Bonico & Heidi (Finland)

I met Bonico for the first time when I was on the Pirates Trail in May 2018. I had described my wishes of the horse to the horseback riding travel agency beforehand. On the first morning of the trail I went to see the horses ahead of time. I immediately saw the beautiful active horse secretly hoping it would be for me. This horse was Bonico and he was going to be my trail horse. Our journey together was about to begin. Bonico was everything I had dreamed off: unique character, lovely to ride and very handsome. When I returned home, I missed him a lot. I was happy to hear that Rudi wanted to sell Bonico to me in Finland.

Bonico arrived in Southern Finland in August 2018. At first, he lived at a nice stables near a natural park with two other horses. I soon realized that Bonico needed more horses around him and I moved him to bigger stables where he began to feel more relaxed. The first winter went very well. He was ok with snow, frost, rugs, boots and studs.

Bonico is an amazing trail horse and that was one of the reasons why I bought him. He loves to go on hacks which we mainly do but he also seems to be a wonderful horse to ride in the arena. What I love the most is his character. He is strong, social and knows what he wants. He is very sweet and trusts me a lot. He likes routines and loves carrots and mares.

In summer, Bonico lives with other geldings in a big paddock where he can canter and eat green grass. Nowadays he seems to be very relaxed and enjoys his early retirement days. I hope that we will still have many years together.