vam
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I dont know how many saw my last thread but basically im being made redundant 
Not sure when it kicks in but im looking as of now for another job and if i get one sooner and lose my redundancy i will do that as id rather have a job than the small payout.
Anyway i thought id do a little recap of my year. To be honest i really dont think i got going as much as i would have liked, i wanted to be jumping disco by now but we are still ironing out the kinks at bn. Still in some way he has really come on so fingers crossed that it all falls into place next year.
This is going to be long and not purely comp reports but please indulge me as i'm feeling abit pathetic.
Not a good start to the year, after the snow and a yard move we did bits and bobs at home. Made sure we were fully fledged 'all the gear, no idea'
Jumping was ok
Flat work was/is still pants
Went to go to the first show of the year and he point blank refused to load. It wasnt good so I spent weeks trying to sort it, in the end I thought I cracked it with a pressure halter and practice. So small journeys then we ventured out to some clear round
He gave me a couple of nice clear rounds round the 80cm and 90cm
Some hacking round the field followed
At this point it is where the real hard work starts, I started having lessons with my fab trainer who has helped me loads.
We still did some schooling
Back out to some more clear rounds, clear in the 90cm and just tipped a pole in the 1m
Unfortunately he wouldnt load to come home, some lovely people came to my rescue and we pretty much had to winch him in. Back to the drawing board.
I still liked him thou
Started to practice loading again but he would load perfectly at home just be a git at shows. Managed to get to another lesson
Managed to get home without too much of a drama but I really need to get it sorted so I gave in and tried him with a stallion ring. I have to say it worked a treat and he loaded with in 5 mins. I still use it as he can sometimes get to the bottom of the ramp, plant and the start going backwards, the ring seem to keep him going forward.
So with that in mind we set for the first show of the year at the end of May to Patchetts, got there at lunch time to find them walking for my class which was the 90cm open. Had no really warm up and it wasnt pretty but he jumped a double clear for me.
Then did the 90cm speed again not great but he jumped round clear for me
So came away with a 3rd and 4th, good pony and most importantly he loaded there and back
Lots of loading practice was needed so we did lessons and hacking through the summer
Made some friends
Cracked gallop
Not sure when it kicks in but im looking as of now for another job and if i get one sooner and lose my redundancy i will do that as id rather have a job than the small payout.Anyway i thought id do a little recap of my year. To be honest i really dont think i got going as much as i would have liked, i wanted to be jumping disco by now but we are still ironing out the kinks at bn. Still in some way he has really come on so fingers crossed that it all falls into place next year.
This is going to be long and not purely comp reports but please indulge me as i'm feeling abit pathetic.
Not a good start to the year, after the snow and a yard move we did bits and bobs at home. Made sure we were fully fledged 'all the gear, no idea'
Jumping was ok
Flat work was/is still pants
Went to go to the first show of the year and he point blank refused to load. It wasnt good so I spent weeks trying to sort it, in the end I thought I cracked it with a pressure halter and practice. So small journeys then we ventured out to some clear round
He gave me a couple of nice clear rounds round the 80cm and 90cm
Some hacking round the field followed
At this point it is where the real hard work starts, I started having lessons with my fab trainer who has helped me loads.
We still did some schooling
Back out to some more clear rounds, clear in the 90cm and just tipped a pole in the 1m
Unfortunately he wouldnt load to come home, some lovely people came to my rescue and we pretty much had to winch him in. Back to the drawing board.
I still liked him thou
Started to practice loading again but he would load perfectly at home just be a git at shows. Managed to get to another lesson
Managed to get home without too much of a drama but I really need to get it sorted so I gave in and tried him with a stallion ring. I have to say it worked a treat and he loaded with in 5 mins. I still use it as he can sometimes get to the bottom of the ramp, plant and the start going backwards, the ring seem to keep him going forward.
So with that in mind we set for the first show of the year at the end of May to Patchetts, got there at lunch time to find them walking for my class which was the 90cm open. Had no really warm up and it wasnt pretty but he jumped a double clear for me.
Then did the 90cm speed again not great but he jumped round clear for me
So came away with a 3rd and 4th, good pony and most importantly he loaded there and back
Lots of loading practice was needed so we did lessons and hacking through the summer
Made some friends
Cracked gallop
you sound like you've worked really hard on his loading too, 
He does make me smile as he is abit of a character and is a happy chappie. He has lots of talent so finds things easy i think, he just makes me work alot harder than he does! 
I'm traveling him at more of an angle but with less room between the partitions and it seems to work better for him.Shame ive had to take the box off the road.
