Lesson with Richard Waygood, From Tuesday a bit late i know!!

[MillbrookSong]

Well as i posted a few weeks ago i had a lesson with Richard on Tuesday at Boomerang. And i do believe the other 2 there are also HHO members - so hello!!

Have to say it was a great day - arrived at 1.30 ready to get on at 2.

1st of all we said our hellos and what we had done then went to warm up - he was a very good boy with the others and i was very suprised that i didnt have the least control

Then we set about jumping and he went in to ye haaa mode so we then tried walking in to fences then breaking in to trot then jump! That worked very well for gogs and he stayed calm for most of the time. So if he wanted us to canter we troted in and if he broke we cantered if not we trotted. We did drops, water, jumps into water and out of water, skinnies, then skinnies to skinnies on turns, ditches, skinnie to ditch and the other way round! And he didnt really put a foot wrong - well he decided water was very fun and you just HAD to speed up going in to in and at some points he was so relaxed he just went in to the fence and stoped!! Lol

So all in all it was fab and have to say a big thank you to horse mag who organised the whole day!!!

And here are some of the best pics if you havnt already seen them! (captions are below the pics if you get confused - as i usually do!

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(He called me Tony Mcoy in this one - i took that as a complement!!

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Croc out of the water

1 step

2 steps

Croc into water

On top of a bank

And at the bottom

Very skinnie skinnie!!

Very relaxed!!

Much better!!

Skinnie before ditch

Big barrels after ditch

Ok i no i said a few!! Hope you like and if you fancy looking at some more they are here - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=149716&l=37d4d&id=502710561

Thanks for looking

 

[seche]

I am really envious! - Major Richard Waygood to the likes of you and I though! - Im really sad as when I start back up at Knightsbridge Barracks in a week or so he wont be there anymore as has retired!!
Yet to find out who his replacement is!
Will look at photos later as silly work comp wont allow!
Super prize to win! Green with envy!

 

[carthorse]

Lovely photos and a great report . Well done

 

[AutumnRose]

Fab pictures, sounds like a great day. Your lower leg is so good, wish mine did that!!!

 

[KatB]

Fab report, cant see picks yet, silly work puter

But very envious

 

[BBs]

YAY!
Was going to ask how it went

Gogs looks fabulous! he's come such a long way

Had to giggle - could spot Dickys bold patch a miles off

 

[MillbrookSong]

Thanks V - hes getting there just a bit

that Bath and West cancelled as was going to that and broadway so now wondering if there is any point in just doing broadway or to do mount ballen as well? But that would be a bit unfair on mum and dad as i want to go to tweseldown on the friday!

 

[BBs]

Oh blast! didnt realise B&W had cancelled.
You should have brought him to the Unaffilated at Aston - theres another in October if thats any good??

 

[MillbrookSong]

am at either at witon or daunsey with song

but if there on the sat am def up for it as i thik mum may bring her mare to to the PI

 

[BBs]

Fingers x you run on the saturday then

 

[ecrozier]

QR to millbrooksong, I've just PMed you - I was there too!! I am in the background of one of your pics.....it was a fab day out wasn't it? Hope it didn't take you too long to get home afterwards!