First (Chilly!) Weekend of 2025

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Brrr! It's been cold here today, with glorious sunshine. Snow forecast this weekend which could mean anything from a but of a sleet drizzle to 'you can't leave your house by car'. I suspect it will be close to the former where I am...

I had a lesson today. Much more successful than last week in terms of 'stuff actually done'. I'm back into trot without being terrified. And with another horse in the arena, which is something that has made me 'nope' before but not today. For reasons unclear, we seemed to have lost correct bend and straightness on most of our corners this week and on both sides. Sigh. But the primary goal (have fun) was certainly met and I challenged myself to keep trotting even (especially!) when I wanted to stop. If I'm going to meet my goal to canter on a hack this year, I can't give up on trying to trot. :D

How are your plans for this weekend? Maybe they relate to your 2025 goals, maybe not, either way have a fab time with your horses everyone :)
 
Michen said:
I am heading to Santa Fe, New Mexico as a pit stop to Arizona where I’ll be reunited with my baby horse! Excited to see him and get cracking in 2025. I bought a book of groundwork exercises I saw TPO recommend on here so I am looking forward to putting those into practice.
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55 corrective exercises? Or something else?
 
Bf had his first gallop, on Rigsby. It wasn't exactly intended, but both had huge fun.

We all rode through floodwater so the boys are much cleaner too 🤣

I was going to enter a show, bit it is likely to be frozen in their outdoor arena, so I've booked to go swim in a freezing lake instead :eek:
 
Hacking for Coolie Saturday and Sunday and then dropping Henry off to be fasted and scoped Sunday night/Monday morning. Hopefully by Tuesday he will be feeling better (and my bank account significantly emptier!).
 
I've been doing some in hand stuff as the field is frozen. It defrosted enough yesterday for me to risk the 30 min out and back route on youngest cob. Can't do any longer routes because that road gets no sun.

Bouncy is an understatement! He wanted to canter. I said its a bit muddy so how about we walk. We did not walk.

It was like sitting on something doing Irish dancing. Legs everywhere. We've got it very warm and wet middle of the day tomorrow so I think I'll have to get him out.
 
I was meant to have a lesson this afternoon, with a plan to get back in the school again tomorrow to consolidate whatever we’d worked on in our lesson.

However, when I arrived at the yard today, the arena was still frozen solid, so Curly and I went out for a hack instead. I’m lucky that the yard is in the middle of a forest, and the ground was ok among the trees. He was very enthusiastic, and I seemed to enjoy having a good look at everything, as it was only our second hack and a new route for him.

No idea what we’ll do tomorrow, when the forecast is for sleet/snow. It’ll depend a bit when that hits and how strong the wind is.
 
Had just started short hacks on horse again, but bit frosty and icy and all that stuff now. Managed an in hand "hack" yesterday and a short turn out. Hopefully turn out later today in the wind and the rain once the snow has gone.
@Accidental Eventer hope all goes well
@rara007 Fab photos.
 
Managed 2 short hacks on the ponies but we're south east so had a tonne of rain - warm and very, very wet. Lots of wading through very deep puddles and plastering my girths in mud (I hate tack cleaning)
 
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