Amethyst Park - Equestrian

Amethyst Park - Equestrian 🌟 Rocket - El Shaddai Blue Fire, Welsh x Arab 🌟
✨ Jax - Jackson, OTTB ✨

Learning to connect and reach new heights! Hopeful eventer 🏇 Beginner dressage rider 🐴

bound ✨ excited and keen is an under statement. 🤠
15/11/2025

bound ✨ excited and keen is an under statement. 🤠

So the big news is that we are expecting another little bundle ❤️ we are halfway today ❤️ which also means so hard decis...
04/10/2025

So the big news is that we are expecting another little bundle ❤️ we are halfway today ❤️ which also means so hard decisions had to be made and it pains me 😔 I have decided to move Jax on for his benefit. He needs to be worked and I can't give him what he needs lately. It will be another 6 months to a year before we are even ready to be out again. It isn't fair to him to be a paddock ornament when he wants to work 😞 However, we have found a lovely new prospective home for home with an amazing owner and can't wait to see their future together ❤️ This means that Rocket will be retiring for a while again and may stay that way depending on how she goes. She will go to a close friends place to be turned out with other ponies ❤️ This also means for the first time in 15 years I will not be around horses at all.. 😔

Don't have many photos as it was a quiet day out for him. We attended show prep and etiquette session. We practiced som...
14/09/2025

Don't have many photos as it was a quiet day out for him. We attended show prep and etiquette session. We practiced some in hand and leading - we have a lot to work on 😂 Than learnt about plaiting which I was most excited for since I suck at plaiting 🙃😭 (advice welcome 🤗). Jax was very vocal 🔊but well behaved considering just a few pushy moments which was to be expected. Also he did break free from the bailing twine from the float but didn't go far thankfully and was relocated to the yards.

Unsure when our next outing will be but probably just more work at home and quiet outings for a while. 😁

Another lunging session for Jax! Much more settled today and calmer. Still taking a little while to understand "walk" tr...
13/09/2025

Another lunging session for Jax! Much more settled today and calmer. Still taking a little while to understand "walk" transition from a trot 🙃 any tips to help bring him back that's not repeatedly asking, and bringing him in smaller and smaller circles until he slows, is welcome!

Jax has his first outing tomorrow in nearly a year 😱 9 months or so since the last one. Thankfully it's all in-hand and in a calm environment so hopefully he goes well ❤️

Lunging day for the big boy! I had to dig in the pile of girths for one big enough, 80cm! 😱 His saddle girth is 75cm for...
12/09/2025

Lunging day for the big boy! I had to dig in the pile of girths for one big enough, 80cm! 😱 His saddle girth is 75cm for reference and that didn't even fit.. kept the session light with lots of transitions and getting him used to listening to me again.

Figure it's been a little while since I have done an update but this was such a relief to get done! 26/08/25 I had Jax b...
30/08/2025

Figure it's been a little while since I have done an update but this was such a relief to get done!

26/08/25
I had Jax booked in for a gastric scope at Roseworthy Vets within a week! The weather was a bit cold, windy and wet 🥶 Poor bugga looked so d***y afterwards 🫣

🌟 POSITIVE NEWS 🌟
⚪ Jax has been cleared of any ulcers! He had minimal lesions but nothing concerning ❤️
⚪ Jax also got a F***l Egg Count, vet confirmed today that he is clear! No worms 🪱🚫
⚪ Jax got weighed as well for peace of mind. He is currently sitting about 591kg
⚪ Farrier came out today and is really happy with Jax's hooves and weight! 😊 He has been very supportive throughout the last 6 months since Jax got the abscesses.

After talking to the vet with my concerns with Jax, we have concluded an ideal weight for Jax and using our current feeding regime with slight modifications to help him progress 🌟

To start with it was a bit of everything, his abscesses that he had did cause him to drop muscle and weight. My fault for incorrect rugging at the start of winter did not help and not doing enough biscuits morning and night. But learnt that he will need approx 12kg of hay a day if I can't do round bales. I didn't know this and with the drought it was something I wish I learnt earlier. I worked out I was feeding 7kg of feed for him not including his hard feed weight 🤦

So onwards and upwards from here! Jax will continue to have his holiday with his adlib hay and new hard feed plan. He will also have some ground work and working on his manners in-between since he seems to forget that I'm 5ft and he's 17 odd hands 🙄

Also some more big news coming ✨✨

First lesson back in 6 months! 💜 Let alone not ridden for that period of time. Rocket didn't place a hoof wrong. She tri...
26/07/2025

First lesson back in 6 months! 💜 Let alone not ridden for that period of time. Rocket didn't place a hoof wrong. She tried so hard today and was knackered by the end of it but so was I ✨

I got a bit to work on - sitting up straight, hands forward and remembering to relax 😂

So happy to be back in my happy place and riding again after such a long time off! Jax is on a short spell through winter but he will be back too 💙

Gave Jax a quick pamper session this afternoon starting with a LONG overdue tail wash. Using his new tail bag and fleece...
01/07/2025

Gave Jax a quick pamper session this afternoon starting with a LONG overdue tail wash. Using his new tail bag and fleece rug from . ✨ Hoping this keeps him a little warmer after being informed most rugs are 150-200. The winter rug we have doesn't have any tags or information unfortunately 😕

Jax doesn't have a big winter coat or any at all. So hoping this adds another layer for those cold frosty mornings that are coming! ❄️

We are long overdue for updates but truth be told we haven't been riding since February after he came down with not 1 but 2 abscesses in his hind hooves. He's recovered really well but did drop a bit of weight so have changed his feeding routine to a better one after lots of advice 💜 Finding adlib hay has not been easy either. So thankful for the farmers who are getting hay into SA ❤️

🦷 Dentist Day 🦷🦷 Jax was a very good boy for the dentist considering I don't know anything about his history. He was bad...
27/11/2024

🦷 Dentist Day 🦷

🦷 Jax was a very good boy for the dentist considering I don't know anything about his history. He was bad unfortunately but not as bad I had thought (I was thinking maybe a tooth removal). Jax had lots of sharps, hooks and imbalance with lacerations and ulcers in his upper cheeks 😔 luckily they will heal pretty quickly 😮‍💨 Hopefully this helps with weight gain even though the dentist said he looks good but it's all just muscle that's missing 😊 Now to get my bum into gear and start riding to build his muscle 😅

🦷 Rocket didn't disappoint. She was very well behaved as usual. It has been over a year since she was last done. She had the odd hooks and a handful of sharps and imbalances but not as bad as Jax. I didn't realise how much pigging out Rocket has been doing as she currently looks like she's pregnant 😂

🦷 Thank you to for coming out and doing them. Much appreciated!

So last Friday evening, we went to the freshmans show jumping for exposure. He was forward and active which was great! I...
21/11/2024

So last Friday evening, we went to the freshmans show jumping for exposure. He was forward and active which was great! It was me that was the issue 😅 we went in the ring and walked around, no worries but he cantered (unsure if that was me or something else, I don't recall). I allowed him and went "okay, let's bring him back in a nice clear open area. Too many items where we are" so I moved him towards the back and bam! A small pot plant I didn't see 🙈

So of course with a pigroot and a twist, I went splat onto the shellgrit. First fall off the big boy and it hurts 🤕 It wasn't his fault and I won't fault him. I just didn't see the plant. Oh well. Leg was the worst of it, more like internal muscle bruising probably or in Daniels case a corky 😅

Jax getting his regularly physiokey session treated 🩷 He responds well, and loves .roberts.92, each session he responds ...
10/11/2024

Jax getting his regularly physiokey session treated 🩷 He responds well, and loves .roberts.92, each session he responds in different areas especially as we are progressing along in our riding.

This time he had tightness in his front near shoulder, which was to be expected after achieving a left rein canter after our pole clinic. (Another post soon). We have been focusing on the left rein as it's the side he struggles most on when trotting, flexing, cantering and moving off the leg. 🐎

Got a dental visit coming up for the big boy to have a look at his teeth! As I have no idea when they were last done 😞

🩷Couple days ago we had our weekly lesson and worked on something different. Getting him to work on his flexion and bein...
09/11/2024

🩷Couple days ago we had our weekly lesson and worked on something different. Getting him to work on his flexion and being off the leg more than what he is. Which isn't much if any 😂 took a bit but he came in pretty quickly! Life's been hectic and I have been meaning to post a lot more than what I have! So I apologise for this 🥺

🩷 Transitioning bubs to his new room the last couple weeks and some nights it's easier than others. So broken sleep makes me tired 😴

🩷 Transitioning into a new job, 3 days a week to get my weekeneds back! 🩷🩷🩷 I will announce this in time as I am quite excited but learning the ropes still 🌟

🩷 Transitioning into Tafe more after our break and smashing our placement as well in childcare, and afternoon/evening Tafe online.

🩷 Not to mention the swimming lessons and everything else that happens in the background 😅

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