls on the ponies were proud to be riding in a class with a big race horse, so cute.
"Come on, human, I think we can beat those wee ponies!"
He's such a sweetie, I love all his snorting out on the hack (with those Australian background noises, too). His issues with one rein of the canter and dashing off after jumps, running out, etc. rather remind me of the lesson horses I used to ride. Your calmness with him makes me wish I could get back to riding, even if I had to deal with that sort of thing again...
Fantastic video Holly, thank you!
Holly your doing brilliant with Rocky once he strengthens his muscles in all the right places he’ll be even better and balance. You are so good at teaching him.tfs😎🐎😎
What a lovely boy! Rocky is getting so brave!
What a difference in Rocky! Big admiration for your riding and training methods Holly.
Been watching you for awhile and I’m purchasing my first Ottb finally on friday!! I’m beyond excited.
Great Lesson! Looks as though Rocky would be a great trail riding horse, He is so very cute
Andrew has the same text notification as I do and I always think I've gotten a text! 🤣
Rocky is looking FAB!
It seems that after his first freak-out at new things then he is fine. Maybe that's his way to cope. But he did great...he doesn't ever seem to take advantage of a situation, and is always controllable.
So pleased Rocky is settling down, you seem more relaxed in your voice too and we have a happy Holly back again. Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing your partnership grow together 🤗❤️
Wow Rocky the Rockstar! Such an improvement from last week! You’re doing so great with him Holly.
I was watching you at jump club and you guys were doing great and you are doing a awesome job with him
Isla and Poni (The little grey pony) were in your lesson with Adam. You did a great job! Excellent video skills Andrew 👍👍
Wow Holly, he looks amazing! What a difference already, love seeing the progress each week! :)
That glow up is crazy!! He's looking so good!! Good job Holly!!
Hes so nice, hes doing so well with your training
People are nuts! Jumping some tiny fences will do nothing except improve his confidence in himself and be used as an aid for the flatwork... I feel sorry for the poor babies that have to go round and round and round until they have 'perfect' balance! The proof is this vlog!
What a love of a horse!!! And so much progress!!!
Holly I did so good with my horse thank you Nannette and I like the way you work your horse and you are doing a good job Nannette
Wow what a difference between the cantering on the lunge just in the two days!
I love watching these updates 👌🏻
You are soo inspiring!
Oh my, I was worried he wouldn’t take to jumping, but he went quite nicely in that lesson!
I had faith! 😉
His frame has been getting so much better, and fillers do indeed bite (ask the Welsh pony I used to ride as a kid).
Great progress, congrats! :)
Well done rocky. What a superstar
Hes come so far in such a short period of time!
I did enjoy watching this vlog though!
I was so waiting for a magpie to start swooping you lol. Did anyone else hear the call of the devil bird in the background lol.
Go Rocky 💚🍀💚🍀💚🍀
Wow, he is doing great! Good job.
Ps; Was anxiously waiting for spiders or snakes to drop from the trees. 😂
Pretty horse!
He is very nice I have to say I’m surprised that you left your other beautiful ponies to work out here or there I mean but I’m glad you found Rocky
Thoroughbreds have to "sleep on it" it seems. You put em away and the next day they've figured it out
I find that with a lot of horses (and humans!)
Of course, you love him!!! What is not to love?
I'm always afraid of bridges so I rush my horses over, also I can NOT get my 6 yr old tb to hack alone, herd bound. any suggestions ?
What a super boy
I love rocky he is such a unique little man with tons of personality and such a puppy dog! I have a 5 year old ottb mare and I feel your struggle most times! Except you’re a WAYYYY better rider than me I tend to get tense and nervous on my greeny but I wanted to ask why Rocky throws his head a lot when like jumping and cantering??? (You don’t have to answer im just curious 😅)
Hi Holly, I'm training my OTTB & he is about as far along as Rocky. I wanted to know how often you practice jumping each week?
Hey Holly Lenahan how are you doing and i like your new video too and i like you and i am still your biggest fan too 👍🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
What a good week for Rocky boy :) good job! Even though it was small for what you’re used too, this lesson looked fun ☺️
so glad you rescued him!
I didn’t rescue him, I bought him after he retired from racing ☺️
"A race I can win" 😂
I'm not understanding about his balance on the left rein. What does that mean? How does it affect his movement? Is the result of an old injury? Could you elaborate? Love your work! Loving Harry. Wish I could give him a squeeze and some scratches!
Basically he's just a bit wobbly on that reign due to lack of muscle, not because of an injury, he's just green and used to running in straight lines
@@taylawestman4563 that makes sense, thanks. I guess it is something you feel as you're riding, not necessarily as you are watching?
You definitely feel it when you ride, the horse usually runs faster to try to "catch up" and can feel like they will fall over to one side
It's something a lot of young or inexperienced horses experience, especially OTTB horses because they're not used to circles. It's indeed a lack of muscle, if you've ever ridden an unbalanced horse, you'd know how weird it feels to sit on a horse that feels like he's running in order to not fall over ;))
@@suzannechance5876 and I should add, a more experinced bystander can see when the horse is out of balance 😊
This is great. Are you back working in AUS or there to work with horses? I quite like the Rocky boy, do you still get to pop on Diva a lil bit? Well done on the bridge Rocky, don't worry cyclists are scary!
She's working with the same vet practice as last year
I’m working as a vet here and no I haven’t ridden Diva, Andrew has been flat out with here they’re going so well!
How old is he?
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4:25 OMG HOLLY IT’S GONNA EAT HIM LOOK OUT
Interesting he’s unbalanced on the left lead, most OTTB’s I’ve met are worse off to the right since they’ve been racing to the left for the duration of their career. I’m not super well versed in horse knowledge tho. He looks really really good
My OTTB has always been more unbalanced on the left. I wonder if it's to do with the muscle they build up on the right in order to be balanced going left?
Lol where are the haters now btw?
Hmm funny that…
@@loubielou82 she's never said she knows everything 😂 going on lessons are a normal thing to do and not a defeat lol
@@loubielou82 Please feel free to post videos of you training young OTTBs since you seem to be such the expert 😇
@@loubielou82 You say you never claimed to be an expert yet you’re here acting like an expert with no credibility. You know nothing about this horse or rider outside of several short videos. You giving unsolicited advice could be dangerous, especially if the person lacked experience or an experienced trainer. That’s why people get so irritated with you giving your “expert” opinion.
@@loubielou82 You’ve literally giving unsolicited advice on this video and others, the same with many other people. 🤦♀️ If you don’t know the horse and rider, don’t give advice based on a few moments shown in a video. It’s that simple.
Bloody Cyclists hahahahahaha
woooo!