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Chubby horsie is best horsie.
Glad he's slimmed down a bit now though. Gotta watch 'dem oats!

Hah... we don't let him NEAR anything so nutrient rich as oats! He gets nothin' but hay and vitamins. That damned draft blood makes him an air fern!

Oh I certainly believe you there. =P
He's very pretty too by the way. I'm extremely envious. o///o

Oh dear god I just want to pick him up and STEAL HIM
SO cute! I luv dat jiggle /)^u^(\

If you can pick him up, you can HAVE him. He hasn't been weighed recently, but he was 1,300 lbs. when he was thin. *cough*

/folds arms
Challenge accepted.

What breed/mix is he? hes gorgeous. I had been riding a friends QH/TB but a fall last year put an end to my riding when I hurt my back.

Odin is a draft X cow? We actually have no idea - he was purchased as a barely halter-broke three year old by a very nice lady ( who I've become friends with) who thought that because he's half draft, he'd be a quiet sensible, unflappable trail mount for her. A horribly broken leg and several surgeries later, he was given to me. We wondered if he was maybe half fjord half paint since he's dun (and looks fairly similar to a fjord/tb cross I know), but we'll never really know.

My Guess would be theres fjord in there too. years ago I had a Belgian/QH trail mount named Sarge, he was probably one of the best horses Ive ever had the pleasure of knowing. Steadfast, sweet tempered , adventurous and willing to do anything you ask. He had been a hunting pack horse up in the Chugiak mountains in Alaska before my friends bought him.

Aw, I have a huge soft spot for draft crosses, and QHs are my second breed of choice. I only wish I had a Sarge! Odin is a spooky bugger who is afraid of everything on trail, and our other horse Milly is a confirmed show horse - trails? Trails would get her feet muddy... oh my no.

I haven't ridden a horse in a few years, I was pretty decent at it, but now I'm sure that I'm quite rusty. That's awesome that you have one!

Its like riding a bike though; once you learn, you never forget! Just takes a little while to brush the rust off. We've been so busy, the ponies haven't gotten much attention from us this winter at all, so I feel quite rusty myself!

D'awwww, that reminds me of my chubby Halfinger boy. I'm away at college so when I come home to ride I have to use my TBcross girth on him cause he's such a chunky muffin. Yours is absolutely adorable, what's his name? And is he just for pleasure or what sort of stuff do you do with him?

Awww, halflingers! Bones had what we think might have been a Halflinger cross at one point; everyone loved him because he had this two and a half foot long crinkly mane that made him look like a fat unicorn. LOL
His name is Odin, which he came with. He's not particularly godly. He was intended to be my jousting mount, but alas, since he is afraid of everything (puddles of pee, shadows on the ground, stones, plants... the list goes on) we're limited to putzing around and doing low level dressage. I haven't before this ever brought along a draft cross before, and I'm finding its much different than working with say, a stock horse breed. STUBBORNNESS is a factor. LOL And bending... and forward...

Beau is probably some sort of haflinger cross because he's a little short for his breed. I totally understand the stubbornness. Not only is he fat, but he likes to run which is odd for such a stocky breed, so we turned him into a MGAA/barrel racing pony. Unfortunately he has no consideration for my knees. I tried to do dressage with him once at a county fair and he ran through the chains around the ring. Not only that but when we canter left lead he does okay, but as soon as you turn him to the right he drops his shoulder and takes off because he thinks that means barrel racing time. x___x And somehow they're still so loveable!

I would rather see a fat horse than a horridly thin one. There are a lot of folks around here that keep their horses so thin you can see bones- and they ride they that way! It makes me sick.

That and chunky horses are sooooo cuuuute! :D

This is kinda my motto as well; yes my horse is still chunky, but I prefer him that way. Not at an UNHEALTHY weight mind you (like he is in the video! Oh god, the obesity!), but a little chub never hurt anyone.
I have no patience for people who don't feed their animals. *frowning, forever*

I say "If you can't keep 'em fat, you shouldn't keep 'em at all," but healthy fat!

I always tell folks that if I win the lottery I'd feed hungry animals. Hehe.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d.....y/037cb08d.jpg Meet my lovely fat chunkster! She is a halfinger draft cross as well! 15 hands hands tall...14 hands WIDE! LOL! And of course I match...so we are perfect!
I love draft cross ponies...they are so wonderful. Yours is adorable! And I must say better trained than my girl. She came from Gentle Giants Draft Horse rescue from a kill auction and she is pretty green. I am lucky enough to have a trainer working with her this spring and summer and I hope to look as good as your big guy soon!
Thanks for sharing! Fun video!

She's gorgeous! I have such a hang-up when it comes to drafts & draft crosses. Its probably for the best I'm forced to board out; if I had property, I'd be too tempted to bring home more. Unfortunately there are a couple auctions near me where a lot of older drafts get dumped when they no longer can perform. We used to have a really great draft rescue too (Save a Draft, or SAD), but they had to stop rescuing due to finance issues.
I love Gentle Giants! When I have time, I read the blog of a former volunteer there. :) I actually considered seeing if they'd adopt out of country (I'm in Canada) before I got my guy.

Your girl is a lucky duck to have been pulled from the kill pen. Thank you for adopting her; I only wish there were more people out there like you! :D