truffles
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Was a bit of a disaster but I am glad (I think!!) that we went..just good to get out, test the waters etc...and now I know what Chloe is like on outings!
The ground into the jumps was very very deep - not very wet/slippy, just muddy - tis hard to explain!
We set off, legged it over the first one, came to the 3rd/4th one - and was catapaulted out of saddle - bless the little girly - horse in front refused, so Chloe slowed, ducked her shoulders to move out of the way of the horse - a stride away she bounded straight into it, we both went over, except I landed about 4 ft away from where she landed
Completely my fault. She jumped everything first time, despite pile ups, bad ground, and general stressiness. Now have a very sore shoulder, can't not even lift a bowl up with that arm....
(and that is the one that I didn't fall on!
)
Off she zoomed, except someone caught her and brought her to me (was a bit slow as I was bent over LOL) After that we did a couple more jumps and a little canter, crossed a road, see if she would chill out a little bit but wasn't having any of that - she was just so wound up and was having none of it (she wasn't strong as such, just very very bouncy, evasive - not nice), neither of us was having much fun, so hopped off and led her back, with a really lovely RAF lady with me. (LOTS of people helped me today!) Was a good 20 min walk back, so she did chill a little bit when she was on her own - but man, when we were in our group (Only 2 other horses) she was bizarre.
Just got on....'where are the hounds and the men in red coats??'
In the warm up - unexploded bomb is what she felt like. excuse my stray leg...look at the ground behind her...
Annd team talk with sisters OH hehe!
I am proud of her anyway - jumped all of about 5 jumps that we did LOL, and she wasn't spooky at all which is unlike her.
Wooooh, next sponsored ride in April, (I have a backup plan for that one - can swap onto Sis's hunter if all goes topsy turvy!) with a small SJ at the yard inbetween...onwards and upwards I say...
Thanks for looking!
The ground into the jumps was very very deep - not very wet/slippy, just muddy - tis hard to explain!
We set off, legged it over the first one, came to the 3rd/4th one - and was catapaulted out of saddle - bless the little girly - horse in front refused, so Chloe slowed, ducked her shoulders to move out of the way of the horse - a stride away she bounded straight into it, we both went over, except I landed about 4 ft away from where she landed
Off she zoomed, except someone caught her and brought her to me (was a bit slow as I was bent over LOL) After that we did a couple more jumps and a little canter, crossed a road, see if she would chill out a little bit but wasn't having any of that - she was just so wound up and was having none of it (she wasn't strong as such, just very very bouncy, evasive - not nice), neither of us was having much fun, so hopped off and led her back, with a really lovely RAF lady with me. (LOTS of people helped me today!) Was a good 20 min walk back, so she did chill a little bit when she was on her own - but man, when we were in our group (Only 2 other horses) she was bizarre.
Just got on....'where are the hounds and the men in red coats??'
In the warm up - unexploded bomb is what she felt like. excuse my stray leg...look at the ground behind her...
Annd team talk with sisters OH hehe!
I am proud of her anyway - jumped all of about 5 jumps that we did LOL, and she wasn't spooky at all which is unlike her.
Wooooh, next sponsored ride in April, (I have a backup plan for that one - can swap onto Sis's hunter if all goes topsy turvy!) with a small SJ at the yard inbetween...onwards and upwards I say...
Thanks for looking!
