Oh my goodness niki, Cassie is pretty - you can post plenty photos of her if you like
xx
Lol, not far if I can help it, otherwise it eats into my own horse time too much
Super chuffed with K today, not earth shattering scores but a respectable 65% in M76 and 2nd place, and 64% for the win in AM98 on VERY tired legs as only 30 mins between tests. Both qualifying scores for summer regionals so some more points in the bank. Got the obligatory 4 for cantering out of the first centre line halt in the AM...
*BUT* the first test felt really rideable, I don't really like M76 that much but she came out firing on all cylinders and ready to do the job. Felt like I could ride her just like I do at home, rather than just manage her emotions to get round.
That's the 2nd time in a row that I've had a good ride in the first test so I'm hoping that she is finally going to be able to do her best work in a one-test outing. When she starts PSG I won't want to have to waste petrol doing a warm up test so this really feels like a huge step forward
Even though I wasn't riding I felt so rough I couldn't face fighting to load Jensen to take him 1/2 an hour down the road.... I'm gutted, I have a fantastic horse, a fantastic plan, my own transport again and I am messing it all up by having this stupid cold/flu thing. So fed up with myself 
. Fellow livery who is giving us a lift understandably doesn’t want to drive the lorry in snow, so we’re going to make a call in an hour. Hopefully it’s turned to rain by then, otherwise Indio’s Elementary debut will be cancelled due to weather for a second time!! We were supposed to go to Quainton in December but that was iced off.
It’s now snowing and settling
Off to do a rain dance now!
Over the moon with my fella today. He rode through his first test in front of a list 1 judge. We Gate crashed BD regionals test training at Summerhouse and in addition to fully dressed arenas we also has sideways icy rain
Giant pony was very grown up, no dramas at all. Just went a bit introverted on me and dropped off the leg. Judge was really complimentary and gave me some useful pointers of what to work on short term. So 69% in a long arena, and a list 1 saying it won’t take long for high 70’s is a big confidence boost.
Plus loaded/stood on trailer, mounted etc all single handed without a bother
Over the moon with my fella today. He rode through his first test in front of a list 1 judge. We Gate crashed BD regionals test training at Summerhouse and in addition to fully dressed arenas we also has sideways icy rain
Giant pony was very grown up, no dramas at all. Just went a bit introverted on me and dropped off the leg. Judge was really complimentary and gave me some useful pointers of what to work on short term. So 69% in a long arena, and a list 1 saying it wont take long for high 70s is a big confidence boost.
Plus loaded/stood on trailer, mounted etc all single handed without a bother
what a great find he has turned out to be. And hard-core in that weather.... I'm glad I booked onto the test riding clinic *next * month 
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well done to everyone who got out in the awful weather and commiserations to those who couldn't get out!
Ooh sounds fab Monte. Well done for getting out in the snow. Brrrrrrrr. Always nice to hear how you're getting on as we bought our grey Irish youngsters around the same time
. cannot believe that will be three years ago in February.. it has been a big learning curve for us but a good one!
WOW! That snow - well done for going
Monte, how was the ground at Tweseldown? I really need to get over there in the next couple of weeks? How much of it is open?