Silver Sun

Full Name - Silver Sun
Stable Name - Sinbad 
Born - 2010
Height - 16.2hh
Colour - Grey
Breed - Arab X Frisian & Trakehner 
Part of the family - Nov 12 - Oct 16

Sinbad was that horse I said I didn't want. In fact, actually wanted Sinbad as a foal but told myself I didn't want another grey or another gelding.  When I was riding Spirit and having fun I realised I wanted to get out and didn't feel like I could do it on her so I popped up a post on Facebook to put the feelers out to see if I could find my new horse. 

I was asking for something along the lines of a 15.2hh mare, 7/8 years old so done a little bit here and there.  

When Sinbad's owner seen this she messaged me letting me know she was debating on selling Sinbad and wanted me to buy him.  I hummed and hared but figured maybe it was meant to be.  I took him on loan, to begin with, but fell in love straight away.  

He was rising three when I got him, he was so easy to break in I literally did it all myself in a field and after two rides I hacked him for a few months before turning him away.  After 6 months off I popped on him and plodded out on a hack without any issues. 

Once he turned four I began some jumping with him, he was very spooky and jumped them huge but he took it all on board and improved a lot when doing it regularly.  I took him XC schooling and then competed in a hunter trail with him, it was so much fun.  

We did some dressage and small showjumping classes and I thought maybe the next year I could actually get him out eventing.  However, I moved to a different area and the yard I was on didn't have the places close by to hack to for competitions as my last yard had and I seemed to lose all motivation as I was working long hours trying to run my own business and working part-time.  I had the chance to take on a small unit to go full time with my business and needed a bit of money so decided since he was just waste doing nothing, I would sell Sinbad. 

Sinbad sold to the absolute perfect home and he has a home for life with them.  I always see how he's doing and he's loving his new life! 

I, however, had quit horses altogether for the first time since I started riding I was without a horse.  But I didn't really notice for a while as I was so busy with work.