my days of eventing may well be coming back

[_daisy_]

never thought that id get back out eventing after i had to retire my mare 4 years ago, but i think my WB has totally changed that for me.

Now most of you would probably say im stupid/mad or both. Ive been focusing on her hacking and flatwork, shes never been XC and only had 1 jumping lesson and that was SJ and indoors (last year i think) But there was an open weekend at a local yard so popped her in the trailer and went over there to play.

Well apart from getting stressed in the trailer as horses kept cantering round it

she was a super star. She loved every minute of it, cantering around open fields popping jumps every now and again. she was very bold (very strange as shes a wuss normally), verging on strong at first, but everything I asked her to jump she did

. A lovely powerfl jump. She was more scared of the logs laid on the floor than the man made tiger traps/brush fences. She loved the water complex even though it was exceptionally deep (and of course smelt devine not)

So im now off to find some more local low key events to take her to then its a new job for her for the winter

 

[MrsMozart]

 

[_daisy_]

cheers MrsM im loving that smiley

its great when things come together

shame the groom did want to play with the camera lol, will have to teach her so i can see what she looks like as well as what she feels like to jump

 

[Silverspring]

Oh very brave to give it a bash without having much 'safe' jumping under your belt

It's amazing how some of them just take to cross country, you got any pics from the day?

 

[_daisy_]

am i allowed to say i was crapping myself when i 1st got on her

saying that though she did feel like she was going to explode in a bucking frenzy. and bad me didnt put my BP on

thank god ive done plenty of hunting/xc with my other horses or i would never have gone.
no my mum didnt play photographer today, will have to get her prepped for the next time however if i go to a small competition next weekend there might be a pro going so might get some good shots (especially as my nes XC has just arrived

 

[WeeBrown]

Glad you had fun at XC - I'd love to try mine in a water complex, we don't have one at our yard

You'll have to come to our Showcross in October or the monthly dressage/showjumping. I'm hoping to take a trip over to Somerford at some point too on their farm ride.

 

[Ludi-doodi]

Sounds like our water jump - was it? I don't go in anymore, its far too deep imo! Should have said you were around, I'd have come up and met you again. Ludo is off games with suspensory damage, so didn't have much to do this week-end.

 

[_daisy_]

hi G, yes it sure was your water jump. very deep - got a lead in by a lovely girl on a pony approx 14hh and it mustve been up to the pony's stomach - think it shocked poor pony

youll have to give me your mobile number then i can text you when im coming up! im off to High Hoyland next Sunday if you fancy coming up to watch?

cant believe Ludo is off

so sorry to hear that hun, hope hes behaving himself whilst hes healing

 

[_daisy_]

show cross sounds great, ill email you and get more details abouts whats going on at your place seen as how youre really close to where i am now.