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A Slow Start to 2007

Well there has been no entry to the blog because once again we have been resting Solo. It seemed that as soon as he was going really well and lots of fun to ride, he broke himself. He is sound to trot up but when you ride him, he still doesn’t
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The Underdog

Well, there is still nothing to report because the boy is not working. We had him back in work for a few days and then he started to look a bit stiff again. We have decided to give him a bit more time. It’s hard to do, he is looking great and m
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Long Break

Well there is a very good reason for a long break in the blog – Solo has been having a “long break” from work. His stifle is slowly healing and he started back on some loose lunging in the indoor arena this week, not very blogworthy
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Attention Birthers

The place of my birth, mentioned in my post of a few hours ago, is already receiving some attention. To pre-empt anyone out there who might be tempted to harbor doubts as to the verity of my claim that a) I was born at all (and therefore am not a pup
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An Introduction

My name is Morag O’Hanlon, I used to event a little and now I am involved in coaching, training and producing eventers. My daughter Selena O’Hanlon, is currently competing on a selection of young horses from pre-training to Preliminary. S
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Introducing Solo

Solo takes his first look at the roundpen where he will spend a lot of his training time over the next few weeks. We have boots on all his legs but no over-reach boots. I would advocate that you use over reach boots in addition to the leg boots to lu
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The de Gogue

Solo is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Sean Dennis. Mr. Dennis previously sponsored Selena on his lovely Trekhaner gelding, Karot. When Karot went off to do his Young Rider job for a new jockey, Geraldine and Sean Dennis and I started looking for Solo. Althou
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Ponying Out

As soon as Solo was fit enough, we took him out the roundpen and ponied him from an calm, well trained horse. On his first trip, he was just walked on the lead for about 20 minutes to see how he would take to it. Other than the occasional nibble at h
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A Place To Call Home

Part of a good training routine, is to ensure that the horse is as relaxed and settled with his surroundings as possible. The right turnout buddy, if he is to have one. A friendly neighbor in the next door stall or paddock. A stall where the horse is
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Food… Glorious Food

Routine is a really powerful training tool. Horses thrive on routine. They seem to unwind and blossom as soon as they are put into a structured lifestyle. I find the two most exciting aspects of the days routine, are feeds and turnouts. Because he ge