It ages since I've been able to get on here, love reading everyone's aims, good post!
Mine are:
- to be able to do the premier leagues on baker at AM and prepare for small tour the following year
- compete lindt at medium and get him confident in his changes
- qualify lindt and baker for...
That's a great score, what a good boy to get that on his first outing, I always think must be so daunting for them at their first show so you should be really chuffed :)
I was a freelance dressage rider but took on the lease of my own dressage yard with my partner recently. My partner is horsey but he has his own non-horsey job and i still freelance otherwise we wouldnt be able to have the yard (it covers its costs and allows us to keep our horses but no profit)...
I'll be there on the sunday, know how youfeel little flea as digby had time off in june after injuring himself in the field, am off for an emergency training session the day before!
Gorgeous pics! Lots of luck for the regionals. I have mine on the sunday at keysoe... and all also going for a lesson to have a 'thrashing' the day before haha
For me I am happy to pay whatever (as long as i can afford it without going bankrupt!) as long as the training is worth it, i train with erik theilgaard and anna r-d and both worth every single penny and more! Also you may find that some trainers' prices vary depending on where their clinics are...
We've got one who's 6yrs old, he's got lovely paces and sensible head on him, we do dressage with him but he jumps once a week for fun and has a really bold confident jump but polite in the hand. He's a real softie in his stable too
If you have a horse that's a bit nervy or stressy in the rein back it can really help to have someone standing on the ground, and at the same time as you apply the aids they gently push the horse back from the shoulder and say 'back' at the same time, like you would if you were standing on the...