kirstyhen
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Normally Mally works alternate days, but because I have today off I decided to work her again today and give her tomorrow off instead. My little jockette friend isn't about much in the week, so I roped in (very un-horsey, and very sleepy after working a late shift) OH to be my ground person, and jumped on myself in the hope she had got the idea well enough for it not to matter I wasn't on the floor anymore...
Well what can I say except this little mare is amazing!! Truly, I don't care if she nevers takes me further than Intro because, to me, she is worth her weight in gold already
I trotted her round on the lunge a couple of times before jumping on, it was so windy my saddle flaps where flapping up over the top of my saddle, but did she bother - Nope! She trotted round quietly, had a wee hop skip but carried on.
So OH was called over, instructed not to let the lunge line go on the floor, stand in the middle, be ready to hold on tight etc etc. On I jumped (I can get on foot in the stirrup too!) straight into walk, and straight over the top of the block I use to get on
No panic, just stepped over it and then bucked as if to say 'Hang on Mum, let me get me legs sorted!'
Lunge line and OH were not getting on, so I bit the bullet, unclipped her and off we went! Stayed on the circle with OH in the middle as if we were lunging, but she was a poppet
Had a walk, trot and did some halting on both reins, plus some steering to change the rein. She was a bit backwards and a bit gobby, but nothing I wouldn't expect. She needs to get out and see how exciting being a ridden pony is Plus I'm waiting for her new bit to arrive, so making do with a snaffle that I think is probably putting some pressure on her tongue and making her gobby. She still has her wolf teeth too, so if new bit doesn't sort the gobbiness, once she's done a couple of hacks she can have her wolf teeth out and a couple of weeks holidays.
Pics as promised....
She is sooooo comfortable, I feel like there is loads of horse around me (despite what it might look like) My boss stood next to her yesterday and her head wasn't even level with her withers, so she is much bigger than I make her look - Honest!
Supposed to be having a lie in on my day off, promised OH if he got up we'd go back to sleep for a bit, but I'm sky high after this morning
Apologies for waffling on, OH has gone back to bed, so I can't bore him with countless replays of the five minutes I spent riding my pony
Well what can I say except this little mare is amazing!! Truly, I don't care if she nevers takes me further than Intro because, to me, she is worth her weight in gold already
I trotted her round on the lunge a couple of times before jumping on, it was so windy my saddle flaps where flapping up over the top of my saddle, but did she bother - Nope! She trotted round quietly, had a wee hop skip but carried on.
So OH was called over, instructed not to let the lunge line go on the floor, stand in the middle, be ready to hold on tight etc etc. On I jumped (I can get on foot in the stirrup too!) straight into walk, and straight over the top of the block I use to get on
No panic, just stepped over it and then bucked as if to say 'Hang on Mum, let me get me legs sorted!'Lunge line and OH were not getting on, so I bit the bullet, unclipped her and off we went! Stayed on the circle with OH in the middle as if we were lunging, but she was a poppet
Had a walk, trot and did some halting on both reins, plus some steering to change the rein. She was a bit backwards and a bit gobby, but nothing I wouldn't expect. She needs to get out and see how exciting being a ridden pony is
Plus I'm waiting for her new bit to arrive, so making do with a snaffle that I think is probably putting some pressure on her tongue and making her gobby. She still has her wolf teeth too, so if new bit doesn't sort the gobbiness, once she's done a couple of hacks she can have her wolf teeth out and a couple of weeks holidays.Pics as promised....
She is sooooo comfortable, I feel like there is loads of horse around me (despite what it might look like
) My boss stood next to her yesterday and her head wasn't even level with her withers, so she is much bigger than I make her look - Honest! Supposed to be having a lie in on my day off, promised OH if he got up we'd go back to sleep for a bit, but I'm sky high after this morning
Apologies for waffling on, OH has gone back to bed, so I can't bore him with countless replays of the five minutes I spent riding my pony
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And then you'd have two of the not-so-little bay treasures....that'd learn you.