_daisy_
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Just have to tell you all:
So ive been at the Silversand Clinic for the past 5 days with Chantin. What an amazing experience it has been for all involved. It rained nearly everyday but that didnt bother any of us. We had a great time and lots of fun, so much so ive booked in for next year.
We had classroom like sessions for an hour or so in the morning then got the horses out for 3hrs up till lunch, then another classroom session straight after lunch then the horses were out again for about 3hrs in the afternoon, then another classroom session straight after that.
So I went with 1 horse and I have come home with a totally different horse. I think I am now seeing the real Chantin. She was a nightmare on the first day and it was so bad I lost it completely. One of the instructors came over to me to see how I was doing. I put my hands out with the rope and stick towards them, burst out crying and off I went up the field. I was just so emotional with Chantin it just got too much. She was being a right pain in the backside but by the following afternoon she started to relent, and by day 5 I have a new horse!
Its been so good for my confidence with her that I have completely changed my outlook on her. She is no longer the uptight, stressed out youngster I once had but now is a nice, loving, chilled, relaxed horse. The fire breathing dragon that everybody else feels I have will not believe how she is now. So no more calmers for her, just correct handling and behaviour from me.
My main goal was to get Chantin to be less stressed and not OTT with everything. By the 3rd day the instructor Steve Halfpenny was riding her around with a halter on and saddle then insisted I got on to do the same to show it wasnt magic. By the 5th day I was riding her around doing all sorts of work with her in a halter, no hat (lost it in my friends tack room!) I was no longer scared of things she used to do. She did everything I asked of her and more.
The only bad bits of the 5 days is: on the 2nd day my car broke badly and cost me over £300 to sort, and then my current YO sent me a text message that I must clear all my gear off her yard by this Friday when our agreed leaving date is 14th! Well it didnt spoil my time as I wasnt going to let it so if that was their intention it hasnt worked!
Lots of photos have been taken but not by me. Will post them as soon as I get hold of the discs which maybe tonight.
So ive been at the Silversand Clinic for the past 5 days with Chantin. What an amazing experience it has been for all involved. It rained nearly everyday but that didnt bother any of us. We had a great time and lots of fun, so much so ive booked in for next year.
We had classroom like sessions for an hour or so in the morning then got the horses out for 3hrs up till lunch, then another classroom session straight after lunch then the horses were out again for about 3hrs in the afternoon, then another classroom session straight after that.
So I went with 1 horse and I have come home with a totally different horse. I think I am now seeing the real Chantin. She was a nightmare on the first day and it was so bad I lost it completely. One of the instructors came over to me to see how I was doing. I put my hands out with the rope and stick towards them, burst out crying and off I went up the field. I was just so emotional with Chantin it just got too much. She was being a right pain in the backside but by the following afternoon she started to relent, and by day 5 I have a new horse!
Its been so good for my confidence with her that I have completely changed my outlook on her. She is no longer the uptight, stressed out youngster I once had but now is a nice, loving, chilled, relaxed horse. The fire breathing dragon that everybody else feels I have will not believe how she is now. So no more calmers for her, just correct handling and behaviour from me.
My main goal was to get Chantin to be less stressed and not OTT with everything. By the 3rd day the instructor Steve Halfpenny was riding her around with a halter on and saddle then insisted I got on to do the same to show it wasnt magic. By the 5th day I was riding her around doing all sorts of work with her in a halter, no hat (lost it in my friends tack room!) I was no longer scared of things she used to do. She did everything I asked of her and more.
The only bad bits of the 5 days is: on the 2nd day my car broke badly and cost me over £300 to sort, and then my current YO sent me a text message that I must clear all my gear off her yard by this Friday when our agreed leaving date is 14th! Well it didnt spoil my time as I wasnt going to let it so if that was their intention it hasnt worked!
Lots of photos have been taken but not by me. Will post them as soon as I get hold of the discs which maybe tonight.
