The moment youve all been waiting for - Goggles goes XC!!!

MillbrookSong

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What can i say took to it like a duck to water in the end!! Lol

Well the day started off by taking song BSJA at bromyard - didn't do to badly had one down in the 1.10 open and the newcomers!!!

Then got back to the yard at 4 ish skipped out and flew home to pick up dad so we could drive song home! then gogs straight on the lorry when we got home to go schooling at pauntley!! - so great when a friend owns a course as i had my own lead when i needed it!!

If any of you know pauntley we started off in the baby field with all the little fences and did most thing - logs etc but had a stop and a tiny little jump and refused to jump it - this being the only thing he had a lead over all night - so had a lead and jumped it fine the next time!! After i had done them all a few times we went over to the main course and just jumped round all of the fences and wow he did basically all of the 3ft track and didn't stop once!!

Flew over drop fences combo on turns, skinny ish fences, up and down banks and walked in and out of water like a pro! didn't try the step in as thought this would be a bit much 1st time out and it was a bit big! then after this went for another little play over the bigger fences and hes just so clever can seem to take off from any where and not touch anything!!
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Oh and forgot to say it was great because he didn't really pull and didn't put a martingale on as hes never jumped in one and he was great - just think i need a fulmer for a bit of extra steering!!

So anyway will put the vid up tomorrow but here are some pics! not very exciting as they were either of my bum or dad couldn't vid as the battery ran out
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opps!!

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proper size!!

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Drop

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1st attempt at the big bank!!

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and 2nd

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And finally the water with a lead

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and without

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Hope you liked them xx
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He looks great and clever too - I like how he picks up his front feet really properly the second time he does the bank up...what are your longer term plans for him..selling or keeping?
 
he looks great, I have been to Pauntly in the winter a couple of times its a good course on great land! He looks smashing! when is he doing his first Intro!!??
 
hes entered for the intro at morenton morrell!! ahhh we all thought it was a waste of money when he would go over a 2ft nothing jump!! but the bigger the better it looks like!! so i cant wait!!

Oh hes def for keeps - i was given him after he retired from racing and he deservers the love and attention we give him (been in racing since he was 4 and hes now 12!)
 
Bless him! I love Pauntley, took B there the first time I did XC with him, and he had a similar reaction to the little fences!!

He looks great, I hadn't realised he was 12, what a star!
 
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