dominobrown
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Recovering and drinking presseco after Evening dressage.
Baby giant 7 year old clyesdale cross went for his first time out. Had a panic attack about being plaited... then swiftly recovered.
So off we ambled, I have been super organised, bought snacks and set off early. Unusual for me. Also brought loads and loads of clothes and rugs...
There was a rumour about snow, however checked several forecast apps and dismissed this as hearsay.
Had been drivimg for 5 minutes... white out.. snow everywhere. Couldnt turn around at that point as we on a single track road so headed onwards to main road saying if the snow continues we are deving aroumd the block and giving up. Snow stopped, by the time we got to the main road, ( I live halfway up a fell) it was a lovely day so carried on.
Nearly at venue... passed a crashed car in road side, turned of big main road and snow everywhere. Crawled to venue, it was getting worse. Venue is down the side of another blumming fell. Stopped at the top of the hill and put into first gear. Continued very slowly... started to slip off road... tried to stop... didn't stop.
Venue staff were there by now. It was all happening very slowly, they were putting grit down in front of me as I slid sideways one way, meanwhile horse trailer was starting to jack knife sliding the other way.
Thanks to the staff who were putting my trailer handbrake on and throwing buckets of grit infront of me we stopped, regrouped, engaged low diff and carried on.
Apart from baby elephant horse wanting to roll in the snow, spookimg at his own shadow and having eyes on stalks he was very good. There was a christmas tree with flashimg lights in the arena which he coped well with, as well as his fiat time being indoors, music playimg, other horses coming and going etc.
Organiser put us earlier in the next test as snow got heavier... we did our test and decided to rush home while we still could. Blumming silly elphant wouldn't load, first time every doing thia. Would happily walk onto ramp and nearly in then reverse again. I think he was trying it on more as we were under pressure to get going which would make him pLy up (why are giant ones always so sensitive?). Anyways eventually got going, snow bad on all the roads now, and idiot drivers over taking me full pelt.
By the time we got back snow was gone.
Note to self... Whenever anyone says 'Evening dressage in December?' Just say no....
Baby giant 7 year old clyesdale cross went for his first time out. Had a panic attack about being plaited... then swiftly recovered.
So off we ambled, I have been super organised, bought snacks and set off early. Unusual for me. Also brought loads and loads of clothes and rugs...
There was a rumour about snow, however checked several forecast apps and dismissed this as hearsay.
Had been drivimg for 5 minutes... white out.. snow everywhere. Couldnt turn around at that point as we on a single track road so headed onwards to main road saying if the snow continues we are deving aroumd the block and giving up. Snow stopped, by the time we got to the main road, ( I live halfway up a fell) it was a lovely day so carried on.
Nearly at venue... passed a crashed car in road side, turned of big main road and snow everywhere. Crawled to venue, it was getting worse. Venue is down the side of another blumming fell. Stopped at the top of the hill and put into first gear. Continued very slowly... started to slip off road... tried to stop... didn't stop.
Venue staff were there by now. It was all happening very slowly, they were putting grit down in front of me as I slid sideways one way, meanwhile horse trailer was starting to jack knife sliding the other way.
Thanks to the staff who were putting my trailer handbrake on and throwing buckets of grit infront of me we stopped, regrouped, engaged low diff and carried on.
Apart from baby elephant horse wanting to roll in the snow, spookimg at his own shadow and having eyes on stalks he was very good. There was a christmas tree with flashimg lights in the arena which he coped well with, as well as his fiat time being indoors, music playimg, other horses coming and going etc.
Organiser put us earlier in the next test as snow got heavier... we did our test and decided to rush home while we still could. Blumming silly elphant wouldn't load, first time every doing thia. Would happily walk onto ramp and nearly in then reverse again. I think he was trying it on more as we were under pressure to get going which would make him pLy up (why are giant ones always so sensitive?). Anyways eventually got going, snow bad on all the roads now, and idiot drivers over taking me full pelt.
By the time we got back snow was gone.
Note to self... Whenever anyone says 'Evening dressage in December?' Just say no....
