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Thursday again... what's everyone up to?

Very quiet here, arena hire for Kira tonight, might have a cheeky spin round the Inter1 test to see how difficult it is :p

...and that's it ;) Boring!

Have fun everyone.
 
Not much for us either - classical trainer coming tonight for a lesson and I feel the need for a trip to the beach for a good ole gallop!
 
Son and I have a lesson on Saturday morning, and then we have his 7th birthday party on Sunday afternoon :) Thank goodness for the weather forecast, as we're having a bouncy obstacle course, 15 kids and a dozen adults to entertain :o

Next weekend we have our first ever stay away show :o Already getting stressed about it .....

Fiona
 
I have an archery competition on saturday and another on sunday but guess that doesn't count.
On the plus side I have found a horse to ride so should be able to at least have some horse plans next weekend.
 
PaddyMonty said:
I have an archery competition on saturday and another on sunday but guess that doesn't count.
On the plus side I have found a horse to ride so should be able to at least have some horse plans next weekend.
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My OH is also at an archery comp Sat & Sun! Which one are you going to? Good luck!
 
Embo said:
My OH is also at an archery comp Sat & Sun! Which one are you going to? Good luck!
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Saturday comp is a club members only comp (NAC), Sunday is open but low key also in Northampton. I have not yet reached the heady heights of National comps (but working on it).
 
Embo said:
Tweseldown UA on Saturday! :O
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This for us as well.. eek !
Embo what section/class are you doing ?

I am also writing back there on Sunday AM

so my weekend, will consist of

lesson tonight,
Trainer jumping my horse tomorrow ( as stuck at work!)
Friday night XC course Walk, tack clean, wash plait horse etc
Saturday Tweseldown ODE
Sunday - back there to dressage write
sunday night collapse in a heap ..

good luck to everyone out and about - have fun!
 
PaddyMonty said:
Saturday comp is a club members only comp (NAC), Sunday is open but low key also in Northampton. I have not yet reached the heady heights of National comps (but working on it).
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Ahh ok, OH is in Maidstone. Also just a club shoot I think. This is his first season competing :) good luck with yours!

monte1 said:
This for us as well.. eek !
Embo what section/class are you doing ?

I am also writing back there on Sunday AM

so my weekend, will consist of

lesson tonight,
Trainer jumping my horse tomorrow ( as stuck at work!)
Friday night XC course Walk, tack clean, wash plait horse etc
Saturday Tweseldown ODE
Sunday - back there to dressage write
sunday night collapse in a heap ..

good luck to everyone out and about - have fun!
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Oh cool! I'm doing the 70cm, section D. Going with a friend who's doing the 80, we're both down to do our dressage at 11:00 - I've got a mental picture of us in side-by-side arenas doing a synchronised test :D although she is on a 16.3 warmblood and I'm on a 15.3 ID so doubt our paces will quite match lol.

Best of luck to you, what section are you in? Do wave if you see me bumbling about on the grey goon!
 
I'm not doing too much over the actual weekend, off to watch a friend at Tweseldown UA on Sunday, may pop in to have a nose at Farley in the afternoon on my way home.

On Monday I have a Centaur Biomechanics workshop. Horse's first trip out since her time off and mine too, can't wait to see how crooked I am. Is that normal??
 
Busy weekend this weekend.
New horsey arriving tonight, show prep for the mare and foal tomorrow for their first show on saturday.

Sunday first ridden show for the delightful delinquent veteran who's been magically transformed into a maxi cob. I was actually surprised to find how different he looks without all teh fuzz.
Probably take someone with him but don't know who yet.
 
Was supposed to be going to camp fri-sun, but my jump saddle broke, so not worth it when 3out of the 4 sessions are over fences. But managing a busy weekend ,- flatwork lesson tmw, pole work clinic on sat, and hacking sun. Also out Saturday night for my birthday.
Good luck to all those competing.
 
Farrier visits all around tomorrow, plus everyone getting their jabs from the vet, plus man with the tractor coming to do some field work...they're all scheduled different times but can foresee them all clashing and horses being stuck with needles at one end while shoes are nailed on at the other!

Sunday is an open day at the riding school, I offered to spend a couple of hours getting horses ready and that got taken for 'great, we'll pop you in the jumping demo.' And 'lead a child in the toddler demo.' Should be great fun, and every horse on the place is being paraded, including three retired ponies, the two point to pointers and the two full liveries. Lots of bathing and plaiting...the kids have got hold of sparkly plait bands and glitter hoof oil for the ponies.

Good luck to everyone out competing with horses or arrows
 
PaddyMonty said:
I have an archery competition on saturday and another on sunday but guess that doesn't count.
On the plus side I have found a horse to ride so should be able to at least have some horse plans next weekend.
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You so need to put the horse and the archery together. It’s the best fun. And in straight lines so should be ok for your knees :-)
 
McFluff said:
You so need to put the horse and the archery together. It’s the best fun. And in straight lines so should be ok for your knees :-)
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Exactly! It's next on my list for the orange one if her current job doesn't work out. Though it would be a shame to waste her epic rollbacks and haunch turns ;)


Quiet one here. Last weekend didn't quite go to plan. This weekend will be spent avoiding brats on the yard, trying to work the beasts in peace without killing anyone. This may be an overly ambitious aim...
 
Ooo, lots of new horses arriving/settling in this week! And looks like Tweseldown is the place for HHOers to be :D

Quiet one for me again, just a lesson on Monday. Apart from that they all need to do some energy using work this weekend, as this evening has been eventful. Dabs was an over excitable twit to ride because I had the audacity to put a single pole in the arena (in his version it's a 6ft puissance wall). And then I was dicing with death in the field later when trying to change his rug as Arts was in full bouncy, flaily legs mode, and then all control of the situation was lost as Pebbles the racing connemara started up with her equine version of rallying :rolleyes3:

Good luck to those competing
 
Sounds like lots of people have exciting plans!! Good luck all, O hope everyone has lots of success.

We have just had a 2 day jumping clinic, I had a lesson each day on both the horses. They were both absolute stars, but Baby Henry stole the show ticking off a bunch of firsts and being very grown up. Very proud of him. Plus the coach is just wonderful and I learnt so much and have so much homework!

This weekend we are off eventing again. Early start so have to get everything ready today, plus have the farrier coming out. Busy Busy!
 
Off to Hickstead :D
I've got free tickets from work for the Speed Derby, and am also going to see the Derby itself with a friend on the Sunday. Around that I shall of course be seeing my two ponies, and possibly trying out a new share horse on the Saturday too.
 
McFluff said:
You so need to put the horse and the archery together. It’s the best fun. And in straight lines so should be ok for your knees :-)
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Once I've mastered my current full recurve target bow then I will go play horsebow. The entire technique is very different so don't want to confuse my small brain atm.
Perhaps we could get a HHO group for a training day :)
 
Good luck to everyone competing!

This weekend, I'm doing Total Warrior at Bramham on Saturday then Sunday going with a friend to Skipton HT so two long days.

Booked Monday off work in advance to spend some time with my ponies, dogs and to just chill!
 
Have a session with my mind coach and Beau this afternoon. Planning on riding/lunging the other four this morning (assuming I can catch Blue to get a bridle on him ��).

Tomorrow Beau and T are going jumping if I can decide on classes - had hoped to pop Beau round a 1m course but they’re not running open classes for some reason so need to have a think about what I’m going to put him in. Tempted to do the 1.05m but haven’t jumped that height in over a year. ��

Probably have a lunging day on Sunday then Monday off so I can go and deal with Ellie and her suspected ulcers.
 
Embo said:
Ahh ok, OH is in Maidstone. Also just a club shoot I think. This is his first season competing :) good luck with yours!



Oh cool! I'm doing the 70cm, section D. Going with a friend who's doing the 80, we're both down to do our dressage at 11:00 - I've got a mental picture of us in side-by-side arenas doing a synchronised test :D although she is on a 16.3 warmblood and I'm on a 15.3 ID so doubt our paces will quite match lol.

Best of luck to you, what section are you in? Do wave if you see me bumbling about on the grey goon!
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Excellent, i am doing the 80 and am section C, earlier dressage than you guys 10.12 also on a grey :-)
have fun and good luck!
 
Good luck everyone competing this weekend!


Tomorrow morning i have to ride early, poo pick and go for a run, then leaving at lunch time for Foo Fighters gig in London, woohoo, they are always amazing live!

Sunday i am going to see some New Forest colt foals, exciting! Sunday afternoon i have to strip my other New Forest of his feathers & lightly pull his mane and tail in prep for the following weekends shows....

Then i will collapse in a sleepy slumber Sunday eve
 
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New pony (all 16hh of her) arrived and so far absolute saint. Even put up with riding to the turnout field through 70 acre open field bareback because I was a bit too lazy to do the walking lol.
 
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