Clare Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 I'd be miffed too but what is your arrangement with her? Normally I'd expect someone to want to do all those things anyway as its part of the fun, otherwise she might as well go to a riding school, just wondering if she realises that she can help or even that you have to do those things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbagepatch88 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I agree, I would be a bit surprised but maybe she didn't know what was expected. I would expect most sharers etc would just at the chance to bring in, groom, tack up before the lesson but depends what she wants I guess How are we all doing in the snow? Fortunately we didn't have much, the weather was horrid though so my lesson was cancelled, am hoping to get one in the week instead to catch up before my competition. Feel really sorry for all those up north who have had several feet of snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbagepatch88 Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 My competition next weekend has been cancelled :'( My usual dressage place has a comp on next friday so will probably try that, maybe have a bash at a prelim too. Want to try and find some jumping to go to aswell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Showjumping has started again at Wheelers in Eversley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Bernie just wanted a horse to ride, she does give Blue his afternoon haynet on a Sunday, so maybe she thinks that is enough to not need to help tack him up or untack him Had an interesting lesson on him yesterday - he hadn't been out in the field for a week as the weather has been too bad. Cue lots of spook and bomb across the menage in canter We now have a good coping mechanism for that though - sit up and kick him on in the canter. He is that lazy that he thinks oh no, mum wants me to canter, then falls back to trot Hopefully now the light nights are here, we will be able to ride a bit more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I was super brave tonight and hacked Blue out all on my own Bernie was supposed to be having a lesson on him, but my instructor cancelled as her gran is poorly. So I said to Bernie she could still ride if she wanted. Anyway, when I got to the yard, Bernie had decided she was too tired after her first week in a new job to ride unless she had a lesson. As I had carried my tack down from the car and it was a beautiful sunny evening, I decided to see if we could go down the lane and come back. He wasn't too happy with that idea and dropped his shoulder and span around, so we went up the lane until I decided to turn around and try again. He tried to plant and spin again, but a boot and a growl to walk on got him going, even though his head was in the air and he was snorting at everything Anyway, I started singing various songs, and he really chilled out, so we didn't just go to the bottom of the lane, but all around the country park There was an interesting moment when some kids hid in a hedge and jumped out running and screaming at us. When I told then to stay back so Blue didn't kick out, they started throwing sticks at us Blue was ok though, just jumped a bit and tensed up My singing (once the horrid kids were out of earshot) settled him back down again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Well done you !.... what do parents teach their children these days.....? I grew up on The Curragh and unless you wanted a Race Horse to land on your head you thought twice about that sort of messing about.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAD Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Rode Phoebe today for the first time in a few months, hurt my back so was taking things easy. Hack was really lovely and it was a gorgeous day.....no better way to spend the afternoon. Hopefully heading again on Sunday though car out of action so relying on borrowing my friends. As regards sharing......I muck out, groom, tack up and generally do the stuff the owner does, as someone else said its part of the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbagepatch88 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Well I was all geared up for dressage yestetday...cancelled! Argh! I've spent a fortune on.lessons this week so was gutted. As an alternative, we are off out jumping tomorrow with a friend. She very kindly offered me a lift You'll all be very jealous of me this week, I'm house sitting for the family.who own milo's field so for the next week he's literally at the bottom of the garden. Luxury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbagepatch88 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Went out today and I am so proud I could burst My friend told me the event was a eventers challenge. Looked it up on YouTube, watched people do about 10 sj, jump out of the arena and then do about 5 xc jumps to finish. That's fine I thought, all xc stuff straight forward. Arrived this morning to walk the course, only 8 jumps SJ and they'd opened up the entire xc course so we had to do all 20 obstacles :O not only that, there were steps down which were huge which I've never done on him, a water complex and jump out which I've never done, a ditch, and a big roll top up onto a bank for the finish. I went into it being as positive as I could. He went clear SJ and so proceeded to jump out of the arena, and he was off. He was amazing. He did t get strong at all, I had gears - I chose to take it pretty steady obviously as we haven't been xc for such a long time. He popped straight down the huge steps, trotted straight in the water, we cruised round. He really surprised me, he was so cool about the whole thing, so bold...he didn't even prick his ears in curiosity, just got straight on with it. So we ended up with a double clear but too slow for a place, but I was overjoyed with him. Also to mention, he travelled like an angel in my friends trailer with her 17hh tb and didn't hear a peep from him. Overall, a mega proud mummy today 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Well done both of you Cabbagepatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Well done Milo and Sam Glad you had a good ride EAD - I was only wondering the other day how you were getting on We now have a provisional weekend for the horses going out 24/7 They will hopefully be going out on the 12th May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendlewitch Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Yay, way to go Milo and Sam! No turnout for a fair while here, the fields are not showing a blade of grass. The sheltands and baby horses go out in the daytime but are waiting to come in at 4pm. All the others are still in winter turnouts but are getting ratty, they want out! Wanda is being a prize moo and a rotten bully, for such a nice horse she can change in an instant and I have to admit when she has her ears flat back and is snaking her neck she bears a remarkable resemblance to a camel. Don't ever tell her I said that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbagepatch88 Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Hehe, giggling about wanda the camel Have got dressage on Saturday, doing intro a (5 people in my class, wahoo!) and then I'm going to have a bash at prelim 4. I let him have a couple of days off after his efforts last weekend and he's been quite fiery out hacking this week so not feeling particularly optimistic or prepared! Will let you know how it goes... How's everyone else getting on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Good luck, am sure he will be fine I haven't seen Blue since Tuesday, as I work late on a Weds and once a month he is on full livery on a Thursday so I can go to the pub quiz. This meant that Bernie had to tack him up and bed him down tonight after her lesson. Apparently he was fab in her lesson tonight - hope he hasn't used up all his good behaviour as I am riding him tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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