Nugget La Poneh
Well-Known Member
Yesterday we took the Haffalump off to a local unaffiliated show to do some jumping, neither me or my sharer are the most confident, and I hadn't jumped more than 4 x 6" X poles at any one time since I last worked with horses (about 10yrs ago!) and I decided the 50cm class was the best place to start 
When I say local, the farm we were going to is an 4 mile hack away, including a 300m stretch of the A140 with everyone and everything flying past at 60mph or more
. Louisa, my sharer, hacked him over with a friend and her horse and said that he didn't even notice the traffic. They had a slight moment when they got chased by a loose dog, and Nugz ended up kicking out at the dog as it went for his heels
Short story long - considering this is the first show under saddle AND it involved lots of whizzy, sometimes out of control pony clubbers I couldn't have asked for anything more from him.
He was a complete star. Nothing fazed him (loose calf on other side of a fence got his head up and a snort, but he does that with other horses), happily grazed, or stood and snoozed while waiting.
Didn't get placed, but we didn't go for that. I should've got eliminated twice as I completely bodged up and we got 8 faults for...well, one refusal and not sure what else, but I was just glad to be allowed to carry on!! Sharer did 2 x clear rounds and also did the 50cm after seeing me fluff and she was 40secs (yup...40secs!!) quicker which wasn't difficult as I took a couple of detours :lol: and unfortunately he dropped a leg on the last fence so got 4 faults.
Then I hacked him home and we had a paddle in the river
I :wub: my pony
Setting off:
Surveying the show:
Showing we have been working on our flatwork
Showing potential:
And having a well deserved roll:
When I say local, the farm we were going to is an 4 mile hack away, including a 300m stretch of the A140 with everyone and everything flying past at 60mph or more
. Louisa, my sharer, hacked him over with a friend and her horse and said that he didn't even notice the traffic. They had a slight moment when they got chased by a loose dog, and Nugz ended up kicking out at the dog as it went for his heels Short story long - considering this is the first show under saddle AND it involved lots of whizzy, sometimes out of control pony clubbers I couldn't have asked for anything more from him.
He was a complete star. Nothing fazed him (loose calf on other side of a fence got his head up and a snort, but he does that with other horses
), happily grazed, or stood and snoozed while waiting. Didn't get placed, but we didn't go for that. I should've got eliminated twice as I completely bodged up and we got 8 faults for...well, one refusal and not sure what else, but I was just glad to be allowed to carry on!! Sharer did 2 x clear rounds and also did the 50cm after seeing me fluff and she was 40secs (yup...40secs!!) quicker which wasn't difficult as I took a couple of detours :lol: and unfortunately he dropped a leg on the last fence so got 4 faults.
Then I hacked him home and we had a paddle in the river
I :wub: my pony
Setting off:
Surveying the show:
Showing we have been working on our flatwork
Showing potential:
And having a well deserved roll:
