So I have found a benefit of all this snow

[Flashbacksj]

Flash’s Flatwork is finally making progress!

Being unable to hack and having to school if I want to ride has finally made me knuckle down and try an get flash working properly on the flat…

After 2 weeks of ice and snow on the ground… and therefore 2/3 sessions a week in the indoor on the lunge and ridden… flash is finally getting the message… we had a consitent outline in walk last night... sooo chuffed with him...

Hehe… Trot next… that could be much more challenging… but fingers crossed! xxx

i did take a video of the sesion.. but its hasnt come out great and there is about 30mins of us mainly walking... which is a tad boring so im going to edit it and then might put the link up for some CC!

Still i look like this

which makes a nice change from the frozen half to death look ive been sporting recently!

he is 14yrs and ive owned him for 10years, so its a tiny step in the right direction but feels huge to me.. given ive been much more bothered by hacking and jumping than dressage to date!

Maybe some mini ODE's arnt out of our reach... in the future at least! x

 

[agreenhalgh]

thats great Em, Your very lucky to have a indoor school, I havent ridden madz for weeks and we are both getting very fed up

Can't wait to get on board, its warming up here a little now (highs of 2 degrees during the day!!

) so the snow and ice is beginning to melt, although more is forecast

but hopefully we will be able to find the arena surface soon and get on with getting fit for the RC showing season in May!

 

[Annagain]

Oh for an indoor school. I last rode on New Year's Day (a short hack on the roads dodging patches of ice) as our outdoor school hasn't managed to defrost at all. Not bothered about getting back on Monty as he never changes but Archie's going to be fun, especially as he's not allowed to be lunged since his lameness so I just have to get on and hope for the best

 

[agreenhalgh]

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Oh for an indoor school. I last rode on New Year's Day (a short hack on the roads dodging patches of ice)

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i havent ridden this year

Looks like its thawing abit now thou

 

[Flashbacksj]

i know we are very lucky to have an indoor school, its quite small and a bit dusty but its been a godsend these last few weeks!
i tooo would be going crazy if i hadnt ridden! x

 

[Firehorse]

my benefit...i've lost the 4 lb i put on over xmas, jst from all the lugging water buckets and hay. and now, the walking to school. 3 mile round trip. twice a day. my legs ache after one day!! want to drive, go away ice.