The show that wasn't to be!

[Shantara]

Not far from me, there is an eventing centre! I thought I would take Ned over there and do an in-hand show

I get to the field to get him ready and for some reason he's already wound up! Goodness knows what happened, but my normally calm horse was now a fire breathing dragon!
I battled onwards and managed to get his plaits in, even his tail! He was brushed within an inch of his life and finally he was smart and ready to go!

I called my Dad (who was going to cycle with me) and I set off...then the rain began!
I wasn't about to be put off by a few drops of water!!

We trudged on, getting wetter and wetter, it was now tipping it down!! There was also a lovely howling wind to go with it!

Ned's shiny coat was ruined and I was soaked! We decided we'd gone far enough and we wouldn't get back before it got dark.

Though, I can't believe how good Ned was. He kept a steady pace all the way there and back, ignoring lots of spooky things So while I didn't get to do the show that I'd hoped to, I certainly had a fab ride!!!

 

[TrasaM]

That's a shame Chan after your hard work sprucing him up. Maybe he sensed that the weather was getting bad and was trying to tell you it tipped it down here as well this afternoon and I got soaked choosing my Xmas tree.. Certainly speeded up my decision making

 

[Shantara]

That's a shame Chan after your hard work sprucing him up. Maybe he sensed that the weather was getting bad and was trying to tell you it tipped it down here as well this afternoon and I got soaked choosing my Xmas tree.. Certainly speeded up my decision making

Hehe that's possible!
I even plaited his tail I've never been able to do that before (my failure, not his haha!!) and his mane plaits looked fab! Such a shame, but we had a lovely hack, even if the weather wasn't so lovely...