Share your tiny happinesses

[Pippity]

Let's have a thread of the small things that have made you happy lately.

The first time I had Blue clipped, two years ago, she had to be sedated. Today, I clipped her loose in her stable with just a haynet to keep her still. (I mean, the clip's a mess, but that's down to me, not her!)

 

[SEL]

I had exactly the right number of posts to electric fence off the swampy part of my field! Made me very happy ?

 

[jkitten]

I was able to find a pair of waterproof yard boots I can ride in, which are super comfortable even with my huge calves, weak arches and blister-prone heels. Very happy and grateful for that, I expect they will make all the difference this winter!

 

[emilylou]

Chocolate

 

[Gloi]

I was able to find a pair of waterproof yard boots I can ride in, which are super comfortable even with my huge calves, weak arches and blister-prone heels. Very happy and grateful for that, I expect they will make all the difference this winter!

Please tell, what are they.

 

[jkitten]

Ariat's Windemere II in full calf, my best buy in ages! They are so sturdy but so soft, like they're pre-broken in, and even on the first wear I hardly even notived they were there. My best buy in ages tbh.

Edit: I also tried a few other more expensive models by Ariat, but for me the Windemere II were by far the most comfortable.

 

[Skib]

This is nothing to do with riding. But I am happy because we just ate roast mutton for lunch. Not lamb. Real mutton. I havent roasted mutton since I married in 1965. But now due to Covid, we buy meat on line. It was delicious. When I was a child the pub was called The Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower. So we ate cauliflower as well.

 

[windand rain]

this little monkey makes me smile every day

 

[Leam_Carrie]

Horse ridden back in a school yesterday and loved it, after being off with a ligament injury and bringing her back into work with hacking. I think she’s a bit bored of not doing more challenging work.

 

[Leam_Carrie]

And I should add my mini makes me happy every day! Even if he is a little mud monster.

 

[iknowmyvalue]

Watching my younger sister and her loan pony of 4-5months do their first ever clinic today (poles/small jumps). She’s jumped maybe 4-5 times and only ever joined 2 fences together, she rides him so well and loves him so much. He’s an absolute legend of a pony!

 

[Griffin]

I have owned my mare for several years now but in the last few weeks she has actually started to greet me when I arrive at the yard. It's almost as if she has finally realised that I am not going to move her on (she had several owners before me in quick succession despite her relatively young age when I got her) and has started to trust me.

 

[Bluepepper]

Had my first proper lesson on my share horse today and it was brilliant! Learned so much and came away with lots we can work on together.

 

[Wishfilly]

Had a nice schooling session today as the sun set, and took a great photo of the sunset through Blue's ears.

 

[Green Bean]

My daughter rode our mare in the school for the first time after being away at Uni for three months. Our gorgeous girl behaved impeccably for her, coming into the contact beautifully and making her so terribly happy and feeling like she was on cloud 9. Can’t put a price on that

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

Share horse and I went for a hack with my OH on foot. We enjoyed seeing lots of cycling Santas in the woods, share horse found them very interesting.

Then I ascended 'mount poo' (muck heap) to tidy it up which was hard work but very satisfying.

Finished up with watching share horse get his shoes done, I've never actually seen this being done. OH found it interesting too and the farrier taught us quite a bit, plus I now have a nice shiny horse shoe at home

 

[Michen]

These two in tinsel, and how much they adore each other. I love that Bog now has a pony mate ?

 

[Dave's Mam]

Dave seems to be feeling better after tweaking something in the field.

 

[MuddyMonster]

Pony schooled really, really well this morning and I didn't feel a totally hopeless passenger/rider ?

 

[ycbm]

Made me very happy that my horses broke the fence dividing them in the barn and ripped off a leg strap completely and pulled a big hank out of an already thin tail ...... but nobody had a scratch on them and my piggy girl didn't get too much extra food.

Feel very relieved.
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[ycbm]

Nice thread

 

[windand rain]

Made me very happy that my horses broke the fence dividing them in the barn and ripped off a leg strap completely and pulled a big hank out of an already thin tail ...... but nobody had a scratch on them and my piggy girl didn't get too much extra food.

Feel very relieved.
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not sure I should like that post but very pleased no real harm was done

 

[Bonnie Allie]

A swim at the beach at 6am, in the crystal clear waters of Jervis Bay (Aussie) against a clear blue sky and white sands.

Spent the weekend down there, away from horses and the drudgery of home chores that take up so much of our weekends. Feel like a new person today.

 

[Rumtytum]

My feet are warm ?

 

[C1airey]

OH is making me a cup of tea.

 

[ownedbyaconnie]

Let's have a thread of the small things that have made you happy lately.

The first time I had Blue clipped, two years ago, she had to be sedated. Today, I clipped her loose in her stable with just a haynet to keep her still. (I mean, the clip's a mess, but that's down to me, not her!)

Ah I can relate! Had exactly the same with mine and when she just stood there for me to clip I almost got a bit teary ?

 

[Flicker]

I went for a run and, after some great physio, an old injury has stopped niggling me. I felt like my feet had wings.

Agreed, great thread!

 

[ownedbyaconnie]

Has a dressage clinic yesterday with someone that has never seen my mare before and I didn’t mention her teeth issues, historic headshaking etc and he said she looked really comfortable in the contact and very consistent. I could have cried. 3 years of riding with washing line reins, playing around with tack and overriding my mares association of contact with pain has finally paid off!

 

[cblover]

I hitched up my trailer, loaded Sox and left Fran happily in the field. Sox and I went to a local clinic and she was great. Just so nice to do things that I don’t need help with. No great drama, no issues with loading...just calmly away. Happy days!

 

[Keira 8888]

Has a dressage clinic yesterday with someone that has never seen my mare before and I didn’t mention her teeth issues, historic headshaking etc and he said she looked really comfortable in the contact and very consistent. I could have cried. 3 years of riding with washing line reins, playing around with tack and overriding my mares association of contact with pain has finally paid off!

This is fab! Well done you ????