redmone
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone!
Had an absolutely awesome day trip with Daughter and Dolly today, so thought I would share my almost bubbling over pride with you!
After an excellent school report (meeting all the targets set, and exceeding some) I booked an arena with working hunter jumps as treat for the two Ds!
Now everyone tells me that Dolly would do great at working hunter, except, Daughter has never jumped working hunter jumps! So we thought it was time for that to change!
Ohhh scroll back a couple of days. Meant to mention, Dolly has recently been one sweaty pony (thick coat, due to dodgy summer perhaps??) - so we decided that we'd have her clipped for the first time ever!!! I considered it last year, but decided that she didn't need go faster stripes
So on Monday she was clipped. She was perfect and seems much more comfortable now! However, a bit sharper! 
She was her usual happy self travelling today - seems to love our van and really is a happy pony on our day trips! She was VERY well behaved!!! Even when daughter and I had our (mid headcollor to bridle changeover) moment of "have you got her? - NO", "have you got her? - NO", "Well who's got hold of her???", "Oh. OK. I've got her now!"
Good girl Dolly!!!! 
Actually she really is a treat to take places. The van is pretty much completely equipped all the time, OH is fab at collecting tack/water/passport/holding Dolly/driving/checking battery and tyre pressure etc..... REALLY top bloke!!! Daughter can load and unload herself and is more and more competent at travelling a pony anywhere! I'm almost a little redundant now!!!
Back to the story......
We arrived at the arena, unloaded, tacked up and warmed up. Dolly was a star. She jumped a few "normal but rustic" jumps fine and then tried a few more solid jumps. Had a few refusals, but to be honest, they were quite half hearted - more "stop and gorp at the funny jumps" refusals! And we did have one high speed "bog off at gallop away from the roll top" moment, where daughter disappeared into the distance, giggling loudly!!!! BUT then we had a good few clear rounds!! VERY VERY proud mummy!!!!
Daughter was amazing too, using everything her instructors have told her to sit quietly and encourage Dolly over the jumps. I was ever so proud of her today. And she stayed on
Anyway, here's the good bit.....the photos......
scary roll top
gate - with rider missing head
o)
only just cleared this one lol
check the knee action!!!
giving Dolly a break
and my beautiful girls!!!
Can you tell I'm proud??? Does it show???
Seriously, I can't believe what this pony has become. I'm ever so proud of them both. What a team. I want these days to last forever.....
Having orange flavoured matchsticks and pepsi with slice of lemon tonight.....you can have some too! Thanks for reading x x x
Had an absolutely awesome day trip with Daughter and Dolly today, so thought I would share my almost bubbling over pride with you!
After an excellent school report (meeting all the targets set, and exceeding some) I booked an arena with working hunter jumps as treat for the two Ds!
Now everyone tells me that Dolly would do great at working hunter, except, Daughter has never jumped working hunter jumps! So we thought it was time for that to change!
Ohhh scroll back a couple of days. Meant to mention, Dolly has recently been one sweaty pony (thick coat, due to dodgy summer perhaps??) - so we decided that we'd have her clipped for the first time ever!!! I considered it last year, but decided that she didn't need go faster stripes
So on Monday she was clipped. She was perfect and seems much more comfortable now! However, a bit sharper! She was her usual happy self travelling today - seems to love our van and really is a happy pony on our day trips! She was VERY well behaved!!! Even when daughter and I had our (mid headcollor to bridle changeover) moment of "have you got her? - NO", "have you got her? - NO", "Well who's got hold of her???", "Oh. OK. I've got her now!"
Good girl Dolly!!!! Actually she really is a treat to take places. The van is pretty much completely equipped all the time, OH is fab at collecting tack/water/passport/holding Dolly/driving/checking battery and tyre pressure etc..... REALLY top bloke!!! Daughter can load and unload herself and is more and more competent at travelling a pony anywhere! I'm almost a little redundant now!!!
Back to the story......
We arrived at the arena, unloaded, tacked up and warmed up. Dolly was a star. She jumped a few "normal but rustic" jumps fine and then tried a few more solid jumps. Had a few refusals, but to be honest, they were quite half hearted - more "stop and gorp at the funny jumps" refusals! And we did have one high speed "bog off at gallop away from the roll top" moment, where daughter disappeared into the distance, giggling loudly!!!! BUT then we had a good few clear rounds!! VERY VERY proud mummy!!!!
Daughter was amazing too, using everything her instructors have told her to sit quietly and encourage Dolly over the jumps. I was ever so proud of her today. And she stayed on
Anyway, here's the good bit.....the photos......
scary roll top
gate - with rider missing head
o)
only just cleared this one lol
check the knee action!!!
giving Dolly a break
and my beautiful girls!!!
Can you tell I'm proud??? Does it show???
Seriously, I can't believe what this pony has become. I'm ever so proud of them both. What a team. I want these days to last forever.....
Having orange flavoured matchsticks and pepsi with slice of lemon tonight.....you can have some too! Thanks for reading x x x
