measles
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We had a ginger girls day out on Saturday with the exception of a small bay boy who was snuck onto the lorry by another little boy when we weren't looking 
B was doing PC team SJ with Poppy our homebred little pony and his best bay chum, Bobby. A had been drafted in to help make up teams with two orange girls we have to produce at the moment so it was a long and busy day. The venue sells Costa coffee though so I was kept warm and sane
B and Poppy were first up and aside from a little steering malfunction in one corner of the arena where he lost his reins and they crossed their tracks Poppy jumped clear. I was just a little bit emotional as he has done everything with her since she was sat on onwards.
This was them the day she was born, 6 years ago when B was 3yo:
And on Saturday
(Random tree wings thrown in for good measure!)
There are some super pro pics on our FB page that I bought and I will admit to having a tear in my eye as they jumped clear in the second round. She is such a good little pony, easy and quiet but with a bit of jump inherited from her parents.
On a high, B and 12.2hh Bobby sailed around the next class for another double clear. I have to keep pinching myself as I can't believe we have been so lucky to find such a schoolmaster first jumping pony. He Bobs around in a snaffle, no martingale, in a lovely rhythm but if B asks him to go fast he obliges straight away without ever doing more than he wants.
It was then A's turn with Rosie who had hunted with a small mature lady in the very south of Ireland before coming to us. With a measuring stick on she is 15hh and yet she has depth of girth and carries A who is 6ft very well. I think she is the first liver chestnut we have ever had and I've always wanted one. Silly, but true! They had another reliable double clear and a polo
Last up was Holly who hasn't been with us long, arriving having evented and done PC in Ireland. She is a great size for A at 16.2hh and I'm sure has one of those Polite notices tattooed somewhere. Quiet, sensible, unphased at home or away I have my eye on her for myself as I think she would fit in with my hectic schedule well and handle the days she did work with a smile However, A still has her and she was still a little sensitive in her mouth after having her teeth done two days beforehand. She popped around for a clear though and I'm secretly a bit excited about getting her out.
Not having that down, Dad!
We left in the dark and arrived home in the dark, a small euphoric boy, three smug gingers and a little bay person who had been hoovering hay on the lorry. B fell asleep on the way home and stayed sound asleep while we unloaded and did the rest of the yard. Not sure he has quite caught up yet as he looks like nodding off again now, or he would be if his puppy wasn't standing on his head licking him! Mad house
B was doing PC team SJ with Poppy our homebred little pony and his best bay chum, Bobby. A had been drafted in to help make up teams with two orange girls we have to produce at the moment so it was a long and busy day. The venue sells Costa coffee though so I was kept warm and sane B and Poppy were first up and aside from a little steering malfunction in one corner of the arena where he lost his reins and they crossed their tracks Poppy jumped clear. I was just a little bit emotional as he has done everything with her since she was sat on onwards.
This was them the day she was born, 6 years ago when B was 3yo:
And on Saturday
(Random tree wings thrown in for good measure!)
There are some super pro pics on our FB page that I bought and I will admit to having a tear in my eye as they jumped clear in the second round. She is such a good little pony, easy and quiet but with a bit of jump inherited from her parents.
On a high, B and 12.2hh Bobby sailed around the next class for another double clear. I have to keep pinching myself as I can't believe we have been so lucky to find such a schoolmaster first jumping pony. He Bobs around in a snaffle, no martingale, in a lovely rhythm but if B asks him to go fast he obliges straight away without ever doing more than he wants.
It was then A's turn with Rosie who had hunted with a small mature lady in the very south of Ireland before coming to us. With a measuring stick on she is 15hh and yet she has depth of girth and carries A who is 6ft very well. I think she is the first liver chestnut we have ever had and I've always wanted one. Silly, but true!
They had another reliable double clear and a polo
Last up was Holly who hasn't been with us long, arriving having evented and done PC in Ireland. She is a great size for A at 16.2hh and I'm sure has one of those Polite notices tattooed somewhere. Quiet, sensible, unphased at home or away I have my eye on her for myself as I think she would fit in with my hectic schedule well and handle the days she did work with a smile
However, A still has her and she was still a little sensitive in her mouth after having her teeth done two days beforehand. She popped around for a clear though and I'm secretly a bit excited about getting her out.Not having that down, Dad!
We left in the dark and arrived home in the dark, a small euphoric boy, three smug gingers and a little bay person who had been hoovering hay on the lorry. B fell asleep on the way home and stayed sound asleep while we unloaded and did the rest of the yard. Not sure he has quite caught up yet as he looks like nodding off again now, or he would be if his puppy wasn't standing on his head licking him! Mad house
