redmone
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
Well I have a houseful of tasty treats to share with you tonight! But you're not having any of my wine
we've got yakatori chicken 
)) and chocolate fudge cake, but you'll have to be quick as the fudge cake won't last long!!!
Down to business with the two Ds!!! Life is good!!! It's been 2 years and 4 months since we bought Dolly, and 17 "first place" rosettes later and I'm so proud of them. We've not been "out" loads recently (due to weather and van issues) so they've been concentrating on their interdressage tests (and a few photo shows which have been fun!). The annual interdressage league ends today and they might have clinched 2nd place, out of over 100 entrants. I'll be so proud if they make it (and they'll have a £75 prize on it's way!!!) so keep everything crossed for them!
Dolly's been a bit under the weather recently. She seems to have developed an allergy, which has been a worry. She gets "lumps" under her tummy and up her neck and face. We got the vet out and she had bute and a small dose of steriods to get rid of it. We originally thought it might be the advent calendar which we bought her, but since we binned that she had another bout, so chances are it's hay. She's been better for the last week or so, hopefully it's gone now. She's always had a dodgy eye, which occasionally waters and swells up a little, so we're connecting it with that as perhaps that is allergy related too. I hope it resolves itself, as I've heard it's very expensive to get to the bottom of these things!!
Daughter has been schooling Dolly quite a lot to try to get her into a better outline. We're going to try a neue schule bit in the new year, we bought one but it was the wrong size
Daughter seems to now be developing a "feel" which has helped a lot - I was told it would just "click" at some point and it seems to be doing.
Here's a recent photo:
she does look in a better shape to me.
Of course, lots of jumping has been going on, and until yesterday, lots of staying on board too which was good whilst it lasted! Here's a fall.....
those bloody piggies!!! Dolly's like "they're scary.....I'll THROW you at them" - it's NOT Angry Birds Dolly!!! hehehe
I spent 5 minutes chasing Dolly after she dumped Daughter! Bucking and farting around the arena, the little ******! She can still "take us to school"!!!
Here's them on good form....
And here's Dolly having a Christmas tantrum!
Lastly, a lucky photo I took....which is my favourite at the moment.
It never seems enough of an update, when I say "All is good" but really, it is. The cheeky (and FAT!) pony has turned out good, but I (modestly!) think that's a testament to daughter's riding skills! She's spent Xmas riding all the riding school ponies (most of her presents are wrapped up, still under the tree!) and it's been her best Xmas ever! She just LOVES riding ALL and every pony, she's not at all fussy. She loves them all. And I'm so happy and proud that she's trusted to do it.
I've got a cracking 2013 planned for them! I'm going to get them out XC and pony racing!!!
So HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone, from me, OH, Daughter and Dolly (oh and Midnight the rescue cat, who we recently entered in an online charity pet comp - thanks to Rhino on here - and who won reserve champ!!! not bad for a cardboard box kitty).... here's a photo of her too....
OK.....now you can have choc fudge cake!!!
Thanks everyone, just for being there and listening to me!
RM xxxx
Well I have a houseful of tasty treats to share with you tonight! But you're not having any of my wine
we've got yakatori chicken )) and chocolate fudge cake, but you'll have to be quick as the fudge cake won't last long!!!Down to business with the two Ds!!! Life is good!!! It's been 2 years and 4 months since we bought Dolly, and 17 "first place" rosettes later and I'm so proud of them. We've not been "out" loads recently (due to weather and van issues) so they've been concentrating on their interdressage tests (and a few photo shows which have been fun!). The annual interdressage league ends today and they might have clinched 2nd place, out of over 100 entrants. I'll be so proud if they make it (and they'll have a £75 prize on it's way!!!) so keep everything crossed for them!
Dolly's been a bit under the weather recently. She seems to have developed an allergy, which has been a worry. She gets "lumps" under her tummy and up her neck and face. We got the vet out and she had bute and a small dose of steriods to get rid of it. We originally thought it might be the advent calendar which we bought her, but since we binned that she had another bout, so chances are it's hay. She's been better for the last week or so, hopefully it's gone now. She's always had a dodgy eye, which occasionally waters and swells up a little, so we're connecting it with that as perhaps that is allergy related too. I hope it resolves itself, as I've heard it's very expensive to get to the bottom of these things!!
Daughter has been schooling Dolly quite a lot to try to get her into a better outline. We're going to try a neue schule bit in the new year, we bought one but it was the wrong size
Daughter seems to now be developing a "feel" which has helped a lot - I was told it would just "click" at some point and it seems to be doing.Here's a recent photo:
she does look in a better shape to me.
Of course, lots of jumping has been going on, and until yesterday, lots of staying on board too which was good whilst it lasted! Here's a fall.....
those bloody piggies!!! Dolly's like "they're scary.....I'll THROW you at them" - it's NOT Angry Birds Dolly!!! hehehe
I spent 5 minutes chasing Dolly after she dumped Daughter! Bucking and farting around the arena, the little ******! She can still "take us to school"!!!
Here's them on good form....
And here's Dolly having a Christmas tantrum!
Lastly, a lucky photo I took....which is my favourite at the moment.
It never seems enough of an update, when I say "All is good"
but really, it is. The cheeky (and FAT!) pony has turned out good, but I (modestly!) think that's a testament to daughter's riding skills! She's spent Xmas riding all the riding school ponies (most of her presents are wrapped up, still under the tree!) and it's been her best Xmas ever! She just LOVES riding ALL and every pony, she's not at all fussy. She loves them all. And I'm so happy and proud that she's trusted to do it.I've got a cracking 2013 planned for them!
I'm going to get them out XC and pony racing!!! So HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone, from me, OH, Daughter and Dolly (oh and Midnight the rescue cat, who we recently entered in an online charity pet comp - thanks to Rhino on here - and who won reserve champ!!! not bad for a cardboard box kitty
).... here's a photo of her too....
OK.....now you can have choc fudge cake!!!
Thanks everyone, just for being there and listening to me!
RM xxxx
She was really looking forward to riding over the Christmas holidays. Hope dolly's allergy clears up. Look forward to all your 2013 updates.