MEET KADIE! // + Update on all the horses

[@Courtmaster121]

We love a good mare with a few screws loose, she looks lovely!

[@cente_3808]

She looks really tricky to ride, but you’re riding her INCREDIBLY. Love how you describe what you do to get her going like that🥰

[@syzygyfarm]

My 20+ yo gelding is exactly the same way -- always has been. Very forward and sensitive (read neurotic) but scopey, quick and capable of the tightest turns you'd ever want to see in the jumper ring. They can be a lot of horse but I love it! :D She's cute, looking forward to her show videos -- and her foal! (Hopefully we get that update!)

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

Haha love that 😂

[@nickjohnson6652]

I was expecting her to be a lot more high strung! She looks great! And you look awesome on her!! Can’t wait to see her grow with you

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

Honestly I was too, this was very good behaviour for her!

[@Lietjesmarket]

Kadie is like a big conomara pony! And that is meant as a compliment. Exciting to follow the journey

[@patriciaemms1902]

I love how quiet you ride, it looks like you aren't doing much but if you watch closely we can see how much you are doing in a gentle calm way, good luck with your future ventures

[@jag01730]

Ugh Dali…something about that horse is so special. I’m so excited about him. Dali’s #1 fan ❤️

[@hannaparker5434]

I found your page when Meg Elphick came to visit and I have followed you avidly since! Brilliant mentality and so similar to me with the way you ride and work. Well before my accident as can't ride now due to disability and my genetic condition has progressed severely so my joints dislocate constantly! Thankyou for this little window into your life and your horses'!

[@Patti-1962]

My last horse was a grey thoroughbred mare. I should have bought stock in generic, purple shampoo..... because that was what removed the stains from her coat the best. She also had some strong opinions about some things, and love to spook at boogy men that weren't there! But I loved her so much!!

[@rebekahnewman3876]

I have this picture of Dali in my mind of how he looked when you were just starting him, so long and awkward. He’s such a different horse now. He’s stunning 😭 I love Dali boy!

[@christinemartindale8715]

Hi Holly she’s a character for sure and looks pretty strong, a lovely mover and jumper. Your very good with her an excellent rider. Nice vlog.tfs😎🏇😎

[@april5666]

You did a lovely job with her, Holly. It is clear that she likes to go fast but you seemed to have brokered a compromise with her. She is a very pretty mare and looks very fluid. Her colt is gorgeous. Glad to see Dali coming along so well -- woo hoo -- looking forward to seeing the big lug back at the metre. You look so teeny tiny on him -- the other horses look like ponies when they come into the ring. Glad to hear Khal isn't lame and that there are all kinds of shows coming our way. Thank you for sharing your horsey life, Holly.

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

Thank you! Definitely a mare that you compromise with rather than tell her what to do 😉

[@victoriacotton9716]

You have such feeling for horses and love flows through Thats Magic xxx

[@e.m.lumesound1070]

You ride her so well, such a patient & quiet rider which is absolutely essential on these clever hot heads haha. I have a spicy older gentleman myself and he absolutely will not listen to a hot seated rider. He really taught me to ride smarter! Excited to see the next 2 vlogs, especially the international!

[@janeminwell4395]

Great rounds from Dali, and love how you ride the mare. Not giving her anything to pull against. 👏

[@shmeeden]

Laughed at the "creeper" thing. I have one of those too!

[@Katy.Lou.K]

Kadie is back!!! Yay!!! Love from California🏔🌲☀️💙

[@andystpierre6086]

International show😱😱😱 congrats on your amazing work with Khal! I love Kadie’s walk, I love it when they walk with a purpose 😂 my foal this year has 4 white legs, one of his sock goes up above his hock and I don’t know how I’ll keep him clean; you guys with greys are heros 😂😂😂😂

[@jmleeinla4025]

Meg will give you all the tips😂🤣😅 it’s an exciting time to look forward to. Shows, foals and poles!!!!!!!!

[@cayleigh_eq3810]

my old lease was in the VDL blood line! She looks so similar to Kadie

[@midnightghost_2]

WHAT A BEAUTY!!!😍😍😍😍I love the way she holds her tail too🤍🥰

[@KCanbutwont]

For a moment I thought that was a fleabittem grey mare I know called Lady! As she went to a new home today but I wasnt sure where! Very similar in the placement of face speckles!

[@jeniferrinehart1107]

Lovely mare. You ride her beautifully! Fun to see Dali’s round. Good luck with the shows coming up!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@rubydawson2032]

Also fairy liquid naf stain remover and naf bright as white chalk is amazing 🥰

[@Irishcobenshiba]

Galloping goop for gray horses :) works great and the degreeser helps to keep the mud away :)

[@susanfantozzi4415]

I think all my animals have had loose screw issues. Lol. Katie has a beautiful jump. Would like to see her more settled in the stall tho. You have a nice string of horses to show this year. You must be excited. 😁

[@MaggieintheRain]

Love her speckles 🥰

[@Aelinwildfire]

She reminds me of my mare🤣 she is older and also set in her speedy ways so I just go with it, whatever makes her happy😌

[@natashakate5687]

What’s the method you were using with … I’m not sure how to explain, but when you would run your hand up her neck and then tug back with the rein - I have a few ideas of what this technique could be used for, but I’m genuinely curious. Your doing it at 5:05

[@poisonapple6138]

Kadie looks like she's having a good time on the flat. Don't see why anyone would criticize it. She looks genuinely excited to have a job. 😂

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

Definitely loves her job!

[@OCHD101]

She really is spicy! Great job though, you could see she was starting to relax at some points!

[@09danny111]

Wow she really reminds me in my younger years of my old boy who was a Grey Anglo Arab he was 23 when I got him, he was ABSOLUTELY nuts, safe as anything but EVERYTHING had to be done at a million miles an hour. We'd jump 1.45m easily, anything less than that I'd have zero control 😆🙈 made pony club and low level shows extremely interesting for a 15yr teen 😉

[@DML51049]

Way to go Dali and Holly!

[@buttonsfielmar8655]

oh I love her. great mare.x

[@biggothepiggo]

She's lovely! I really like that type. I thought the flat work was pretty good actually; rhythmic, with a nice up-hill balance and the jumping was great!

[@dev-ish356]

Kadie looks like she'll be so fun :)

[@Nusse2008]

its nice to see im not the only one dealing with this kind of horse. I mean I didnt think I was but never seen any other horse with the same personality traits as the one I ride. and aparently she has the same interests, the one I ride also cant be bothered with flatwork but put a jump in the arena or canter him and hes all for it XD

[@DS-ky9dl]

She seems like a real character, like she would be fun to own. She is a lovely jumper. Her last foal looked dark...will he be gray?

[@christinemartindale8715]

As he gets older yes he will be gray😎

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

Yes he will be grey ☺️

[@laurenpelling4079]

Thought I recognised her! She looks so much fun 😁

[@salicyn.willow]

I saw a gray on the thumbnail and my first thought was "omg Holly might be turning in Megan Elphick" lol but she does seem quite tall. Im traveling to Ireland in a week for a school trip so hopefully i'll get to see some horses.

[@janeminwell4395]

😁

[@leeangus1839]

Hey Holly. She is a cute mare. And beautiful jumper too. She is very stressful mare too. And good luck at the show with her. And also will she have her foal at place Holly?

[@veronicasmith1147]

Fantastic

[@faehammon]

Can’t wait to see her last couple of months in ridden work! 🥰🥰 Also will you be at Galway Equestrian center this Saturday?🥰

[@jemmalouisebennett610]

Gorgeous horse Gorgeous mare

[@LucyequestrianV]

She reminds me of my 17 year old mare she too is a grey/blue roan I feel they are always wee pocket rockets 😂My mare is Anglo Arab as well so that adds to it. Kadie is gorgeous x

[@rubydawson2032]

Aww she’s so sweet !!!! 🤩

[@sarahequestrian4833]

Congrats !

[@sombrerodog]

Well done holly! You look amazing on her. The horse I’m riding at the moment (I think he could be an ISH but I don’t know as he’s a riding school horse I’m schooling) he does a very similar thing to kadie in terms of being speedy and drifting a lot, what exercises do you recommend to deal with this? Thank uuu

[@hiddengemequestrian]

She’s so pretty😍

[@maryloumay8499]

Personally I think she is lovely. She appears to love jumping & doesn’t look nearly as strong as I was expecting. Just lovely. 💕💕

[@maryloumay8499]

Holly, you asked for washing suggestions. I had a mature grey show mare once and we used the bluing shampoo they have in the grocery stores for ladies with white hair. We knew what ages she liked to get dirty, so once dry we used white powder (called baby powder in the USA) on those areas. Most of the time we just brushed off the powder the next morning or what stain there was was very easy to give a spot wash to in order to get white again. Also could use white chalk if the dirty area really refuses to come clean. (Which is what I do with tall stockings and blazes in addition to shaving those particular areas.). Look forward to next weeks video.

[@suzannerichards4885]

Seems like you did a great job with her. I thought Diva and Rocky both were more speedy to the fences till they figured it out.

[@katherinestead708]

what fun, can't wait to see your next video! What breed is Katie?

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

She’s an Irish sport horse :)

[@cathythompson6872]

She is very pretty. Looks like a fun ride!

[@alisonwilks302]

Great job , she is SO pretty !!!! She makes me feel better about my own pocket rocket mare ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@claires2192]

ahh i do remember her 🥰 so fun

[@DML51049]

Can you talk about how you manage and work with the babies? I have a yearling, just want to see what you do?

[@Scoil1234]

What kind of pile work did you do to help her slowdown? I have a mare the same & it is so frustrating!!

[@pamnewman8392]

Good looking mare. For some reason, she reminds me of what an experienced lady would ride side-saddle in a hunt. 🥴

[@edenlavery984]

my friend had a grey mare just like her, she was called Tess but we called her Crazy Legs 🤪

[@InspirationEmPire25]

Are you at Carlswood?

[@cliffhawkins1619]

G'day Holly from Bribie Island Queensland Australia. I love your videos ❤. You need to give Megan Elphick a call about keeping Kadie clean. If anyone knows how to make a white horse clean, she does LOLOLOL. Make sure you video the call. I love the banter when you guys get together. 🤣🤣😂😂

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

Haha she definitely does! 😂

[@jenniferlehman326]

Holly, she may have a few screws loose, but she's a very scopy mare!! And I'm sure you'll always get an arm workout riding her!! What was your impression of Meg Elphick and her round at Badminton Grassroots? From a trainer and former Paramedic in Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 💖 🇨🇦 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

She definitely is! And I think Meg rode an absolutely brilliant round, I was unbelievably proud ❤️

[@jenniferlehman326]

@@HollyLenahanSJ I kept telling her to trust Jam. Just like Lucinda. I was so chuffed for her!! Jenn. 💖

[@fantellerhur]

its scary how much she looks & seems like a mare i used to ride. same brown stain on the left shoulder as well, and exactly the same when it came to jumping, as in absolutely running over smaller jumps. any chance this horse came from belgium lol??

[@ctadventures7064]

Knows her job and just wants to get on with it. Lol. She's lovely

[@grainnedelany8266]

She looks amazing 😍. Also do you know where her bridle is from?

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

It’s a Mackey legend bridle, it just has a different browband on it, but I’m not sure where that’s from :)

[@grainnedelany8266]

@@HollyLenahanSJ Thank you!

[@luizafonseca_]

Is Kadie the grey one you had in for training a few years ago? She's gorgeous

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

That's what I keep wondering lol Should dig back and see. JK she literally acknowledges it 20 seconds in

[@luizafonseca_]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet oh! I didn't watch yet, gotta go to class lol Thanks though

[@gertjanstolk1681]

Lovely strong horse, to be proud off.

[@EllaEquestrian]

How many foals is she likely to have once she’s retired from ridden work and has has this foal?

[@andycunningham9812]

She's a lovely mover. You can't beat a forward going horse, it's good for the heartrate😁

[@cazobrien693]

Love a grey

[@chrislinton03]

aw i remember her!

[@rubydawson2032]

Also what age would u say is a good age to stop breeding a mare ?

[@coraseats2643]

it depends when the horse tells you everyone horse is different

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

There’s no exact rule, definitely depends on the individual mare :)

[@humphreymurphy2833]

What height is Dali these times? You are tall and you look tiny on him.

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

17.3 😉

[@annabelldaish9004]

Were is jack

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

He has a new loan home :)

[@annabelldaish9004]

@@HollyLenahanSJ ok

[@ozbird03]

How far into their pregnancy can they keep doing that type of work? You can tell she loves it 😀

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

Definitely depends on the mare, their level of fitness before going in foal and what kind of work you want to do. I don’t think there’s a set rule ☺️

[@Currabell]

I rode my mare until month 7. Lightly but 5 days a week. None the worse for it at all.

[@aprilbonenberger]

What breed is Kadie?

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

Irish sport horse :)

[@aprilbonenberger]

@@HollyLenahanSJ that's what I was thinking, but wanted to make sure. She's a beauty

[@shaneoconnor6079]

Her last foal is like her so much in him been so cheaky.

[@letitia-jaynewilliams5827]

Any news on Fiona? 😊

[@HollyLenahanSJ]

She’s not due till the start of July ☺️

[@letitia-jaynewilliams5827]

@@HollyLenahanSJ that would be why then 😂 thank you 💛

[@izzyt7518]

i swear all show jumping grey mares have a couple screws loose (i own one 😂)

[@tamifraser5902]

She is speedy, but clearly loves to jump!

[@jinxmarie606]

if she likes seeing out the door to eat could you hang the food bucket on the front of the door to do both at once

[@suzannerichards4885]

Ha! Now you'll have to feel Meg's pain!! At lease it's just one, not three. No Wait, four...how many grays does she have anyway??

[@janeminwell4395]

Think its 3...Dee, Jam and the old boy.

[@suzannerichards4885]

@@janeminwell4395 And Dora

[@janeminwell4395]

@@suzannerichards4885 How could I forget my favourite pony? 😊

[@nancywalravens9098]

stallion warrant great stallion picture of him is with my old rider were i groomt and somthime's road him

[@sarahjackson253]

Is Kadie going to stay at your yard through her pregnancy when she goes out to field after august? like stay with fiona and welbeck or go back to her own yard😄

[@theagileequestrian4571]

She's cool. 6 rides a week horse.

[@inkwhiskers9948]

I would be curious to know if you're enjoying your life as a reproductive vet. If that's too private I understand though.

[@Currabell]

What is her breeding? Looks like a small bit of Arab in there.