Every cloud.....(pics)

[marmalade76]

My pone has been off with a field injury and needs a few weeks of walking exercise when I get round to riding him again. So, no hunting for me over the Christmas hols and probably for the rest of the season....or so I thought!

The lovely AprilBlossom lent me her lovely horse to hunt yesterday and what a fab ride he was! He did pull a bit and did fidget a bit when we were supposed to be standing, but other than that, he was fantastic! Many, many thanks, AB!

Anyway, some pics:-

Headless horsewoman!!

We're off!

The field.

Having a breather.

 

[whiteclover]

Lovely photos. Looks like you had a good time.

 

[AprilBlossom]

I literally cannot wait to take him next year (here's hoping I still had him!)

 

[marmalade76]

Aww, you will!

If not, I will return the favour (at some point!)

 

[marmalade76]

Lovely photos. Looks like you had a good time.

Thanks x

 

[JenHunt]

err, I might be being thick here, and if so I apologise... but is he huge or are you tiny?

he's lovely though and it looks like you had fun!

 

[AprilBlossom]

err, I might be being thick here, and if so I apologise... but is he huge or are you tiny?

he's lovely though and it looks like you had fun!

Bit of both!!!

 

[marmalade76]

Ha ha, I was surprised when I saw the pics, I thought I'd look smaller on him!!

He's 17h, I'm 5'.

 

[LizzieJ]

I also lent mine to a forum member to hunt Saturday - Rara07

 

[Tharg]

He is lovely looking, may I ask what bit he is in?

 

[LizzieJ]

Looks to me as though both are in Cheltenham gags

 

[marmalade76]

Looks to me as though both are in Cheltenham gags

Yep.

Lovely horse, Lizzie. So glad to here that there are other HHOers who are generous witht their horses

 

[LizzieJ]

I have to say I've only ever lent her to hunt staff before but she's a good hunter and I knew they would look after each other

 

[marmalade76]

Yes, you need to trust the friend and the horse! I have lent two of mine to another HHOer (not a regular poster) a few times now. She used to share my old horse but now lives in London so only manages to come out when she's up for a weekend with her folks. She was due to take my boy out before Christmas but his injury put paid to that

AB would have been on her horse herself were she not up the duff!

 

[LizzieJ]

I hope yours is ok soon! Works well if AB can't do much with hers though

 

[rara007]

Thanks LizzieJ June was very well mannered and looked after me Still someone would be so generous and trusting as to lend a horse and give up their day to someone who hardly knows the horse, the area or grown ups hunting Even if it was the PC meet

 

[marmalade76]

You'd be surprised! I'd be happy to lend my horse to someone who is a sympathetic rider, who's confident enough and wouldn't do anything I wouldn't do! They don't have to be 'good', 'cause I'm not good, but I like to think that I'm easy for a horse to carry, if that makes sense? I wouldn't let anyone near my horse who had an 'I've paid my cap and I'm going to get my money's worth' attitude, nor someone who'd be likely to sue me if they fall off!

 

[AmyMay]

I also lent mine to a forum member to hunt Saturday - Rara07

Love her. Smart little cob.

Bet they had a great day - it certainly looks as if they did.

 

[Bernster]

I was thinking the same as BDH on the OPs piccies - you must have had a great view from up there

 

[LizzieJ]

Love her. Smart little cob.

Bet they had a great day - it certainly looks as if they did.

Thank you the little cob is a tad over 17hh though

 

[AmyMay]

Thank you the little cob is a tad over 17hh though

I'd have put her around 15.2hh.

 

[marmalade76]

Thank you the little cob is a tad over 17hh though

LOL! Rara must be a bit bigger than me!

 

[LizzieJ]

about 5 inches taller and not riding so short The mare is pony built though (half bred dales) so does look smaller without anything to compare her to!

 

[Haniki]

What lovely hunters you both have, but 17hh! How do you get on and off to do gates? (I used to struggle with my 15.2hh but that was probably because she wouldn't stand still and then the saddle would slip....)

 

[VoR]

What lovely hunters you both have, but 17hh! How do you get on and off to do gates? (I used to struggle with my 15.2hh but that was probably because she wouldn't stand still and then the saddle would slip....)

WTF?????? GATES!!!??? You need to get more little people to hunt with you, get them to do it!

 

[marmalade76]

What lovely hunters you both have, but 17hh! How do you get on and off to do gates? (I used to struggle with my 15.2hh but that was probably because she wouldn't stand still and then the saddle would slip....)

I asked to be excused from gate shutting duties that day, usually I'm the first to offer my services 'cause where I hack, if you didn't have a well trained gate horse, you'd spend half you hack on the ground!

 

[LizzieJ]

VoR lets me off I've done one day this season of gates and that was a Tuesday cubbing! luckily we normally have a lot of little people out

 

[Haniki]

Good idea! I used to hunt during the week so no little people out.

 

[Kenzo]

marmalade76 - Lovely photos and I'm loving your patent boots!!!

 

[marmalade76]

Thank you!

Someone actually commented that day on my 'new boots', they're 10 years old!! And I hadn't even polished them, I was really naughty and just wiped them over the night before