Julip is an awesome horse. She takes everything in stride. After a relatively long vacation from any activity, she casually walked on a strange trailer to be trucked to another pony club members farm so my son could practice the games. She stayed there for 3 weeks and behaved beautifully during practices and during the actual games. Now we arent talking about some seasoned show horse who has done all , seen all. Julip has actually very little off the farm experience. Typically once a year for the last 3 years she is trailered for a few weeks to someones farm for a bit of practice before PPG. That is almost the sum total of her off the farm outings. Once before at the age of 2 she was ridden at a Fjord specialty by my daughter. Consistantly she loads without a fuss and steps off without a fuss. Inbetween she does what is asked of her without so much as a snort. She is the most unflappable mount one could want. She is perfect for the mature rider who wants uneventful hacks(like me) or the beginner rider(like my son) to gain confidence on. But before you think she is perfection she does have one glitch... Julip likes to eat.
Prone to weight gain that can cause serious health issues , Julip is on a life long diet. That is a pretty heavy sentence for a eating machine like her. She is constantly on the mooch for the next meal. She will try anything once , likely twice. Hair , clothing, bags, ropes everything and anything is worth a taste, especially things outside her dirt paddock. Now here is where busy July comes in again. Julip the Fjord , come baby elephant can level a fence in a snap in search for grub. Everything is greener on the otherside of the fence for this equine. So I spent many hours stringing electric rope to deter Baby Jumbo from flattening her $2,400 paddock.
Truthfully though it is more than well worth it to keep Julip safe and slim for many hacks and PPG events to come.
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