Spaniard meets Scotland... Tuna's first few days 🐴
Vložit
- čas přidán 9. 04. 2024
- Finally, the time has come for Tuna to move up to Scotland. The biggest culture shock an animal could possibly have, the first week was eventful to say the least. She's transitioning through 6 weeks of just being turned away from stabled competition-yard horse to herd hill pony, which involves a bit of nail-biting on our side and a lot of great people!
HUGE thank yous need to go to:
1️⃣ Gillies Transport, for the amazing communication, organisation and care provided to horses in transit. Tuna arrived calm, cool and happy after a careful drive up and over. I can't thank them enough - thank you also for everyone's recommendations here - www.ericgillie.co.uk/
2️⃣ Hetty, Lara, Russ & family for ensuring she was prepped and cared for perfectly in the month before she travelled. I wouldn't have trusted her with anyone else.
3️⃣ Isla, Rose & family for making our yard move seamless, ensuring everyone settled in fine and advising on all the people and businesses we needed to get set up here.
4️⃣ Mike, for being a text away every time Tuna threw a shoe or shredded a hoof. For super kind farriery and offering advice and management in her new hill pony life. (I can confirm that after 1 week barefoot and turned away, she's sound on the soft and very happy 🥳) - / mike.robertsfarrier
Lots of DMs asking about her, why she's not coming straight to the farm and why she's called Tuna too. Fortuna is her proper name but Tuna just stuck, and although she won't be a major part of vlogs moving forwards, her move up here is a big deal for both Dan and I. Eventually, when she can call the farm her home, we'll be complete as a family.
She's come from a busy competition yard and the change from there to the farm would be so extreme and sudden, she just wouldn't cope. The farm isn't horse-safe for fencing or stabling and we need to focus on the mortgage mission first and foremost, so this is the right thing for us as a family. There's also the major fact that she needs to learn to live out (nope from her) on the hills here in this climate (she hates the wet), with the terrain being very different to what she's used to, so with herd turnout with calm friends, but also great facilities and support on site, this fantastic yard was the obvious choice. And 2 weeks in she's settled perfectly and adores her new digs. Result!
Normal farm shenanigans moving forwards, but I hope for those who were interested, this covers Tuna 🤓
🚨 Subscribe & hit the bell icon to never miss an update.
🙏 Supportive comments with thoughts and prayers are appreciated 🫠
🛑 Before you add a comment, try to remember that we're real people and you're seeing micro-moments of an entire week - try to be kind, or choose to click away instead, either is fine!
🔗 IG for micro-updates: / sht.farm
I absolutely love it when Tuna was skipping all about.
Aww she looks so happy and free 🥰😍 nothing better than seeing a horse grazing happily in a natural environment of a big field 😌 Tuna is so gorgeous and so lovely to see Ren bear too she’s grown so much! Have a wonderful weekend with your beautiful animals ❤
What a gorgeous mare 😍
Yay horses and farm reno, love it 🤩
Us too!
Just a bit of encouragement from a horse loving hoof trimmer/farmer/vet from a very wet part of Australia: CONGRATULATIONS for letting Tuna out of the cotton wool to be a horse. Good luck with the next phase of the hoofcare journey, I understand your trepidation. Make sure you have specialised 'barefoot' advice, I know there's plenty in the UK.
Totally addicted to your channel, LOVE all the amazing farm buildings and your vision. Would love to see more dog stuff, how you're incorporating training in your new situation. Keep up the fantastic work and thanks for sharing it with the world❤
Tuna will love her new space and friends 😍 Living on hills and different terrain is so good for them, you will probably notice her balance and sure-footedness improve when she’s ridden too. Really enjoying the channel 😊
Tuna looks cute! ❤ She is well happy in the new place! 😊
So glad Tuna arrived safely and I hope she settles well amd toughens up a little. It's all coming together slowly ❤
She's so beautiful and she looks very happy!!
Awe I'm so happy Tuna is close, she's such a beautiful girl!
God shes absolutely stunning 🫶🩷
And boy does she know it 😂
She is gorgeous. Looks like a great yard - fab to see them out in a herd on a large area. I agree with the fresh bed making 😀. Hope her feet adjust soon (there are lots of great sources of advice on going barefoot - supplements etc).
Awww look how happy she was running about ❤
She loves it, we're so happy that she's happy!
It will be even better when she’s at you place,love the videos ❤
Eric Gillies are a fantastic transport company, I don’t use anyone else.
Can’t wait to see Tuna settled on your beautiful farm once it’s horse proof! You’ll need to get another horse tho.?! A perfect excuse! 🤭
OMG NEW BED IS SOOOO SATISFYING as a horsey person this is one of my fave vlogs 😂 also i totes sympathise with double over reach boots!
Her new home looks lovely! Very natural lucky girl she will get used to being a tough Northerner soon enough I'm sure 😂
Love watching the renovations,but this is my favourite so far ❤️ and agree about a new bed nothing like it 👍 shes gorgeous 😊
There is nothing better than a new bed of shavings. I could smell them from just watching. I’m glad Tuna arrived safely. It’s going to be fun with the shoe situation for you. I hope her feet aren’t too sore. It will be great for you, when you are ready to have her at home. I know it’s messy, but I also lovey he smell of hoof oil. Thanks for sharing xx
Omg, city girl in the wilderness! For the first time ever! I wish you the best of luck with her feet, I think you will need it. :D Looks like your crazy sassy mare doesn't understand that she needs those shoes and boots to run around like a lunatic pain-free. And I doubt anyone will be able to explain it to her. But maybe she will get used to everything over time, I've seen that before. :)
Ahh Tuna! I can top the hoof oil explosion with a Stockholm tar explosion when we moved... Safe to say that lot got binned because there was no coming back 😅
Loving the 💩 pipe! Gutting loosing shoes, I keep Harley in XL size (he’s norm M or L) as he rips his off also, so totally feel your pain. Glad Tuna is settling well, she looks very happy ❤
Aww, she looked so excited ❤
Lovely wee catch up..really enjoying your journey
Beautiful mare ❤ first class travel with Eric Gilles 😊
The other horses were just looking on thinking, who is this nutter? 😂😂
Eventually, she made friends (in a way only a mare with mares can). Her and Ginny are best friends and go everywhere as a team ❤️
she is lovely!
I looove mucking stalls. I could do that, ear buds in, allllll day, every day, for the rest of my life.
Oh how I miss shavings!! That smell. Living through you now.
❤
Gorgeous girl! I would have trouble releasing my boy to a herd as I've lost one to a pasture kick. I utilize a 9 hand Shetland who can't hurt him when he dishes it out. Good luck with the bare feet.
Ps. Hoof boots are fantastic for when you are riding (or turned out when she is no longer being a loon 😂)
Aha I know exactly where the yard is…..I’m just down the road in Kirkcudbright. I will need to keep my eyes open for you…..🥰
nice video ❤
Burnley boy /girl please roll over last game of season at turf moor and let us win we are to big /good to be relegated hope you come straight back up thank you
@@anthonymitchell8893 don't worry, you will beat us 100%; we are crap at home; lost like 6 or 7 home games in a row. and yes, we will bounce back next season. good luck for the rest of the season!
I watched this even though I'm not a horsy person. It's part of your story, so I watched anyway....
More dog content would be great 🐶
I am sure we can happily oblige to this ... who doesn't love dog content 😍
Got to love the poo pipe
Bonnie horse. She ditched the pumps as her friends called her Archie! (Posh)
You see I'm not a horse and at 2.13 I thought you removed some handcuffs out the bag!!!
You're not the only person to think this 🤣
I hate to be that person… (and trust me a few months ago I know how this reads) but trust me… do some research etc but seriously look into going barefoot. It’ll take some transition time but shoes just mask problems and barefoot helps the natural mechanisms of the hoof flex, breathe and circulate. Tuna’s soles will continue to get softer and softer with pads on them. When they pull shoes they also damage their feet and concuss them. I have a ISH that had pedal bone fractures in both fronts, pedal osteitis, on and off lame after a year of rehab and a serial shoe puller… we haven’t looked back once since going barefoot!
Seriously… don’t just take my word for it, have a look into it!
It's not her soles really, it's more her HPA and balance with odd front feet. She's the first horse I've ever had shod remedially and it's been a 2 year battle, so stripping it all off is a bit terrifying, but she'll have no hoofies left at this rate, so we have to try!
It’s a ‘kin horse ffs
from above less of the cursing ya silly kunt 😎