Last weekend in June Weekend Plans

[Jinx94]

I'll be getting back on Tris for the first time in ages. Got plenty of gentle fitness work to do and hopefully we'll comfortably be able to do a Cotswold Farm Park fun ride at the end of September.

Right now the plan is to get back into hacking and just be able to enjoy ourselves ❤

Feeling very relieved - pleased too, but mostly relieved!

Did a couple of circuits around the school first to make sure that we still have brakes and still know how to turn before heading around the fields. Timed it perfectly so that we didn't have to contend with any trains while on the stretch close to the tracks, but did have a car and a pushbike come past on the other side of the hedge. Tris paused and listened but otherwise didn't react. The last few days he's coped well with vehicles while I've been leading him, but he's always a bit more nervy when I'm on board and historically has had a very quick spin complete with dropping the shoulder, a buck and a quick getaway, so I was thrilled that everything was calm today!

I am definitely not feeling confident or capable of handling that at the moment!

We then did a loop around the farm track. Put up a few ducks, no panic, walked past the pigs, still chill. Something caught his attention at the top of the silos but I couldn't see what - we stopped for a moment and then carried on.

I probably won't ride more than once/twice a week until I've lost a little weight and he's a bit fitter. 12.5 stone hasn't previously been a problem for him but I feel quite unstable and we both work much better when I'm between 10.5-11 stone. Not riding isn't an issue as I'll just take him out in hand on our routes.

Tomorrow we'll go for a walk around the fields over the road

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Had a good jumping lesson. Getting back towards competition heights and Lottie is feeling great. She was a lot more rideable today, not diving for the fences but waiting. She’s also taking a lot more weight behind, with a much springier canter. Her way of going is feeling very different since her treatment. She is super-pingy and quite collected coming in, which is taking a bit of getting used to. I’m more familiar with the fast Lottie- Missile!

Shame there’s nothing I can enter for 3 weeks because I’m feeling ready now.

 

[Wishfilly]

Sounds like lots of positive weekends, well done everyone!

 

[Cloball]

Socks pulled up had a lovely lesson in the rain (keeps things cool and flies away) managing the sideways stuff in trot now plus gear changes from the seat and breathing. Plus I managed to get on top of the poo dreadlock that formed this week and I gave her a break from the dreaded fly mask due to the rain so she's a happy fluffy. Must take some pics. She really is very sweet and rewarding to ride when's she and I are in the right headspace.

 

[shortstuff99]

Had a brilliant time at the Lusitano Breed show! Was very warm though, so I look like a tomato in all of my photos .

Was very pleased with my little Bean who did her longest ever journey in the lorry, went to Addington for the first time and had her first go at showing.

I did the in hand PRE class first so she could see all the arenas etc and the only thing that freaked her out was the music and horses in the working eq, so not sure if that sport will be for her .

After that a quick change for the ridden PRE mares. Hopped on for my warm up and after a bit of a leap around she settled down really nicely. Another nice show and the judge commented to me that it was really nice to see an Iberian ridden freely forwards and not cranked in .

Very pleased to announce that after winning the in hand and ridden class we got our go at our first championship class. Unfortunately against established stallions so didn't come anywhere but judge did say when more established would be a really nice horse. She also ignored the stallions which I was pleased with.

We were also awarded best PRE mare in show trophy so that was a surprise.

Love my little Beans

 

[Caol Ila]

Put Hermosa on her first 14k today. She'd been breezing round 10k routes and had done a couple 12s without much bother. This had a lot of hills (I mean, everything is a hill around here), a lot of new trails, some fast roads, and lots of things to look at, like fields with horses, some of whom were more interested in us than I'd like.

She took it all in her stride. Only had OH as foot soldier for company.

 

[SEL]

^^^ jealous of your hacking too!

I'm going to put this morning down to " all good experience". I'd signed us up to do the little fences at a local competition. I hadn't realised that the clear round was running on the same course, so between every class we had to wait for the CR people to have a go. It meant I was far, far too early for my class.

Positives - it was chaotic, children and small ponies everywhere. Tiny warm up, with a fence that was being jumped in all directions. His brain stayed within his ears, no bucking, rearing or anything ridiculous. Tense and his trot wasn't really moving onwards but that's ok.

Negatives - it got so, so busy with lots of little kids running around (right behind him!!) that I could feel his anxiety building. We had one mini explosion waiting at the ring at which point I asked if I could jump the queue. Played skittles with the jumps because he was tense & distracted but in all honesty I was expecting worse! Also - Google brought me home via a hill start. Apologies to the car too close behind who got covered in black smoke

And then because the morning had dragged on I called it a day after telling him he was great & came home.

Huge improvement from 12 months ago but in all honesty I wish I hadn't bothered!! I had a military childhood and like things to run on time

 

[Accidental Eventer]

Coolie and I went to our second endurance ride. We had so much fun again and he was really super, spending most of the ride on the buckle, he seemed to know what the deal was this time. He got As across the board again and the 21km flew by. We were a bit faster this time, moving out where we could as it was quite a rocky ride in places.

We had a heap of fun again and I’m looking forward to the next one.

 

[TheMule]

Had a brilliant time at the Lusitano Breed show! Was very warm though, so I look like a tomato in all of my photos .

Was very pleased with my little Bean who did her longest ever journey in the lorry, went to Addington for the first time and had her first go at showing.

I did the in hand PRE class first so she could see all the arenas etc and the only thing that freaked her out was the music and horses in the working eq, so not sure if that sport will be for her .

After that a quick change for the ridden PRE mares. Hopped on for my warm up and after a bit of a leap around she settled down really nicely. Another nice show and the judge commented to me that it was really nice to see an Iberian ridden freely forwards and not cranked in .

Very pleased to announce that after winning the in hand and ridden class we got our go at our first championship class. Unfortunately against established stallions so didn't come anywhere but judge did say when more established would be a really nice horse. She also ignored the stallions which I was pleased with.

We were also awarded best PRE mare in show trophy so that was a surprise.

Love my little Beans

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Oh she is lovely

 

[southerncomfort]

I'll be getting back on Tris for the first time in ages. Got plenty of gentle fitness work to do and hopefully we'll comfortably be able to do a Cotswold Farm Park fun ride at the end of September.

Right now the plan is to get back into hacking and just be able to enjoy ourselves ❤

I'm on my holidays in that part of the world and walked along some of the route for the fun ride yesterday.

Looks fabulous! Wish I didn't live 3 hours away.

Lots of long tracks and plenty of little jumps along the way.

Hope you and Tris make it there in September.

 

[shortstuff99]

Oh she is lovely

Thank you, I love her she is ace

 

[Chippers1]

Jealous of everyone's hacking! Ours is quite good but has a bit of roadwork that i'd rather not do. Buzz is still doing well at fat camp, we had some nice hacks this weekend getting him sweaty and puffing up some steep hills. The weight is coming off and he's got the vet booked in for next Thursday to have his injections. Fingers crossed they work. Dreading the vet bill though!

 

[Xmasha]

we had a little trip out to do a dressage test. My first comp in 3 years. Took my daughters horse and we had a fab time, it was just lovely to be back out. I honestly thought it was a pants test, as he wouldnt go near the judges box, but we came away with 67.95% and a respectable 4th. Cant wait for the next one