Backing my 4yr old - week 2 update

[scotsmare]

Teeth / mouth all healed up so bridle now on and she's quite happy - NS starter bit seems to be agreeing with her after all.

The broncing round the school with the saddle on has reduced to mostly nothing.

Pilot - to - be was feeling brave so he put the dummy over her then watched it fly past his head two seconds later

Dummy pilot has been on a few times since and she's only bucked it off twice (no wonder it hangs so limply - it must have broken every bone in it's body

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She's now starting to look like a 'proper' horse though is, I think, forgetting who 'mum' is since she strutted quite calmly past me in a full set of tack on her way to the school last night.

 

[MrsMozartletoe]

Aw, your baby is growing up! Boo hoo and yet

at the same time.

I hope that dummy has health insurance!

 

[fine_and_dandy]

Sorry but that really made me PMSL - the bit about the dummy

Cheered me right up!

You should write "The backing diaries" in the style of the lovely Hovis, would be very funny

 

[teddyt]

Dummy needs some lunge lessons to deepen his seat. Reduced broncing sounds good though!

 

[tasel]

Did you make that dummy pilot yourself??? If so, can you tell me how (PM me)?

If you bought it... where? Need one of those! Not prepared to break the bones in my own body!!!

 

[Silverspring]

That's really quite interesting that she is being backed using a dummy. Is there a reason for this or is it just standard practice for the person doing the backing? I've never heard of anyone that has backed this way, justa bit curious as to how common it is!

 

[scotsmare]

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Did you make that dummy pilot yourself??? If so, can you tell me how (PM me)?

If you bought it... where? Need one of those! Not prepared to break the bones in my own body!!!

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No, it belongs to the person doing the backing - there was one for sale on ebay the other day though

 

[scotsmare]

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That's really quite interesting that she is being backed using a dummy. Is there a reason for this or is it just standard practice for the person doing the backing? I've never heard of anyone that has backed this way, justa bit curious as to how common it is!

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The horse in question is, ehm, quite spirited

However, he also likes them to be bearing weight on their backs in walk trot and canter before he tries to get on - at least then it's not such a big surprise!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Sounds like she is doing well!!

Brave dummy.....

 

[tasel]

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Did you make that dummy pilot yourself??? If so, can you tell me how (PM me)?

If you bought it... where? Need one of those! Not prepared to break the bones in my own body!!!

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No, it belongs to the person doing the backing - there was one for sale on ebay the other day though

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On Ebay??? What was it called????

 

[scotsmare]

I can't for the life of me remember - sorry - I found it by accident in the first place

 

[nicnag]

Well it sounds like she is making this an entertaining experience for herself! Also sounds like she's getting somewhere - what stage do you get the chance to get on board?

 

[scotsmare]

There is no way I'm getting on her for another few weeks yet

She's staying where she is at livery afterwards so there is no rush for her to be done - we're planning realistically for an end of June 'handover'.