MontyandZoom
Well-Known Member
Zoomy and I have just come back from the best weekend ever!
We went to adult pony camp or 'senile camp'. What an experience!! I was very worried about how Zoom would behave since she is a total nut but she coped well with the atmosphere.
Day 1: 2 hour lesson in flatwork and then some polework and jumping at the end. Then 2 hours of xc in the afternoon.
Day 2: polo demo then polocrosse lesson. Then gymkhana!!
The rest of the time was demos and lectures and lots of drinking!
Zoom was quite silly in the flatwork as expected and went mad in the jumping. Day two was much more our scene! The professional polo player actually rode her for the demo. She was awesome. I have never seen her play polo and she was a really good girl. I also loved the polocrosse, we are def going to take it up. Our team won the gymkhana too!
Some pics, flatwork lesson (best she has ever gone!!):
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=97948
xc lesson:
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=98938
Coming through the water:
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=99069
Almost taking a ducking (whoops!
):
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=98891
And one of her in the 'outline' that is more normal for her!!!:
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=97944
I haven't had a lesson for 11 years and it has totally inspired me. The whole weekend was the most fun I have ever had with horses!
More pics of the games and polo to follow when they are up on the site!!!
We went to adult pony camp or 'senile camp'. What an experience!! I was very worried about how Zoom would behave since she is a total nut but she coped well with the atmosphere.
Day 1: 2 hour lesson in flatwork and then some polework and jumping at the end. Then 2 hours of xc in the afternoon.
Day 2: polo demo then polocrosse lesson. Then gymkhana!!
The rest of the time was demos and lectures and lots of drinking!
Zoom was quite silly in the flatwork as expected and went mad in the jumping. Day two was much more our scene! The professional polo player actually rode her for the demo. She was awesome. I have never seen her play polo and she was a really good girl. I also loved the polocrosse, we are def going to take it up. Our team won the gymkhana too!
Some pics, flatwork lesson (best she has ever gone!!):
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=97948
xc lesson:
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=98938
Coming through the water:
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=99069
Almost taking a ducking (whoops!
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=98891
And one of her in the 'outline' that is more normal for her!!!:
http://www.e-pix.co.uk/pk/pic.php?id=97944
I haven't had a lesson for 11 years and it has totally inspired me. The whole weekend was the most fun I have ever had with horses!
More pics of the games and polo to follow when they are up on the site!!!
