lindsay1993
Well-Known Member
Its been almost a year since I last posted on here and a lot has happened!!
Ill start with Fluffy......
The scruffy, naughty little 11.2 ball of Fluff has turned out to be just perfect! I got a new job last Jan ( which Ill come too later!!!) which has meant I could move Fluffy to the yard I now work at. Hes turned a corner and my daughters riding has came on immensely! Ellie is 5 now, almost 6, and can confidently hack off lead in walk, trot and canter!!! It turns out that he just a loves to hack and having the yards ponies at my disposal occasionally has meant we can ride out together and have some great fun. Fluff is so genuine and will just bob along following what Im riding and generally being amazing. Ellie has been taking part in group lessons at the yard on Fluffy with their riding school ponies. This seemed to take a while to get used to as he likes to fly round the arena at 100mph overtaking everything in sight! He also took part in his first camp with Ellie and was fantastic, even getting over some little jumps without issue!
Now, to my exciting news.....
I got a job as work rider on a local eventing yard!! I couldnt be happier, seeing as things went downhill with my old boss as mentioned in previous posts. My new boss is fantastic and trusts me with all her horses, which is nice to know after having had 2 years of being told that I dont know what Im doing and shouldnt be around horses!
The yard has 6 eventers currently ranging from babies up to novice/intermediate and boy are they characters! Not one of them is an easy ride but I have learnt so much from them.
Things quickly progressed to me being left in sole charge of everything, sole groom at competitions, helping with the riding school side of things, livery duties and taking groups of treks out in the summer.
To be trusted by my boss, who I think is an amazing rider and has worked for and trained with some really big names, has made all the rubbish I had to go through with my previous boss and her family seem insignificant! To be told that Im doing a good job is such a nice feeling! The horses have done fantastic this season, coming home with plenty of ribbons! Ive made some great friends this year and have had some pretty hairy moments with this crazy bunch of horses but Im really enjoying it and looking forward to the next season!
This year has taught me that you should always keep plugging away at what you want and eventually things will come right. Dont listen to those awful few who always have a negative attitude!
To be able to ride these amazing talented horses is just a dream come true and to have my little Fluffy there in the mornings waiting for me is just lovely!
Ill start with Fluffy......
The scruffy, naughty little 11.2 ball of Fluff has turned out to be just perfect! I got a new job last Jan ( which Ill come too later!!!) which has meant I could move Fluffy to the yard I now work at. Hes turned a corner and my daughters riding has came on immensely! Ellie is 5 now, almost 6, and can confidently hack off lead in walk, trot and canter!!! It turns out that he just a loves to hack and having the yards ponies at my disposal occasionally has meant we can ride out together and have some great fun. Fluff is so genuine and will just bob along following what Im riding and generally being amazing. Ellie has been taking part in group lessons at the yard on Fluffy with their riding school ponies. This seemed to take a while to get used to as he likes to fly round the arena at 100mph overtaking everything in sight! He also took part in his first camp with Ellie and was fantastic, even getting over some little jumps without issue!
Now, to my exciting news.....
I got a job as work rider on a local eventing yard!! I couldnt be happier, seeing as things went downhill with my old boss as mentioned in previous posts. My new boss is fantastic and trusts me with all her horses, which is nice to know after having had 2 years of being told that I dont know what Im doing and shouldnt be around horses!
The yard has 6 eventers currently ranging from babies up to novice/intermediate and boy are they characters! Not one of them is an easy ride but I have learnt so much from them.
Things quickly progressed to me being left in sole charge of everything, sole groom at competitions, helping with the riding school side of things, livery duties and taking groups of treks out in the summer.
To be trusted by my boss, who I think is an amazing rider and has worked for and trained with some really big names, has made all the rubbish I had to go through with my previous boss and her family seem insignificant! To be told that Im doing a good job is such a nice feeling! The horses have done fantastic this season, coming home with plenty of ribbons! Ive made some great friends this year and have had some pretty hairy moments with this crazy bunch of horses but Im really enjoying it and looking forward to the next season!
This year has taught me that you should always keep plugging away at what you want and eventually things will come right. Dont listen to those awful few who always have a negative attitude!
To be able to ride these amazing talented horses is just a dream come true and to have my little Fluffy there in the mornings waiting for me is just lovely!
