Oh good god! My boy does WATER!

MagicMelon

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Amazingly my 5yo merrily popped into the water the other day at a XC practice! All on his own, no lead or anything! This is now the 2nd time in a row he's gone in (and at different places). I was rather shocked as this was the boy who point blank refused to even go NEAR the water at a tiny competition last year and we have in the past spent a good 2 hours trying to get him in......

Wooo hoooo, we'll make a XC horse out of him yet! Just you wait!
 

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Well done you! Wish me luck with mine. We're off to our first x country training sesh this Sunday and I am praying he'll do the same.

I have a horrid feeling i'm going to get wet!

Mines 5 too and has been jumping all sorts at home, am wondering how he'll be somewhere new. Oh for a nice school master......

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Good news, well done.

Took 20 mins to get my horse into water first time & I had to lead him in eventually. Did seem to go in first time next time we practiced but not having the same luck with ditches ! Perhaps I need to wait another year - he is 6 though and has Irish blood!
 

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Just so long as he doesn't try it in the SJ'ing ring eh
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He he, mine doesnt actually mind ditches at all! He pops everything in front of him, only wary of water and is finding drops (even tiny ones) rather worrying to come off - he doesnt know where to put his legs!

Yeah - it is nice to have a schoolmaster! Luckily my other boy is my "schoolmaster" so I can go on him for a proper wizz about. Its nice to have both as you learn to appreciate them more!
 
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