All Aboard the Good Ship Baydale... *vids*

[Baydale]

Bad jup, especially with a score like that in the dr . Bigger spurs and less calmer? Run him at MKEC's unaff 3-day to get him thinking a bit more forward?

NLM - glad you're back!

Very bad, he was beyond cheeky and into the realms of downright naughty!

I was prodding him for all I was worth with my max length spurs at the coffin but still nothing, and even the second time he was sticky. I think the more you flap, the more nervous/sharp he gets so his brain needs to be an oasis of calm(er).

 

[deskbound]

Blue Chip Karma, as recommended by LD. I know it was a strong novice but he was capable enough, or he would have been if his mind had been on the job in hand instead of just galloping around madly and in random directions.

Did Mite not know that carrots are a superfood and if you eat enough you become turbo-charged?

Oh he's plenty capable, particularly in your hands: which is probably why I just glared at him from the bottom of the ramp rather than attempting an ear scratch, how could he be so NAUGHTY . Onwards & upwards, he'll have learned so much for jumping round there (and being made to do the straight routes even if he was a toad first time ). Not much solace, I know, but it's all big confidence & experience credits in the piggy bank for the future .

Maybe that's why my pa bought a whole bag to take home ... I'll be going warp speed by Saturday

 

[Baydale]

Cheeky monkey making you work that hard! The dressage looks great though, hope he chills over the XC.

For what it's worth R is always 'lookier' when the grass comes out which I always put down to a magnesium deficiency and up his magnesium calmer. Works on him so it might be an idea to try.

Thanks Booboos, it could be that as well as we seem to have plenty of green stuff in our fields. It was bloody hard work but I'm fitter than I thought so didn't need oxygen at the end.

 

[Baydale]

Blimey, saw the pic on baydale is busted post and if that's a 'bad' jump for you I'm giving up now......

Ha ha. I did manage about one straight stride before he hurled himself over it and it looks a lot tidier than it felt. My face was like this followed by this and then this when he chipped in at meardsall_millie's fence

 

[Baydale]

I hadn't realised it was your birthday so congratumalations from me. Ralph was as cute as ever and I watched Jup's SJing in the flesh and thought it was very good, even through my fog of despair. Sometimes they just don't jump high enough!!!

If you'd been around later and seen the bother the top guns had at the cows (one of whom lost a section after a major napping episode cost her 30+ TFs ) then you'd have been even prouder of them I think.

I thought it was quite interesting doing just the XC on Saturday - gave me an idea of what the horse might be like at a 3-day.

Bring Ralph to RIchmond on the Sunday - I've got it pencilled in for Fugly's first Novice and I'll be at Chatsworth on the Fri or Fri/Sat depending on whether I do the Nov or CIC* (ie. depending on whether I've managed to destress or possibly calmer-ise the horse! ).

I might go to Aston with Ralph, no cut-out cows there iirc, just phallic wood-carvings.

 

[Baydale]

I think it was well ridden at the wine glass - I did wonder why they gave us that fence!!

XC without all of the boring stuff first can result in a very different horse to what you are use to, even if you don't usually use a calmer.

Good luck for your next event.

Thanks, L, at least you didn't get a boring fence and it did make me feel better when I watched a few others jump it later. I'll know for next time that he needs different management in those circumstances - you learn something new every day, don't you?

 

[Baydale]

Ralph is just edible, but you csn always rely on a pony to keep you guessing Looking forward to his Novice debut

As for Joope, that is more than a bit annoying, tell him even Auntie K is cross with him, and he's the apple of my eye Interesting thoughts re the calmer, and agree it is better to find out now rather than wait till you've paid hundreds of pounds to be a at a three day. Really sorry we missed each other altogether, but it was rather one of those weekends, wasn't it?

I told him you were cross and he just did his "yeah, whatever" face.

It was, I hardly had any time to chat as he wanted to get home to get on his tractor, spoilsport.

 

[Baydale]

Well done on the pony, don't think the step up to Nov is going to bother him too much .
As for Jupiter, I don't really know what to say - you must have been so disappointed, especially after the brilliant dressage. Is he well in himself now? My lot are never quite sure about using calmers and I think they've decided not to with Bert anymore to see if he can learn to calm himself down.
It's just one event in a whole season though, bound to be better next time .

Thanks, T, you're right about Ralph, he does rather think that he's invincible.

I was disappointed, gutted actually, but a cappuccino and some shortbread soon cheered me up. I'm not a massive calmer user but that one does seem to help Jup with his ADHD problem.

 

[Baydale]

Belated Happy Birthday!!!

Ralphie G is super cute!

Lovely SJ round on Jooopiter. Shame about the XC but I guess at least there's (hopefully) something you can do to chill him out. Glad Bill isn't the only one who goes round XC with eyes on stalks spooking at the scenery. It really amazes me that horses still think they are prey animals, I mean honestly how often does a pile of wood actually get up and munch a horse?

Thanks, Becky. Ralph was getting lots of looks and not just when he was being naughty for the dressage.

I know it's Jup's thing to look at everything but the fence but it was magnified by 1000 on Saturday, a bit scary actually.

 

[Baydale]

Maybe Jooooopiter just needs to come and live at 'low expectations mean we always leave pleased' in Lancashire

I do think the xc only on a day doesn't do comedians like him any favours.
Well done on Ralph

Oh he'd love it at your house, he and R'Kid came out of the same mould.

 

[Baydale]

The title reminds me of a song that I think I'd better not share....

Thank you for posting a video of Ralph, I've never seen a tea pot jump before so am glad to know what one looks like He might be cheeky but I rather like him! If I send you a self addressed envelope would you mind popping him in?

Poor old Jup he obviously used up al his good behavoir in the DR & SJing and just had to make up for it all XC However he is absoutely pinging in fine form in the 'Busted...' thread! May you should aim him at all fences on a not so good stride after a hard yank?...

IMHO the SJing looked a lot better, smoother and 'nicer' over all than your Sjing videos from last year.

Goodluck with the next outing and thanks for the cake!

ETS- belated Happy B-Day!

Thanks, F_F, I think I know the words to that song too but it's probably not one for general consumption.

After my dressage with Ralph I would very happily have posted him to Aus but his fan club, and owner, may have had a problem with that. I like the technical advice though, yank and kick, is that the gist of it? I'm all for keeping things simple...

 

[Baydale]

Sounds like a testing day for you, obviously Jup was just testing you as a birthday present

The showjumping round looked grand - shouldn't complain with a clear, speaking from experience they are hard to come by

Jup was perhaps trying to take my mind off how old I was?!

Ralph rarely has a fence but does get a bit fast and flat if you let him, hence the head-tossing in the related distance when I insisted that Warp Factor 8 was too fast.

 

[Baydale]

What a naughty Jupiter- but he is clearly very capable! And when else could you describe your OH as a "stud man"?!

Jup is capable, definitely, but just has problems containing his enthusiasm.

 

[Baydale]

Haven't watched the Jup vids but if Ralph jumps like your tea pot, can I have your teapot pls?.... Happy to swap it for an unused and unloved cafetiere (with as far as I know no showjumping talent)

I think you did as good as could be expected in the dressage on him, he looked like he was 'on the brink' tee hee naughty rascal!

I'm sure your cafetiere has as yet undiscovered talents.

On the brink? Teetering on the edge, more like.

 

[Baydale]

Baydale: what about Aston mid week for Ralphie's Nervous debut? As for young Jooop, I hope he's feeling more contrite today .

Aston it is then, good plan, db. As for Jooop feeling contrite, not a bit of it.

 

[Baydale]

Love Ralph he look greats fun.

Jups dressage and sj looks fab, so much more grown up, what a shame about the xc, looks like he likes to get the work done all on one day

Ralph is great fun but I was rather taken aback when he was so naughty warming up, he's never been like that before. Ponies, eh?

Jup is growing up, just verrrry slowly.

 

[Baydale]

Oh he's plenty capable, particularly in your hands: which is probably why I just glared at him from the bottom of the ramp rather than attempting an ear scratch, how could he be so NAUGHTY . Onwards & upwards, he'll have learned so much for jumping round there (and being made to do the straight routes even if he was a toad first time ). Not much solace, I know, but it's all big confidence & experience credits in the piggy bank for the future .

Maybe that's why my pa bought a whole bag to take home ... I'll be going warp speed by Saturday

Glaring is lost on Jup, even you and TB combined couldn't scare him into submission. You're right, that's no solace at all but as TS says, experience(in this case read "mileage") is what you get right after you need it (or something like that).

 

[Lolo]

Thanks, F_F, I think I know the words to that song too but it's probably not one for general consumption.

After my dressage with Ralph I would very happily have posted him to Aus but his fan club, and owner, may have had a problem with that. I like the technical advice though, yank and kick, is that the gist of it? I'm all for keeping things simple...

It's good advice, kick and pull. At Poplar this weekend, we heard 5 separate parents telling their offspring "Just kick and pull here darling, kick and pull"... Mum and I promptly started telling Al this when she was warming up. We're such embarrassments

Naughty ponies (is it bad to think of Jup as a pony? Is he actually enormous?!) but with good bits. Love Ralph so much though- he's got that bumptious thing going on

 

[Festive_Felicitations]

Thanks, F_F, I think I know the words to that song too but it's probably not one for general consumption.

After my dressage with Ralph I would very happily have posted him to Aus but his fan club, and owner, may have had a problem with that. I like the technical advice though, yank and kick, is that the gist of it? I'm all for keeping things simple...

Yep kick and yank was the gist of it not stylish but based on the photo highly effective

 

[Saratoga]

Thanks for posting the vids and report of your guys, and so great you stick by your word and post warts and all!

Bad Jup for letting you down when you were in such a competitive position!! It would be the sort of thing my big boy would do

Early in the season though, and as K said, rather they have the problems round Novice and you can sort them, rather than them happening at a higher level!

 

[Dollysox]

Oh I do enjoy a good Baydale comp report complete with vids. It's the best way to spend my lunch hour.

I LOVE Ralph! You could just see the "energy" in that dressage test, right from the start. Bouncy ponies rule, definitely. And Jup wouldn't be Jup if he didn't give you a serious workout at some point. The photo on the other thread was awesome.

Onwards, and better luck next time, although they will probably swap roles. You know how they like to wind us up.