itsme123
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Took my youngest (3) for a little hack up through the 'jungle' (bridleway surrounded by tall hedges and trees) today. Mick was feeling quite happy, and was stepping out and she was enjoying practicing her rising trot. We got up as far as we could but the mud was deep so we went through an opening in the hedge onto the gallops which the local farmer lets us use.
Just an expanse of flat green headlands.... and it would have seemed rude not to, so we (I
) decided to really give this pony a PROPER try. I said "Do you want to go REALLY fast?" and she giggled and said yes....
At first he wouldn't, he's so lazy! But then I gee'd him up a bit and he broke into a fast canter , mummy running as fast as she could, and child screaming her head off with fright / delight
.
We stopped, turned around and did the same back down to the headge again, where mummy had to stop and find her inhaler before she passed out
. Daughter announced "Oh, Man! that was SOOOO fast!!!" whilst grinning like a cheshire cat
Back at the yard daughter hadnt NEARLY had enough and Mick was still gee'd up too...
so we popped up a tiny cross pole and went over it a couple of times... he really took care of her, he now jumps at a decent height rather than the not at all / jump 3ft OVER the height of the jump that he was previously doing. We've also got him trotting over poles rather than attempting to fly them.
She's been chattering all afternoon about what she did and asking to have another go tomorrow... her first proper canter and his first cross pole that he hasnt lost a child over... ( but give her credit where credit's due she has a bum like superglue)
God, I love that pony!
Just an expanse of flat green headlands.... and it would have seemed rude not to, so we (I
At first he wouldn't, he's so lazy! But then I gee'd him up a bit and he broke into a fast canter , mummy running as fast as she could, and child screaming her head off with fright / delight
We stopped, turned around and did the same back down to the headge again, where mummy had to stop and find her inhaler before she passed out
Back at the yard daughter hadnt NEARLY had enough and Mick was still gee'd up too...
so we popped up a tiny cross pole and went over it a couple of times... he really took care of her, he now jumps at a decent height rather than the not at all / jump 3ft OVER the height of the jump that he was previously doing. We've also got him trotting over poles rather than attempting to fly them.
She's been chattering all afternoon about what she did and asking to have another go tomorrow... her first proper canter and his first cross pole that he hasnt lost a child over... ( but give her credit where credit's due she has a bum like superglue)
God, I love that pony!
