Brilliant.Went for a hack.
Was apparently riding a rocket propelled pony (thank you spring grass!).
Bo is now snoring in his stable. I need a lie down in a darkened room.
Happy Easter everyone!
I am off with the little Spanish Bean to a Lewis Carrier clinic on Sunday that I am excited about!
Then next Saturday I am at the BRC Nationals with the big cob man
Finished 13th of 35. Frustrating extra circle in cones where I had a blind moment cost us a few places but overall a success. Next stop for Rocky- Royal Windsor Your horse is gorgeous, such a lovely trot. Good luck at Windsor. Love Windsor but told horse he needn’t go there again after his won a couple of years back. He finds the atmosphere quite a struggle.Been to Holland
Well done! Sounds like a really good time was had!Been to Holland
my friend had a really good lesson though and learnt a lot.
That was my thinking!That last one is one for the file, to look back on in another couple of years and see how far you have gone
Been to Holland
How frustrating! Still, at least the experience will bring her on and you have that last photo to look back on in future yearsAs I know people were interested in my Lewis Carrier clinic....unfortunately not much to report!
I took Bean to a new venue and was very much looking forward to the clinic!
After being a model young horse so far and always being perfectly behaved she found the venue very scary and found her nap button
Unfortunately not much work performed but got a couple of fun pictured anyway
Shows the ups and downs of training young horses and I schooled her yesterday and normal service was resumed!
Little disappointed as not really any tips given but not sure what he could do really
, but he enjoys it and bizarrely it seems to relax him rather than wind him up!
Quiet weekend horse-wise as I was off to visit some friends for the first three days of Easter. Had a quiet hack Monday then a jumping lesson yesterday including our first wall - it's still tricky to work out which stride he's jumping from (or vice versa - tbh I think he's a lot better at it than I am!) and we're doing plenty from trot still as we focus on ride ability. It's just a bit of fun for us and I doubt we'll do much bigger than this as I'm a complete
@TheMule asked for photos last time. Here's a vid and a screenshot:
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We've not focused on flatwork for a couple of weeks now. We're still having a huge issue with the right canter transition (jumping into right canter / flying change / simple change into right canter are both fine, we just can't do a bog standard trot to right canter) and following feedback from Diane Thurman-Baker a couple of weeks ago I'm having his back x-rayed on Thursday...and possibly everything else I can think of. If that's all clear we'll go down the new saddle route, which is a minefield that I'm not looking forward to!
Thanks! I found these lessons by accident really as I had intended to do the assessment lesson with view to hacking only. I liked the first lesson so much I booked in a second and with the particularly pants weather hacking has lost it's appeal for now! They're more expensive than previous place but absolutely worth every penny, I'm so glad to have found this instructor and yard.Well done! It's lovely to read reports of you enjoying your lessons again.
Well done on the placings...and the early morning
Love seeing your updates, it still boggles my mind that you can be so precise in the dressage! And the cones...and obstacles...
How frustrating! Still, at least the experience will bring her on and you have that last photo to look back on in future years
