vicijp
Well-Known Member
But then I came home, went to get changed and stubbed my foot on the corner of my bed. One broken toe later and I cant get riding boots on, can just about mange wellies. Can get on a horse but hurts to get off, havent even contemplated lugeing my breakers.
Day went like this:
Stood quiet at the meet - major surprise, can barely manage to stand still out hacking to gossip to the neighbours.
Few fly leaps/mini rears across first few fields.
Met a few ditches, wasnt liking the look of the first one and nearly reversed into a canal (4ft sheer drop into 4 ft of water). So got over the first and then got the hang of the next few, we had lost half of the field by then (including H and H man who didnt reappear for a few hours
).
First rails - Let him bowl on into it, didnt take off and galloped straigt through it. Luckily fell down (note to self: probably hasnt jumped things he can see through before)
Second rails - Set him up, perfect stride, still didnt take off. Didnt break and just about stood up.
Log pile - jumped grand (cant see through those).
Log pile - actually made a shape.
Then had a few good gallops, had been out for a few hours by then. He had just about woke up and started to pull a bit.
Last obstacle was 2 banks and ditches then rails stride after last ditch. Was going over the last ditch when realised there was wire behind the rails - hence hasty smack on the a55. We did and didnt die.
Day went like this:
Stood quiet at the meet - major surprise, can barely manage to stand still out hacking to gossip to the neighbours.
Few fly leaps/mini rears across first few fields.
Met a few ditches, wasnt liking the look of the first one and nearly reversed into a canal (4ft sheer drop into 4 ft of water). So got over the first and then got the hang of the next few, we had lost half of the field by then (including H and H man who didnt reappear for a few hours
First rails - Let him bowl on into it, didnt take off and galloped straigt through it. Luckily fell down (note to self: probably hasnt jumped things he can see through before)
Second rails - Set him up, perfect stride, still didnt take off. Didnt break and just about stood up.
Log pile - jumped grand (cant see through those).
Log pile - actually made a shape.
Then had a few good gallops, had been out for a few hours by then. He had just about woke up and started to pull a bit.
Last obstacle was 2 banks and ditches then rails stride after last ditch. Was going over the last ditch when realised there was wire behind the rails - hence hasty smack on the a55. We did and didnt die.
