Mr G's ROR journey

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Allow me to introduce myself; In September last year I bought a 4 year old ex race horse out of the field for £900. Having only ever owned one horse in my life (still own him - trying to sell him) it was probably not the most sensible idea but I wanted a youngster, I wanted a cheap one and I wanted it now. I bought him with the intention of bringing him on to event with the proviso that if he didn't make an event horse I would sell him and buy something that would. He had last raced in June and had been chilling in the field since. A complete blank canvas.

So meet Mr G! This was the day we brought him home
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The next day with his granddad.
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First lunge
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First walk out on the roads.

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Meeting Gilbert, my dog.

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With his brother, Roooooo
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Growing! He's 16hh now, he was 15.3hh
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Clipped:
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Snow galloping!
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Bromance
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First jumps

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First competition, P7 64.75% 2nd place!

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Being part of an apprenticeship assessment
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AND today, we went xc schooling today for the first time. He was absolutely amazing after a few baby wobbles he was very brave, very bold and very honest on some ropey ground with a rider that got left behind a few times. Clever boy!

First jumps
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Being bold!!!
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Getting left behind
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POP
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Thanks :) he is by Lucky story out of Otylia? Bred locally in Yorkshire. He's been an absolute pleasure so far!
 
What a lovely horse, you're doing really well with him, you look like you're a decent rider, even when you got a bit left behind you still gave him his head & didn't intere with him.
 
Certainly for now! I'm trying very hard to keep realistic and remember why I bought him in the first place. But he is just so lovely - even dad likes him - it will be very hard to let him go!
 
Mr G has been very busy since our last update.

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?726877-Mr-G-goes-to-his-first-SJ-comp

We have moved yards and explored the hacking:
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We have been to some more dressage - we scored the same as last time but with different good bits. We have had lots of lessons, two of which with a new instructor where G showed off his worst behaviour yet! But since then we have learnt to stand still whilst getting on, do our girth mounted and stand still in the show ring! Which has come in very useful as we have started our ROR campaign. First a very busy local agricultural show in a riding horse class. It was the busiest scariest ring we have ever been in with shires and foals at foot in the ring next door, show jumping sheep preparation, a folk band playing, cows in the distance, birds of prey squawking, sail boats sailing and a big audience but he coped admirably for his first showing class and went beautifully in the go around just losing the plot in his show at a flapping marquee which dropped us a place.

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Photo with permission from Chameleon Photography:

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Then we got some new wheels which was VERY exciting!!! And off we went to Hambleton show for the TARRA ridden class where he warmed up like a nutcase got very sweated up but calmed down and behaved beautifully standing perfectly still for the whole class just being a little gawpy but overall very sweet to come 9th in a very strong class.

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Photo with permission from Chameleon Photography:

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THEN we went to Bishop Burton for some BE training with Sue Chadwick where he was a hero! Only issue of the day was with a ditch but in all honesty, **** riding was the main cause. But he jumped beautifully and boldly over a variety of BE90 and BE100 fences. What a clever baby!

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Then we went to Craven Country Ride with some friends to practise ditches! He was fabulous again and coped wonderfully waiting for the kids to jump and not getting upset cantering in a group or getting over taken. Super G!

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Tomorrow we have got a local RC show for more show ring practice for the Great Yorkshire Show on 12th July. THEN we can finally go eventing!!!!

And finally a cute picture of Gilbert to finish :)

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oh my god, he`s great so are you!

super picks, he looks really bold! sure you`ll have great luck with this one.
 
Thank you all I'm very proud of him. Going express eventing at Northallerton Thursday very excited! Sick of this showing lark now.
 
he's not going to hit anything is he?? What a pretty little horse. If you could squeeze him under the stick at 15.3hh, he'd be a proper hack type. Lovely to have one that can do all jobs. i don't know why people have such a downer on TBs, you can't beat a good one.
Many years ago, I had a full up 15.2hh TB. Really beautiful dapple grey. He won Large hack, small RH, small hunter, small WH, sidesaddle and ODE.
 
He's tries not to! I'm not sure, last time we measured he was bang on 16hh and think he has possibly grown a bit since.

I know I'm a real TB fan now. The more you get out to these ROR things the more fantastic types you see. I'm amazed by them and he certainly isn't any more difficult to look after than my old ISH. And I only paid £900 for him! Yours sounds lovely, i hope G is as successful!
 
He looks like he's really come on! You're doing so well with him :-)
Out of interest, what type of racing did he do, flat or jumping?
 
Good luck, I love his little face, looks a proper sweetie :D You can't be a good TB :D (got an ex flat racer but a dinkier one)
 
Great pics, very boingy pony and looks like a very good buy. Lots more to come I'm sure. Have fun express eventing!
 
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