Ozzie
Where in the world can man find nobility with attitude,
Friendship with scratches, beauty covered in muck?
Here where grace is laced with many unorthodox moments,
And strength by gentleness unconfined,
He serves when he feels like it, has fought over food daily,
There is nothing so powerful nothing more unpredictable,
There is nothing so quick, nothing so impatient,
Our past has been borne on his back and on the flat of my back on the ground,
Our history is his industry,
We are his heirs, he is our inheritance.
The Connemara Pony.
Hamish & Ozzie Horsehair Jewellery: Ozzie has teamed up with his good friend and grass eating buddy Hamish, and set up a new horsehair jewellery range which they designed themselves: www.hamishandozzie.com They will be up at the RDS Horse Show this August 2010.
“A horse’s perspective on life”
If any horses have any more tips they want Ozzie to broadcast on his blog,
please email them to office@irishhorsemanship.com
Stay tuned for part 2, coming soon!!
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Cost: €12 including postage. OZZIE : The story of a young horse by Elaine Heney Published Dec 2008 ISBN: 978-0955265327 Paperback: 254 pages. Read the first chapter here. |
“I bought Ozzie over a year ago as a green five year old at the sales in Kilkenny. As we unloaded him in Tipperary that night I realised I had a restart on my hands. This is the story of how we progressed. Early reviews have described this book as “beautifully written, fantastic, totally addictive reading. Elaine captures you and drags you into her world. What came across from Ozzie’s story was that there’s so much learning that happens on both side of the horse human partnership. Having young horses could become addictive, it’s such a gift being able to watch them grown and learn, I’m loving it.” Buy with paypal or or send a cheque payable to ‘Elaine Heney’ for €12 euros, to ‘Ozzie’s Book, Irish Horsemanship, Grove, Kilfeacle, Tipperary, Co. Tipp, Ireland’ and include your name and address.
Amazon review: 5 stars, brilliant! 4 Jan 2009 S. Cheeseman UK
I got this book for Christmas and subsequently spent every free minute for the next 5 days engrossed in it. It is extremely funny and very interesting, Elaine Heney has an excellent writing style that makes it very easy to read (It was very good bedtime reading). As well as this, it is extremely informative and would be a great book for anyone wanting to bring on a young horse, whatever its background. Thoroughly recommend this book to anyone.
Amazon review: 5 stars, Ozzie: The Story of a Young Horse 16 Feb 2009 MO’C Ireland
This is a must-read for any horse lover. I loved Elaine’s easy writing style and having read so many other horse training books this is definitely one to hold to heart. Ozzie’s story is so real and honest! For anyone working with their own young horse this book is full of great training tips and words of wisdom, which are like gold when your bringing on a horse. And if your not? Well, it is quite simply a lovely read.
