eishi
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Some of you may have read my last post about our new acquisition Swan!
Here: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=541779
Quicky summary if you cba to read the above (don't blame you!)
Swansong is a 12yo ex racer who was successful racing, retired to be a broodmare but was given to me to hunt/event/play around with as she is just too good to spend the next 10 years chilling in the field!
Here' a quicky snap of what she looked like when she arrived!
fast forward 9/10 weeks and she went to Saxon fields in rugby to do an intro test! This was her first trip in the lorry since racing (except going to stud!) and her first ever dressage test! Suffice to say we weren't expecting anything to be honest I was planning on just riding around the warm up!
So rocked up to find we had a very chilled girl in the lorry who looked like someone had chucked a bucket of water over her she had sweated up so much (Think she thought she was going to stud again.. poor girl!).
After a chilled mooch round the lorry park we warmed up and my god was she fab! I've never ridden her around other horses but she settled amazingly and was working really nicely!
Popped in to do our test and it was blowing a gale force and the judges were in a shed... She was not aware of this until we reached the top of our centre line and had a bit of a panic! Luckily she settled and did a lovely test with only a few wobblies!
Wandered over to the boards to find we had WON our class out of about 7 with 67.8% and a nice few 8's in there including for her paces! With lovely promising comments about lots to like and more to come!
Absolutely thrilled with our not so little ex racer (I have a complex about how small I look on her!) So bit more work on her canter which is weak at the moment and then off to do some prelims I think!!
So here's a few piccys!
Some by the mummy: Shame she didn't tell me my hat silk needed sorting!!
And link to the pro who took A LOT of pics of her! We have bought a few just awaiting their arrival! He caught some lovely pics!
http://www.prints-for-sale.co.uk/details.php?gid=451&pid=307407
Also decided I need to graduate from my eventing tweed to a Navy jacket as I'm now 21 and not even eventing anymore!!
So any Nice navy jacket suggestions that come in a 30" bust (yes I'm little!) thinking about just buying a nice children's show jacket from a showing company?
Homemade cupcakes for reading!!
Here: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=541779
Quicky summary if you cba to read the above (don't blame you!)
Swansong is a 12yo ex racer who was successful racing, retired to be a broodmare but was given to me to hunt/event/play around with as she is just too good to spend the next 10 years chilling in the field!
Here' a quicky snap of what she looked like when she arrived!
fast forward 9/10 weeks and she went to Saxon fields in rugby to do an intro test! This was her first trip in the lorry since racing (except going to stud!) and her first ever dressage test! Suffice to say we weren't expecting anything to be honest I was planning on just riding around the warm up!
So rocked up to find we had a very chilled girl in the lorry who looked like someone had chucked a bucket of water over her she had sweated up so much (Think she thought she was going to stud again.. poor girl!).
After a chilled mooch round the lorry park we warmed up and my god was she fab! I've never ridden her around other horses but she settled amazingly and was working really nicely!
Popped in to do our test and it was blowing a gale force and the judges were in a shed... She was not aware of this until we reached the top of our centre line and had a bit of a panic! Luckily she settled and did a lovely test with only a few wobblies!
Wandered over to the boards to find we had WON our class out of about 7 with 67.8% and a nice few 8's in there including for her paces! With lovely promising comments about lots to like and more to come!
Absolutely thrilled with our not so little ex racer (I have a complex about how small I look on her!) So bit more work on her canter which is weak at the moment and then off to do some prelims I think!!
So here's a few piccys!
Some by the mummy: Shame she didn't tell me my hat silk needed sorting!!
And link to the pro who took A LOT of pics of her! We have bought a few just awaiting their arrival! He caught some lovely pics!
http://www.prints-for-sale.co.uk/details.php?gid=451&pid=307407
Also decided I need to graduate from my eventing tweed to a Navy jacket as I'm now 21 and not even eventing anymore!!
So any Nice navy jacket suggestions that come in a 30" bust (yes I'm little!) thinking about just buying a nice children's show jacket from a showing company?
Homemade cupcakes for reading!!
