Hello from Millbrex, Aberdeenshire!

[oldmoss]

Hi Cate - another one who is just up the road from you - in fact my parents live at Millbrex 

Away to have a nose at your website 

[feemac]

I used to have friends that lived at millbrex a few years ago but have since moved away was it a horsey place you bought? Hope to see you about itsnice to put a face to a forum name I met winnieandben at the heather clinic recently

[feemac]

Forgot to say I'm at Banff

[Louise C]

Welcome - lovely horses!!!  Hope you're enjoying the site:-)

[Catie B]

LisaNW, yes, I was in touch with you regarding the demo.  Hopefully, if there's another in the not too distant future I shall manage to attend. Your boy is gorgeous also.  In fact everyone has such beautiful horses. 

I was supposed to be attending the Arab Group show tomorrow, but my boy has something wrong with his neck, just behind his ears, and won't let me groom him or touch him, so will have to monitor him and if no improvement will have to get the vet out. 

Oldmoss...I'm sure I know who your mum and dad are.  Do they live at Kirkton House, the lovely new build with the super garden?

Well off again to see if my boy will let me near him.

Thank you all for the warm welcome.

[Catie B]

feemac, yes, I bought a horsey place called Lean-ar-Aghaidh which was previously owned by Alec and Tracy Black. 

Pikku Karhu...Now there's a thought! :

Oldmoss do you live down the lane with the Icelandic sign at the end of it?

[Heather]

I seem to have missed your post until now, welcome to EE CatieB. Tell us more about the breeding of your Arabs, still have two retired and have had the breed all my life!

[crdodgeon]

Was your place named after the racehorse, I wonder? 

[feemac]

Small world I used to teach Tracy and jump her mare sky for her. I know that place well they used breed and show welsh's.

[Catie B]

Thank you for the welcome Heather.  The Arabs I have at the moment are straight Egyptian and Egyptian related/sired. Three of the Arabs I now have came to me with problems.  Rooster my colt I bred myself (long awaited) out of my lovely Crabbet/Old English mare who eventually had to be put down when he was 8 months, so he, God willing, stays here.

Ahanu (straight Egyptian) my stallion and Kuranna (Anna) are high stepping as is Rooster. Soneva (straight Egyptian) (Evie) has the daisy cutting action which people seem to think is the true Arab action, but I love the higher knee action the others have.  Evie reminds me of a jumping/gymkhana pony as she is very balanced and can turn on a sixpence.  The others have longer strides and higher knee action, Anna has very much the hovering in the air gait when excited.....not always so good to be on the other end of the lead if she fires up.

If I were to type all the trials and tribulations and problems these three came to me with I would be on here forever.  A combination of, starved, longstanding infections, frightened of men (Evie), Ahanu had shut down and wouldnt stay in a field for longer than an hour; Anna couldnt buck as no muscle she was so thin, and drank gallons of water when I first got her.

So, that's just a little about them.  I am hoping to get Ahanu backed before next year.  He now know's he's a horse and neither of the three look like the same horses.  So, hopefully, upwards and onwards with them.

[Catie B]

Small world indeed feemac!