Weekend Plans?

[RachelFerd]

Well done RF!! Fabulous result, I'm so pleased for you, you must be so excited for your future together. I think he looked much quicker with his feet sjing, next season he's going to unstoppable!, Absolutely time for him to enjoy his holiday now.

Oh yep, I can't wait to be piloting him around a decent sized xc course with a good bit of galloping room - he's going to feel proper! Just need to convince him to eat a bit more and grow some hindquarters ?. Feeling lucky to own such a lovely natured easy peasy sort of horse.

We'll get back going in late September and try and get some BD novice silver regionals points before cracking on with the SJ education...

 

[Jeni the dragon]

Incredible pictures Red! BH is a super star!

 

[Peglo]

Well done RF. he is a superstar already.

beautiful photos @Red-1. You must be some chuffed with them. And BH. He is such a good lad.

went a longer hack to a different beach today. I didn’t really want Tali to go in the sea as she had her hoof and knee boots on but she was adamant to follow the others in so I let her and she ran in and splashed about. I can’t believe how confident she is in the water now. I’m glad I didn’t push her to go in until we built up that trust. I was hoping for a gallop along the beach as it was perfect but the others didn’t make any move to go so I never said anything. We got a really nice canter up a track. A lot of willow branches hanging over track and it was a lot of fun watching Tali duck her head out of the way of them. I made sure to duck when she did.
then we came across the Alpacas. All the other horses freaked out at them when they first met them and me and Tali hadn’t gone past them yet so I wondered what her reaction would be. Well interest. And nothing more. I think she would’ve wanted to speak to them over the fence if the others hadn’t kept walking. So purple flowers=terrifying, alpacas=cool hair. ??‍ Really lovely hack today.

spotted the alpacas. But mostly her mane is cool

 

[teddy_]

Today I had the first sit on my 4YO, since she's been broken !

Great way to end the weekend.

 

[Britestar]

ODE done, thank goodness.
Good day, only one moaning minnie.
Everyone else happy, now I knackered.

 

[Bernster]

Fab sj clinic. Early start (6.30) which wasn’t fun but the clinic was lots of fun. Bertie was a star, it was all so smooth - easy travel and tack up, calm walm up, popped a few and then did the whole course 3 times. Overrode a bit when the jumps went up from ‘poles on the floor’ but it was all so much better. Doing poles/jumps little but often is really paying off.

Joined the RC and they are looking for new committee members. What would I be letting myself in for?!

 

[shortstuff99]

Fab sj clinic. Early start (6.30) which wasn’t fun but the clinic was lots of fun. Bertie was a star, it was all so smooth - easy travel and tack up, calm walm up, popped a few and then did the whole course 3 times. Overrode a bit when the jumps went up from ‘poles on the floor’ but it was all so much better. Doing poles/jumps little but often is really paying off. Joined the RC and they are looking for new committee meetings. What would I be letting myself in for?!

Do you remember that viral clip from the Parish Council meeting of 'you have no power here Jackie Weaver'?

That is basically riding club committees ?

 

[Bernster]

Do you remember that vital clip from the Parish Council meeting of 'you have no power here Jackie Weaver'?

That is basically riding club committees ?

Yikes hahahaha

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I've had a great day judging. I had the minis and there were some truly, truly lovely ponies forward for me. 2 stood out as winners the very moment they stepped in the ring. And when you see them all you can do is hope and pray they stand up as well in front of you and move as cleanly as you want them to as side ons can be deceiving! My overall mini champion went on to be reserve supreme of the show was one of these ponies. She just owned the ring from the moment she stepped in to the moment she left.

I am a new judge, fresh on the Shetland Panel this year and to have my choices franked by 3 older, far more experienced judges means more to me than anything else. I know no one can really argue over what you like if they don't because showing is so subjective but standing in the ring with such huge breeding and judging knowledge between the other 3 is very daunting. For them to agree on my mini foal being the best foal at the show and then my overall champion being good enough to deserve reserve Supreme makes me happy. I agreed with them on the supreme too. A lovely black filly. A bit fat but underneath it was a truly lovely pony.

One more day in Shetland. We head home tomorrow and land in Aberdeen docks on Tuesday morning. Then I head to Aintree at the crack of dawn on Wednesday for 2 days ????

 

[teapot]

Do you remember that viral clip from the Parish Council meeting of 'you have no power here Jackie Weaver'?

That is basically riding club committees ?

Worse given it's horsey women! RDA ones were bad enough

 

[Caol Ila]

Both horses got 5+ miles/2hr wanders today. Hermosa crossed the footbridge over the M80 and gave zero sh1ts. We got shouted at by a random driver. She came up beside us on the narrow country road, and I did what I normally do - squashed myself into the thorny hedgerow and pulled the horse as far off the road as I could. Driver lingered behind us. I wrestled with horse who wanted to eat the bushes. OH impatiently waved her on, and as she rolled past, she yelled, "You need to stand between the horse and traffic!"

I said, "She doesn't care about cars."

She said, "Well, I care." And drove away.

The road is so narrow that if I stood on the other side of the horse, the driver would clip me with the wing mirror. The horse isn't going to stand in an overgrown ditch with random bits of wire and glass bottles, but I am. And the horse really gives zero f*cks about traffic.

Fin went into town and walked through a housing estate. He finds human things quite weird, so getting him calmly walking through an urban/suburban area is an achievement.

 

[Accidental Eventer]

Well, my weekend was going great until Henry went one way and I went the other. stayed with him but lost a stirrup. thought I could jump with just 1. I could not, landed hard and have wound up with a broken collar bone. Thats my season done. Feeling very cross with myself, what a silly thing to do!! It was going to be a great round otherwise!

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Well, my weekend was going great until Henry went one way and I went the other. stayed with him but lost a stirrup. thought I could jump with just 1. I could not, landed hard and have wound up with a broken collar bone. Thats my season done. Feeling very cross with myself, what a silly thing to do!! It was going to be a great round otherwise!

Ouch! Hope it mends soon x

 

[Yeomans]

Well I had a great day yesterday showing. Got 3rd in Condition and Turnout, 1st for Handsome Gelding then was awarded Champion of classes 1-7. Also entered M&M but Spud was so tired I pulled him out. He was a superstar.

 

[CanteringCarrot]

I had a terrible weekend, quite frankly. After deciding and getting excited about shipping my horse to the USA with us, that all came to a halt when he tested positive for Piroplasmosis (asymptomatic carrier). So he will have to be sold here in Germany/EU. I had gotten quite excited about bringing him, exploring with him, and keeping him for the rest of his days after having the realization that we're so well connected and that I do really enjoy him. It's going to be so hard to get on that airplane at the end of September and leave a piece of me behind and I feel absolutely terrible for him. As if I have betrayed him by leaving him in the hands of someone else (not sure who, yet).

I've always been there for him after every move. From the moment a scared little 5 year old walked off of the big lorry from Spain 5 years ago. He's so connected to me, and I really hope he can find that with someone else, but finding that person will be incredibly hard, especially around here.

While I have thought about "upgrading" to another Iberian, because he's rather modest in his paces, I ultimately wanted to have another alongside him. After reflecting on it, he's the best horse I've ever had and I don't know that I'll ever get over this. It's hit me harder than I thought it would. I've experienced a fair amount of loss in my life, but this just hits different. It's also happening during a more stressful time in general, which doesn't help. I'm absolutely gutted.

It'll be so sad not seeing his little face. I know it's such a first world problem and incredibly sappy, but it sucks.

I wanted him to forever be my little back scratching weirdo.




The competition this weekend was fine with a middle of the pack placement.

Sorry for the down note, probably going going to sign off of these threads for a bit. Still glad to see many other happy and successful weekend ventures.

 

[Season’s Bleatings]

I’m really sorry, CC. That is absolutely heartbreaking.

 

[southerncomfort]

I had a terrible weekend, quite frankly. After deciding and getting excited about shipping my horse to the USA with us, that all came to a halt when he tested positive for Piroplasmosis (asymptomatic carrier). So he will have to be sold here in Germany/EU. I had gotten quite excited about bringing him, exploring with him, and keeping him for the rest of his days after having the realization that we're so well connected and that I do really enjoy him. It's going to be so hard to get on that airplane at the end of September and leave a piece of me behind and I feel absolutely terrible for him. As if I have betrayed him by leaving him in the hands of someone else (not sure who, yet).

I've always been there for him after every move. From the moment a scared little 5 year old walked off of the big lorry from Spain 5 years ago. He's so connected to me, and I really hope he can find that with someone else, but finding that person will be incredibly hard, especially around here.

While I have thought about "upgrading" to another Iberian, because he's rather modest in his paces, I ultimately wanted to have another alongside him. After reflecting on it, he's the best horse I've ever had and I don't know that I'll ever get over this. It's hit me harder than I thought it would. I've experienced a fair amount of loss in my life, but this just hits different. It's also happening during a more stressful time in general, which doesn't help. I'm absolutely gutted.

It'll be so sad not seeing his little face. I know it's such a first world problem and incredibly sappy, but it sucks.

I wanted him to forever be my little back scratching weirdo.

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The competition this weekend was fine with a middle of the pack placement.

Sorry for the down note, probably going going to sign off of these threads for a bit. Still glad to see many other happy and successful weekend ventures.

I'm so sorry CC. I can completely understand how devastated you are.

He is such a beautiful horse. Xx

 

[Bernster]

That’s so sad CC, what a disappointment. Never heard of the condition, life is so odd that you’d never know it if you hadn’t had to test to move him. Good luck with finding him a new home x

 

[Peglo]

I’m so sorry to hear that CC. Can’t imagine how heartbroken you must feel and your love for him really shows in your posts. He is a stunning horse.

 

[j1ffy]

I had a terrible weekend, quite frankly. After deciding and getting excited about shipping my horse to the USA with us, that all came to a halt when he tested positive for Piroplasmosis (asymptomatic carrier). So he will have to be sold here in Germany/EU. I had gotten quite excited about bringing him, exploring with him, and keeping him for the rest of his days after having the realization that we're so well connected and that I do really enjoy him. It's going to be so hard to get on that airplane at the end of September and leave a piece of me behind and I feel absolutely terrible for him. As if I have betrayed him by leaving him in the hands of someone else (not sure who, yet).

I've always been there for him after every move. From the moment a scared little 5 year old walked off of the big lorry from Spain 5 years ago. He's so connected to me, and I really hope he can find that with someone else, but finding that person will be incredibly hard, especially around here.

While I have thought about "upgrading" to another Iberian, because he's rather modest in his paces, I ultimately wanted to have another alongside him. After reflecting on it, he's the best horse I've ever had and I don't know that I'll ever get over this. It's hit me harder than I thought it would. I've experienced a fair amount of loss in my life, but this just hits different. It's also happening during a more stressful time in general, which doesn't help. I'm absolutely gutted.

It'll be so sad not seeing his little face. I know it's such a first world problem and incredibly sappy, but it sucks.

I wanted him to forever be my little back scratching weirdo.

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The competition this weekend was fine with a middle of the pack placement.

Sorry for the down note, probably going going to sign off of these threads for a bit. Still glad to see many other happy and successful weekend ventures.

So sorry to read this CC - you must be devastated.

I know how you are feeling as I had the same happen when I moved to Hong Kong in 2011. I had the funding lined up (my employer had agreed to pay to fly my PRE to HK), chosen a transporter and received quotes, got all his vaccinations sorted as HK had different requirements. Then boom, a positive piro test.

Like you, I was in pieces and it even crossed my mind briefly that I shouldn't make the move. Thankfully I was only going for a few years rather than permanently so decided to keep Pocholo - initially he was at a small private yard and ridden by my trainer, but that didn't work out so he went back to Spain on working livery at my friend's riding holiday place. Five years later (a little longer than expected) he came back to me in the UK.

Not much help to you, I realise, but I just wanted to empathise. It's an awful situation and not helped by the illogical rules - parts of the US have plenty of piro based on all the research I did at the time, so preventing horses coming in with it smacks of shutting the door after the horse has bolted. HK has no ticks that could carry piro so it's equally ludicrous...

 

[Jeni the dragon]

I'm so sorry CC.

 

[lottiepony]

Looks like everyone has had a mixed bag of emotions this weekend!

Boys enjoyed their annual trip to church, pleased to report ours were the cleanest lol! Ruby the basset got her blessing too so she may last a few years longer. Random animals included a chicken and a snake and we actually had 6 horses attend, all of whom stood inside the church for the full service. Our boys didn't leave any gifts lol, phew!

 

[clinkerbuilt]

Gutted for you Accidental Eventer. And especially gutted for you CC. Longterm loan in any way possible?