Slowly slowly catchy monkey

[JulesRules]

I have now owned my beautiful Smudge for 20 months and finally, now I have transport and a new instructor, I'm really starting to feel like we are making progress.

This is a picture of her when I bought her. As you can see she was very overweight and her previous owner realised she was being wasted so sold her to me when she was a very green 7 year old.

Today I took her out to do walk and trot dressage for the first time. We didn't win but she was really good, took everything in her stride and we got 61%.

This is a picture of her taken today. She looked so pretty I was so proud of her and how far she has come that I felt like a winner anyway

Bit of a pointless post really, but I just wanted to share.

 

[Parachute]

Not a pointless post at all!
Lovely update and gorgeous photos Thank you for sharing

 

[babymare]

Not a pointless post at all. you are a very proud mummy and rightly so shes gorgeous and well done x

 

[Armas]

Awesome update well done and thank you for sharing your news !

 

[Darcydoo]

Well done 61% I'd be ecstatic looks lovely very jealous , we tried to record our Dressage Anywhere Intro A and failed due to Weather conditions and Pony issues !!!

 

[tallyho!]

Awww that is a lovely post!

She is very pretty and lucky!!

 

[Cortez]

Wow! Is that a spotty/tobiano/coloured? Gorgeous!

 

[JulesRules]

Wow! Is that a spotty/tobiano/coloured? Gorgeous!

Thanks

She is supposed to be one of these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malopolski


but she must have either some Appy or Knabstrupper breeding in her somewhere as she is quite spotty and has spotty skin on her muzzle and "lady bits". I don't really know what colour she is but Pintaloosa or Varnish Roan have been suggested to me.

I texted her old owner some pictures earlier. She texted me back saying I was always destined to have her and she was just an interim Mum, and that she couldn't have wished for a better home for her....

Come over all emotional now....

 

[Echo Bravo]

No post like this is pointless, as it gives the rest of us a kick up you know what, to stop waffling and do something.

 

[FlaxenPony05]

Fabulous, well done. She's right up my street!

 

[Tobiano]

Thats great to read! well done both of you

 

[JulesRules]

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments. I think she is fab but then I am biased

I've had a few disparaging comments about her in the past ( not that I listen) so it's nice to hear people say nice things.

 

[Gal]

Lovely xxxxx

 

[MrsMozart]

Very well done

Lovely looking horse indeed