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My Horses - The Girls
Istana Khazra (Kaz).
Kaz is by Talquah Jazaar
out of Istana Kourtney. She's a chestnut Arabian mare,
14.2hh. She will be 18 this year.
Kaz has been with me
for about 5 years now.
We went to our last
hack show in 2007 (where she won Champion Arabian Mare
- not bad for a 17 year old).
She has brought home
many broad ribbons, but what she loves best is galloping
around in the bush.
Kaz has chronic laminitis,
and so is on a restricted diet.
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 Greenbrook
Elizabeth (ILU).
Ilu is by Aintree Shadowfax
(by Keston Royal Occasion) out of Wingana Well To Do
(by Owendale Percival).
Ilu is the first horse
I bought for myself (rather than being given).
She has beautiful movement
and is a talented little show horse, but she has an
attitude. She's like a teenager and I think that's why
I like her so much.
Ilu had her first foal in November 2007 - Wallaby Gully
Peekaboo, by Wingana Gideon
(see Kenda Park Welsh Stud www.kendapark.com/stallions.html).
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 Kismet
(Bones).
Bones is a beautiful, black TB mare 16.1hh. 5yrs.
She's gorgeous looking with a sweet
temperament - lots of cheeky, curiosity that you get
with a young horse.
She's very green, but a quick learner, responsive with
nice balanced paces.
I'm currently training Bones in
dressage.
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| Claire Mare
We took on Claire Mare
late last year. She has had a very difficult life and
is very timid, and head shy, as well as having some
arthritis. She's a big busybody, always with her head
over the fence wanting to know what's happening. While
we never plan to ride her, we are rehabilitating Claire
Mare so that she is easier to handle when we take care
of her - administering worming paste, attending to her
teeth and trimming her hooves.
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We're coming up to
our 12 month anniversary with Claire Mare. She's put
on a lot of weight, and is enjoying being in a herd.
We've spent a huge amount of time handling her, and
while she's responded very positively to that, she's
still not sure about blokes! We can now approach her
without any fuss, although she is still hard to catch
in a big paddock like this one. She's happy for us to
touch her face and ears, which we were not able to do
when she arrived. We think she will always be timid
and spooky, but she is much more confident and seems
to be very content. It has been frustrating at times,
but overall it has been a very rewarding year.
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 Shadow.
My mother bought Shadow for me in January
1987, and she eventually succumbed to an illness in July 2007,
so we were together for a very long time.
We went to pony club and local shows.
Like Shelby, we never did very well, except in 'Pleasure Pony',
which we usually won, and which (to my horror) made us eligible
for Supreme Ridden Exhibit.We never
won that, but Shadow is still the horse with which I had the
greatest telepathic link.
It is our adventures together in those
early years that I draw upon for most for Shelby's stories.
Shadow was one of those truly special ponies and I miss her
dearly.
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