Riding: Your before & after's!

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

baby star as a 4yo, probably been re-backed about 3 weeks:

Star now, as a 6yo schooling PSG:

 

[Jesstickle]

Can I play? I'm not a CR regular so don't know if I'm allowed? Plus mine isn't as impressive as lots of these There are lots of gorgeous horses on this thread

This is BH when I'd just rebacked him as a four year old after he'd been turned away for 5 months ( and never been taught to canter or jump or anything remotely useful! If you want a job done properly and all that )

And this is him now (sorry, don't have any non watermarked ones' of him SJing so you'll have to make do with video still as I've been ticked off already this month by TFC)

 

[kit279]

All 3 ex-racehorses...

Pip before:

Pip after:

Ottie before:

Ottie after:

Kallie before:

Kallie after:

 

[abitodd]

Thank you to everyone who has posted. Inspirational stuff.

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

Hope they work
Before-

After-

 

[4faults]

Kaye October 2010

Had her for around 3 months at this point, when she came she was skin and bone so we had spent some time fattening her up. Now just needed to work on the topline

Kaye October 2011

We are slowly improving together and I love her to bits

 

[AFlapjack]

2008/2009

2011

 

[Chellebean]

Thought I'd post as a CR lucker! Here is my boy when I got him back in April (30th)

and the beginning of December

 

[clairebearnz]

XC early 2010

Late 2011

Tally used to nap, rear, and buck fairly spectacularly before XC and show jumping, and occasionally, before the dressage. He would almost always behave once the bell/car horn sounded, but XC would usually end in elimination at the first fence as he'd be too busy bucking.

Unfortunately, I have absolutely no idea what I've done (no feed/gear/yard changes!), as he's suddenly completely reverted and went for a hack down the beach, and jumped an XC course with no sign of his usual antics.

 

[Ferdinase514]

June 2010 - worlds most expensive Welsh Cob

August 2011 - Proper dressage horse

 

[seabsicuit2]

FinnMcCoul- that is amazing, I had no idea that Chunks was 'just' a welsh cob! he looks fantastic

 

[Ferdinase514]

FinnMcCoul- that is amazing, I had no idea that Chunks was 'just' a welsh cob! he looks fantastic

Yep, German Welsh Cob. They started adding in Brandenburg blood around 2002

 

[TuscanBunnyGirl]

When I first sat on him 5 years ago,

And then just before I sold him 3 months ago, broke my heart to see him go

Sorry for the massive photo overload!! 0=)

Lovely Lovely pictures

 

[LeannePip]

just a CR lurker really but thought i'd post there really are some amazing transformations here

when she first came home in feb/march 2010 as a rising 2yo

inbetween - unbacked - showing may 2011 (rising 3yo)

Just Backed May2011

first jump sept 2011

schooling dec 2011 (rising four)

jumping undersaddle 2011 (rising four)

sorry photo overload!! i just love her <3

 

[1ST1]

Thought I'd post as a CR lucker! Here is my boy when I got him back in April (30th)

and the beginning of December

What a nice looking horse! And he changed so much for the better in such a short period of time...

 

[Chellebean]

What a nice looking horse! And he changed so much for the better in such a short period of time...

Thanks, he has matured loads

 

[jester_ben]

I have an ex-race horse who is like my own...it's only been 3 months and a bit!

September, his last race was in August.

So still in a racing saddle! October was trusting, bridleless and bareback was the main target, learning to have fun.

November a little more serious, altering the tack, working on the schooling, lunging.

December, must have been the best month. Tack change all together, meaning an actual GP. Better schooling, and a little bit of jumping and hacking.
And today, course hire, were he jumped his first show jump (note that I only have a field, natural things like logs and ditches, oh, and hay bales), his first plank, his first double, and overall, his first course!

(Sorry for the big reply. Was a bit excited xD)

 

[now_loves_mares]

He is SO lush!

Reggie and Al, October 2009

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And this summer:

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Sorry for the overload, but we love him and he has gotten rather pretty!

Lolo I hope you see this (Tried to PM but it wouldn't go for some reason) but do you know what make of breeches Al is wearing in the second photo? The canary ones in the BE flatwork photo? I've been looking for a pair like that for ages!

 

[Laura_Grey]

GK, when I first had him out of training.

This year

Henry a just backed 3 year old

This year at 4

 

[sakura]

I love Pip!