Carlton PN report - We did it!!!! (plus photos)

[madhector]

Your right - I cant wait! Burnham Beeches seems ages away now

 

[madhector]

Thanks! Sorry you didnt have such a good day

 

[madhector]

Thankyou!

 

[Twinkletoes]

Congratulations, he looks wonderful. x well done.

 

[sunflower]

Well done! And that last photo of him is lovely

 

[kerilli]

that's absolutely brilliant, very very well done, you're very brave! where to next?

 

[madhector]

We are off to Burnham Beeches next, but really need to come up with something for the XC, I am thinking of maybe a nathe Jointed combination bit, does such a thing exist?

 

[Maloo]

oh well done you must be som pleased with him!!

(sorry millbrooksong not mallo!!)

 

[KatB]

Yep there is a nathe combination bit, they are ££ though!!

Well done, pleased all is coming together

 

[madhector]

Thought they would be

But he seems to like the nathe on the flat so combined with the hackamore type feel for XC he might be happy there too...

 

[KatB]

Most possibly....in logic anyway

He looks stunning in the photo

Do you want to swap?!

 

[madhector]

I actually think he is now worth hanging onto...

Although Im sure I will change my mind when he thinks up something new to throw at me

 

[KatB]

Lol! Well you know where to come if you do want to

 

[milz88]

Congratulations, thats a great result, seems as thought the hackamore is doing the trick, you must be glad you went for it and tried it!! I also had to do a major emergency stop before 5 so that I could drop down the steps!!! bit hairy!!

 

[madhector]

Thanks! It was a very tight turn, think we would have had difficulty in a bit let alone in the hackamore

 

[seabiscuit]

CONGRATS!! What brilliant news this is E, you must be so thrilled that finally J is showing what he really can do! Great news that he was so promising in all three phases... and that he showed that he really loved his XC and still jumped even with dodgy steering! Beautifull pictures!! Do you think that he would still fuss about his mouth if you put a really simple single bar snaffle along with the hackamore?

 

[madhector]

I hacked him out with a rubber snaffle and the hackamore and he was fine, then had a lesson and put the nathe straightbar in with it and he hated it, so maybe worth trying the rubber one again....

 

[Bossanova]

Brave you for risking it but I'm so gald it worked- he looks so much happier in his jump

 

[milz88]

The pictures are great, looks very happy, I hope it continues to go very well for you

 

[madhector]

He does doesnt he

Thats the main reason I bought the last picture, as it is actually a shot from over a fence, and he looks so happy

 

[_jetset_]

Woohoo... it sounds as though you have really cracked it!!!

 

[BeckyD]

Hello! It was good to meet you though I felt like a bit of a stalker or something saying hello to someone I'd never met before! Jerry is gorgeous! Glad you had such a good day - and I saw a couple of dunkings at the water so you were wise to go long route. I think it was so dark it must have been pretty offputting to the horses.

I got a few video clips but it looks like you got it all on video anyway. I got a great one of Jerry having a moment in the warmup

I've got the worst sunburn. I blame my OH for having to go into work at the last moment and leaving me to go to Carlton alone and therefore not putting sun lotion on me!

 

[wizoz]

WOW, WOW and even more WOW!!! That is fantastic, he looks the happiest i've ever seen him in the SJ and that photo of him is simply STUNNING

I'm so very thrilled for you E, he is an awesome boy and you have done a fine job of conquering him and his funny ways, all credit MUST go to you.

BL00DY well done

 

[BeckyD]

Oh I missed you! I was there Sunday also (alone!). Got terrible sunburn - hope you managed to avoid that.

 

[ColouredFan]

Fantastic well done! A double clear is great! Good luck finding something to ride him in XC he is a tricky one!

 

[Jul]

Great stuff - they are some lovely pics and I don't blame you for buying that last one, its a stunner.

I was there yesterday too and I would say that course was a true test of steering! We ended up jumping half the fences on an angle too, blow all my course walk plans. So if you managed to get round there with a hackamore the first time of using it then that was a good test and you did bloody well.

Presuming you'll both get more used to it from a steering point of view and as he's so happy in it, might be worth giving it another go at BB? From what I can remember there aren't nearly so many sharp turns there although there may be an angled double or two in there.

Really well done on yesterday, great that you had such a breakthrough. I think all of us that managed to get round clear in the blistering heat deserve an extra pat on the back(well our horses do anyway

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[Troggy]

That's a shame! Was there from bout 1.30-5ish. Managed to avoid sunburn though, could only find factor 30 at home! lol!

Had lots of ice cream and spent most of time in shade by water jump while the PN was on, moved around a bit for the intro

 

[I_A_P]

BL**DY WELL DONE.. i was thinking about you yesterday and kept checking BDWP allllllll day so i am so pleased you did well. You really deserve it....long may it continue

 

[madhector]

Would love to see the videos, especially of the warm up

Was great to meet you

 

[madhector]

Thanks hun I am over the moon with him, lets just hope it continues!!