The First Picture To The Last..

[Loony]

I like seeing these threads!

Please post one of the first pictures you took of your horse plus a little info for new members, and then a recent one. It doesn't have to be the very first, something that you think will show off the difference better is fine, for example a headshot to show weight loss would be silly!

It'd be interesting if you guys could show a body shot and a ridden pic too but please no more than 4 pictures for each horse (2 before, 2 after).



Bailey, 11yo 16.2hh Appiano Irish Sports Horse, owned for 2 months

Body





Ridden

[loubylou]

Body shot (not much difference)
Then (well last summer- oldest body shot I have on photobucket)

Now


Ridden
Then


Most recent (but still a few months ago- shes not been ridden very much this year sadly, amd not in front of camera)

[Bay Chaos]

Here goes

Toffee....
Only got a first pic!


Champ.....
Now 19 year old welsh x arab gelding. Came to me in Jan 2008 in a poor state. Now doing lots of ridden work, jumping and local shows.

February 2008


May 2009


April 2010 at a show




Dina....
Purchased as an eight year old unhandled pure arab in March 2008. Has since got used to being handled, caught, trusting humans, backed, ridden away and won at national shows!

Day she came home March 2009


One of our first shows July 2009


Winning at a arab affiliated show April 2010


and again april 2010






Bridie (RIP sweet girly)
Taken on loan as a rescue project ages 15 in July 2004. Bridie was the fattest pony I had ever set eyes on (and still is to this day) very poorly with laminitis, it was touch and go, but with TLC she became a kind happy hacker and lead rein pony. Sadly put to sleep in March 2010 due to arthritis which left her in constant pain and ems which upset her laminitis.

January 2005 (First time I thought to get the camera out!)


July 2007


May 2009 : arguably looking her best ever


I think that is enough!

[Twizzel]

Me and Max... I've been riding him for a good year now
Last summer:


The most recent pic I've got of me riding him is a pro pic so obviously can't post that, but this was april this year

[gem]

Jane I love seeing your showing pics. Methinks you should do it much more

I got Saffy in July 2008 as a 4yr old, lightly ridden away, scared-of-peoplerugstacketc mare. This was the first photo I ever took of her. It was in the stable at the dealer's yard.


2yrs of tlc and hard work...et voila

[bimba]

Bails is looking more toned already Loon.

Firsstly my baby boy, I cannot believe the change in him.

The day Sasca got him (hope you don't mind me using this Sarah!)



Early August so I'd had him a couple of weeks



December, so I'd had him about 6 months



And now, he looks so happy and healthy



He looks like a totally different pony!

And Mac, more than anything Mac attitude has changed a lot in the time I've had him and because of this his condtion has improved too as he no longer worries weight off. He came to me a stressed out, neurotic, out of work ex-racer and now he's a chilled out happy hacker who enjoys his life and takes it all in his stride.

Mac ridden in october 2005 about 5 months before I bought him, he looks a little bit manic!



And the most recent pic I have of him, he's chilled out a lot



Don't have any pictures of his condition when I got him as my computer died but he had a shocking clip (it was april), no muscle and a massive wormy looking belly.

And now,

[smellycat]

ok heres mine... ive just spent about half an hour deciding what pictures to use lol,

stanly 15hh 7yr old haflinger

first picture


most recent picture... hes really come out of his shell since i bought him


early ridden picture


recent ridden picture


sorry im going over the 4 picture limit!

early jumping


recent jumping


the biggest improvement has been in his canter but i dont have any decent photos of that yet!

[rowy]

Dancer is a dark bay 15.1hh tb mare. we bought her when she was 12 in april 2005
april 2005:

may 2005:

being ridden may/june 2005:

ridden now may 2010:

jumping 2005:

jumping 2006:



Rowan, 1/2 welsh sec D, 1/4 tb and 1/4 appy. We bought him at teh age of 2years 6 months at the beginning of november 2009 standing at 14.2hh ish.
Horsemart advert picture (oct):

in november 2009:

May 2010 aged just turned 3 years and standing at 14.3 in front and 15hh behind:

he's grown even more since then but haven't any newer pictures.