MontyandZoom
Well-Known Member
I took the plunge and went on a cobby adventure on Sunday.
I went to the Highclere sponsored ride on my friend's 4 year old cob Champ. He was only backed in December so is VERY green.
What a star!!!!!!!!!!
He was superb all day and we did all the little jumps (about 30!!) and did two bigger jumps including some sharks teeth that were about 2'6. He was VERY strong at the beginning but was much better when i made him go in front and soon settled. It's official......I'm converted It was strange not being on Zoom, my rasher of bacon, but about half way round I totally clicked with him.
We had a couple of oopsies moments tho......
The first was at the second jump on the course. It was a tiny log with a little rail behind. He caught sight of the rail at the last moment and spooked. He's very honest though so still took off. Of course the photographer was at this fence!!!!!!!:
http://www.xcphotos.co.uk/photos.php?category_id=2921&parent_id=2916&photo_id=153524&start=0
HAHAHAHA! Photo FAIL! It felt even worse than it looked as he practically bucked as he went over it and I was so desperate not to touch his mouth I almost fell off......but didn't!
The second photo fence later wasn't much better since by this time we'd been jumping bigger and he was a bit bored of the little ones.
http://www.xcphotos.co.uk/photos.php?category_id=2926&parent_id=2916&photo_id=153818&start=36
I wish they'd caught us on one of our more impressive jumps but hey-ho. I also almost came acropper when there was a metallic strip on the floor on the motorway bridge that he simply COULDN'T walk over. We ended up leaping it which was a bit scary.
What a star.....he's gonna be amazing!
Thanks for reading.
I went to the Highclere sponsored ride on my friend's 4 year old cob Champ. He was only backed in December so is VERY green.
What a star!!!!!!!!!!
He was superb all day and we did all the little jumps (about 30!!) and did two bigger jumps including some sharks teeth that were about 2'6. He was VERY strong at the beginning but was much better when i made him go in front and soon settled. It's official......I'm converted It was strange not being on Zoom, my rasher of bacon, but about half way round I totally clicked with him.We had a couple of oopsies moments tho......
The first was at the second jump on the course. It was a tiny log with a little rail behind. He caught sight of the rail at the last moment and spooked. He's very honest though so still took off. Of course the photographer was at this fence!!!!!!!:http://www.xcphotos.co.uk/photos.php?category_id=2921&parent_id=2916&photo_id=153524&start=0
HAHAHAHA! Photo FAIL! It felt even worse than it looked as he practically bucked as he went over it and I was so desperate not to touch his mouth I almost fell off......but didn't!
The second photo fence later wasn't much better since by this time we'd been jumping bigger and he was a bit bored of the little ones.
http://www.xcphotos.co.uk/photos.php?category_id=2926&parent_id=2916&photo_id=153818&start=36
I wish they'd caught us on one of our more impressive jumps but hey-ho. I also almost came acropper when there was a metallic strip on the floor on the motorway bridge that he simply COULDN'T walk over. We ended up leaping it which was a bit scary.
What a star.....he's gonna be amazing!
Thanks for reading.
, on friday night. I reckon she is steam-train x giraffe, rather than just hairy-heinz x bog-pony.