Finally jumping and galloping again!

[clairebearnz]

After our accident in late July (he bucked me off on the road, then fell over while he was galloping home), we've been taking things slowly and calmly. This was NOT helped by a freak snowstorm (i.e. it hasn't snowed here in 70 years!) in mid-August:

I finally got brave enough to pop Tally over a few fences. This was met with furious, and overly enthusiastic joy from Tally, who went a bit nuts:

And a bit of this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKb6S8o97Dc

(That whole slowing down thing is apparently beneath him).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs86HxgoDRQ&feature=related

I then took him to the beach for a run yesterday morning. There was a lot of galloping, as he had a tendency to walk to get his breath back then zoom off again, but there was some calm paddling in the sea, and some jumping of logs! Even better, there was no rearing or tantrums or napping!

Spring is finally here, good and proper. We're heading for a balmy high of 16C and sunshine!

 

[Pebbles]

Well done you two - looks like you've had loads of fun and taken huge steps forward!! Where in the world are you?

 

[clairebearnz]

New Zealand, the west coast of the lower North Island. The top few photos are from Palmerston North, where Tally and I live for uni, while the bottom are Waitarere Beach, where home is.

 

[MrsMozart]

Very well done lass

 

[VioletStripe]

huge well done to both of you! Fantastic xx

 

[clairebearnz]

I am rather happy with the little man, even after he threw one of his feed buckets into the plum tree Hopefully, we will get out to some local shows, but at the moment I'm so busy with uni (last semester of my undergrad degree with a double major in biochemistry and genetics) that he's really been a bit ignored. Or as ignored as a horse can get, when he throws a tantrum about having a day off and removes his cover

 

[BlizzardBudd]

well done! looks like you both had alot of fun