Lolo
Well-Known Member
It was September when I last did a Smokey update and I thought you might like another 
For those who don't know about him, he's a proper little HHO horse- bexcy_bee bought him in a real state when he was 5 and over three years turned him into a really happy, confident little horse rather than the rodeo king she tried out! In 2013 she posted a thread on here and from that I saw him and linked it to my sister, who ended up buying him less than a week later!
So fast forwards 9 months and he's have a very busy winter. Al was lucky enough to be offered a WP placement at a top pro's yard, and Smokes went along for the ride. They had several lessons a week and he thrived on the yard. The placement finished in January so they're now back in Norfolk and Smokes has turned into a proper eventing pony
He's been XC schooling...
And his flatwork has come on amazingly...
(stretchy work to encourage him to relax and take the contact)
And some posh pony work too!
He did a dressage competition and came 2nd in a prelim with 68% (on collectives, with 3rd on 63%!), which everyone was very pleased with. Especially as Al was very cross with how she rode for it!
He's been jumping like a little pro, started off with an 85cm clear round at the local BS centre, and is now happily doing 90cm.
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Last weekend he did his 2nd ever XC round, round a 90cm eventer trial. He had a very green stop in the SJ section, but Al reminded him he was actually far too clever for that and he jumped the rest really nicely, and then stormed round the BE90 XC course
[youtube]HSUvOQrQ-PI[/youtube]
And finally, yesterday was his second ODE. It was a 90cm class, and it was a proper challenge for him- it used the BE90 course from the last event of the season, so whilst it was all very fair and beautifully presented, not a first time run! He did a lovely dressage, but it was a bit tense from a not-ideal warm up. It scored 40, which was disappointing but still left him 12th so at least the judge was strict across the board! He then did a lovely clear round for the SJ, showing off how very clever he was about all the technical bits. And then stormed the XC like an old pro!! Honestly, he is a superstar of a horse and Al is so proud of him
[youtube]YPeJgskUqb4[/youtube]
The last fences of the course.
So that's what Smokes has been up to over the past few months- he's been a very busy bee!
He's very much loved by all of us, and Al can't stop smiling when she rides him.
Although Reg does like to wind him up in the field!
For those who don't know about him, he's a proper little HHO horse- bexcy_bee bought him in a real state when he was 5 and over three years turned him into a really happy, confident little horse rather than the rodeo king she tried out! In 2013 she posted a thread on here and from that I saw him and linked it to my sister, who ended up buying him less than a week later!
So fast forwards 9 months and he's have a very busy winter. Al was lucky enough to be offered a WP placement at a top pro's yard, and Smokes went along for the ride. They had several lessons a week and he thrived on the yard. The placement finished in January so they're now back in Norfolk and Smokes has turned into a proper eventing pony
He's been XC schooling...
And his flatwork has come on amazingly...
(stretchy work to encourage him to relax and take the contact)
And some posh pony work too!
He did a dressage competition and came 2nd in a prelim with 68% (on collectives, with 3rd on 63%!), which everyone was very pleased with. Especially as Al was very cross with how she rode for it!
He's been jumping like a little pro, started off with an 85cm clear round at the local BS centre, and is now happily doing 90cm.
[youtube]CWKnDK83e20[/youtube]
Last weekend he did his 2nd ever XC round, round a 90cm eventer trial. He had a very green stop in the SJ section, but Al reminded him he was actually far too clever for that and he jumped the rest really nicely, and then stormed round the BE90 XC course
[youtube]HSUvOQrQ-PI[/youtube]
And finally, yesterday was his second ODE. It was a 90cm class, and it was a proper challenge for him- it used the BE90 course from the last event of the season, so whilst it was all very fair and beautifully presented, not a first time run! He did a lovely dressage, but it was a bit tense from a not-ideal warm up. It scored 40, which was disappointing but still left him 12th so at least the judge was strict across the board! He then did a lovely clear round for the SJ, showing off how very clever he was about all the technical bits. And then stormed the XC like an old pro!! Honestly, he is a superstar of a horse and Al is so proud of him
[youtube]YPeJgskUqb4[/youtube]
The last fences of the course.
So that's what Smokes has been up to over the past few months- he's been a very busy bee!
He's very much loved by all of us, and Al can't stop smiling when she rides him.
Although Reg does like to wind him up in the field!
