LauraWheeler
Well-Known Member
Hello, hello i'm back.
As some know I had to leave the place I was living in rather a rush
It ended up with me staying at a friends holiday home and my boys at two seperate yards. After alot of searching and stress I finaly found a wonderful place we could all be together. ( A big Thankyou to everyone on here who put the word out and gave me numbers of people to call while I was looking for a place.) To begin with Merryn came to the new place and Herbs stayed where he was. I had alot of work on and was hardly at home. Herbs was staying at one of the yards I worked at so it made sence for him to stay there. That way I could still ride him everyday. Although the yard he was at had no secure place to leave tack and had been broken into several times so it ment two months of riding Herbie bareback all the time. I got some funny looks while out on the forest.
Merryn settled into the new place streight away. In good old Merryn style it was asif he had always been there. He was best buds with my ladladys horse N, which was good because 3 days after we arrived the other horse, N's mum had to be PTS. N is 15 and has never been appart from his mum but Merryn realy helped him cope and never left his side for the following few days.
Herbs and I went show jumping twice. The first time we got 5th. My OH couldn't come so I didn't get it videod. But the next time we came 3rd.
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Both jumps we had down were my fault compleatly
Then came the time to move Herbie to our new home. He found it all very upsetting. It took him a few weeks to calm down bless him. Everything was a battle and afew of his old habits came back. Even hacking turned into abit of a nightmare again. But luckly now he seems very happy here. The most settled he's ever been. Moving home used to mean a new owner for him but hopefuly now he's realising whereever he moves to i'll always be with him. He's stuck with me forever.
One he had settled I took him showjumping again. But now we lived along way from the venue. We hacked for two hours on the Sat afternoon and he stayed at a yard I work at over night. Then we had an hour hack to the venue in the morning.
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We got 3rd again
Then afew weeks later we did it all again.
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Again the fence down was my fault. Don't know what I was thinking bringing him in on that angle But dispite me Herbs got 5th place 
Next we had our first go at a ridden show class. It was a fairly big show for our first try but they split the foresters at hight so we would be up against other shortarse foresters We did the novice ridden new forest pony under 13.2hh. We hacked to the show and I hadn't realised how far it was. It took us 2 hours to get there with the last hour mainly trotting. Anyway we arrived intime and Herbs had a little rest before we went in. He walked and trotted round realy sweetly but sadly our canter round was spoilt by two adult competitors feeling the need to ride up his backside despite his red ribbon . But seeing as they looked at eachother and laughed after they did it I assume it was on perpous 
maybe I should be flattered that they thought I was competition and needed to do it. I do wish I'd let him kick them though. We were both upset by it. we were pulled in in any order and naturaly Herbs and I came in last 
I was dreading are indervidule show. Herbs can be a nappy git when he wants to be and I just knew he was going to switch off while stood in the lineup. Eventualy our turn came. I stood him up for the judge. She asked me to walk away, trot back then do a short show. I asked Herbs to walk on and he just grunted and started going backwards. "O god" I thought "He's going to be a git" He took afew steps back and stopped. I growled at him and he walked on. We turned and trotted back then to my surprise he did a realy sweet show. He trotted and cantered when I asked him and didn't even think about napping to the lineup I was so proud. we got 6th place. The judge realy liked him but said he "looked tired" I laughed and told her how far we had hacked to get there. She said she wasn't surprised he was tired and that he was lovely and I should show him more but maybe not hack him so far beforehand.
Sadly my OH didn't get much of the class on Vid and he didn't get any of our indervidule show
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I couldn't resist the song It's how I feel about him. Some people I know are quite rude about him but I don't care he's a superstar to me.
The next weekend we went to another show (only 1 1/2 hour hack this time ). we did the 2ft jumping class. I bottled it, it was our first time at a new venue and I had 2 refusels Herbs didn't bat an eyelid and once I pulled myself together and re presented him at each of the jumps he just popped over realy sweetly 
Then we did the inhand coloured horse/pony. Again he was realy well behaved and he only went and won the class I was so proud and he deserved a red ribbon esp after I messed up the jumping for him.
So thats it all caught up.
Now i'm hoping to hire a trailer afew times over the winter and do some more dressage and also take him hunting when the meets are within hacking distance. I'm so proud of my little man he's come such along way from when I first got him and he's done so well this year getting a ribbon at every show we've been to (depite my awful riding).
I hope you enjoyed my update and the videos.
(By the way i'm fully aware of my crapness, it's due to nervs, (I think my riding has improved the more I go, I hope those who follow Herbs and I can see it to) I know by posting vids on a public forum I open myself up to crit constructive or otherwise. Rude comments WILL be ignored. I'm not hurting Herbs in anyway If I was I would be on the floor Trust me. If Herbs is uncomfortable in anyway he lets you know in no uncertain terms lol)
Anyway thanks for reading and watching the vids. Hope everyone is ok. xxxxxxx
As some know I had to leave the place I was living in rather a rush
It ended up with me staying at a friends holiday home and my boys at two seperate yards. After alot of searching and stress I finaly found a wonderful place we could all be together. ( A big Thankyou to everyone on here who put the word out and gave me numbers of people to call while I was looking for a place.) To begin with Merryn came to the new place and Herbs stayed where he was. I had alot of work on and was hardly at home. Herbs was staying at one of the yards I worked at so it made sence for him to stay there. That way I could still ride him everyday. Although the yard he was at had no secure place to leave tack and had been broken into several times so it ment two months of riding Herbie bareback all the time. I got some funny looks while out on the forest.Merryn settled into the new place streight away. In good old Merryn style it was asif he had always been there. He was best buds with my ladladys horse N, which was good because 3 days after we arrived the other horse, N's mum had to be PTS.
N is 15 and has never been appart from his mum but Merryn realy helped him cope and never left his side for the following few days.Herbs and I went show jumping twice. The first time we got 5th. My OH couldn't come so I didn't get it videod. But the next time we came 3rd.
[youtube]MzpFaRWOIvE[/youtube]
Both jumps we had down were my fault compleatly
Then came the time to move Herbie to our new home. He found it all very upsetting. It took him a few weeks to calm down bless him. Everything was a battle and afew of his old habits came back. Even hacking turned into abit of a nightmare again. But luckly now he seems very happy here. The most settled he's ever been. Moving home used to mean a new owner for him but hopefuly now he's realising whereever he moves to i'll always be with him. He's stuck with me forever.
One he had settled I took him showjumping again. But now we lived along way from the venue. We hacked for two hours on the Sat afternoon and he stayed at a yard I work at over night. Then we had an hour hack to the venue in the morning.
[youtube]bqPcQHYfOhM[/youtube]
We got 3rd again
Then afew weeks later we did it all again.
[youtube]p-erTT3AaYo[/youtube]
Again the fence down was my fault. Don't know what I was thinking bringing him in on that angle
But dispite me Herbs got 5th place Next we had our first go at a ridden show class. It was a fairly big show for our first try but they split the foresters at hight so we would be up against other shortarse foresters
We did the novice ridden new forest pony under 13.2hh. We hacked to the show and I hadn't realised how far it was. It took us 2 hours to get there with the last hour mainly trotting. Anyway we arrived intime and Herbs had a little rest before we went in. He walked and trotted round realy sweetly but sadly our canter round was spoilt by two adult competitors feeling the need to ride up his backside despite his red ribbon . But seeing as they looked at eachother and laughed after they did it I assume it was on perpous maybe I should be flattered that they thought I was competition and needed to do it. I do wish I'd let him kick them though. We were both upset by it. we were pulled in in any order and naturaly Herbs and I came in last I was dreading are indervidule show. Herbs can be a nappy git when he wants to be and I just knew he was going to switch off while stood in the lineup. Eventualy our turn came. I stood him up for the judge. She asked me to walk away, trot back then do a short show. I asked Herbs to walk on and he just grunted and started going backwards. "O god" I thought "He's going to be a git" He took afew steps back and stopped. I growled at him and he walked on. We turned and trotted back then to my surprise he did a realy sweet show. He trotted and cantered when I asked him and didn't even think about napping to the lineup I was so proud. we got 6th place. The judge realy liked him but said he "looked tired" I laughed and told her how far we had hacked to get there. She said she wasn't surprised he was tired and that he was lovely and I should show him more but maybe not hack him so far beforehand.Sadly my OH didn't get much of the class on Vid and he didn't get any of our indervidule show
[youtube]1gSrLeop6AQ[/youtube]
I couldn't resist the song
It's how I feel about him. Some people I know are quite rude about him but I don't care he's a superstar to me.The next weekend we went to another show (only 1 1/2 hour hack this time
). we did the 2ft jumping class. I bottled it, it was our first time at a new venue and I had 2 refusels Herbs didn't bat an eyelid and once I pulled myself together and re presented him at each of the jumps he just popped over realy sweetly Then we did the inhand coloured horse/pony. Again he was realy well behaved and he only went and won the class I was so proud and he deserved a red ribbon esp after I messed up the jumping for him.So thats it all caught up.
Now i'm hoping to hire a trailer afew times over the winter and do some more dressage and also take him hunting when the meets are within hacking distance. I'm so proud of my little man he's come such along way from when I first got him and he's done so well this year getting a ribbon at every show we've been to (depite my awful riding).
I hope you enjoyed my update and the videos.
(By the way i'm fully aware of my crapness, it's due to nervs, (I think my riding has improved the more I go, I hope those who follow Herbs and I can see it to) I know by posting vids on a public forum I open myself up to crit constructive or otherwise. Rude comments WILL be ignored. I'm not hurting Herbs in anyway If I was I would be on the floor Trust me. If Herbs is uncomfortable in anyway he lets you know in no uncertain terms lol)
Anyway thanks for reading and watching the vids. Hope everyone is ok. xxxxxxx
