Thoughts?

Well, today Sam was good. BUT, I have been speaking to a friend who has suddenly made me think: does he like jumping? Or does he do it to please me? Tbh, I have no idea. He doesn't refuse unless there is a good reason. But, he always has his ears flat back, bar the few jumps he doesn't.

Enjoyment on his face?

Hmmmm?

Anyway, on to the lesson.

Well, he had already done 2hrs!! Not happy. So I knew he would be lacking. Surprisingly he had some energy. Transitions were sharp and neat,

 he was responsive and bouncy :) We had a few little kick outs, but nothing huge. I did feel he was picking up in the front at the beginning, but towards the end, no. I felt I had to kick him, but not a lot. 

I know my hands are stiff -_-. But, I am working on it. The doubles are when its worse, I freeze.

My legs have massively improved, so happy :DD

I know I got left behind, but he took it sooooo long!! I was like 'urr, wow?' Yeah, it was 3ft. That was the highest I went.

Not riding till the show, but on that Sunday he will have a calming day out in a field/school and have a few walks :D Then monday maybe a hack? 

Dunno.

Byee

Then There's You ♥.

He is so amazing. I honestly take him for

granted. I know I shouldn't, and now I am 

not going to. I know he is a blessing ♥.

We were practicing for a show that I have coming up. 

We also practiced for if I am in the jump off.

It was FUNNY. I was AWFUL.

His jumps were powerful and neat. The biggest we went was 3ft,

but it was wideeeee!! I thought for sure he would struggle to get over it, 

but no. He flewwwwww!!

I really don't have anything to say, other than he was amazing.

I am lost for words.

We got the one strided double perfect and he only knocked like two poles the WHOLE

lesson. Pretty chuffed tbh.

I am hoping he is this good on Saturday at the show!!

Byee

Title? There has to be a title?

Okayyysss, so I rode yesterday as well as today cause I had a dentist thing, but the traffic was so bad I missed the appointment.

Well, the ride. Amazing tbh. He had done one hour already, quite early in the day so all was good. Got there 5 mins before the start of the lesson, so grabbed a brush and then tacked up. Got on [without a body protector :S] and rode. 

We did this weird thing where, because there were 8 of us, we divided into odds and even. Then the odd numbers circled at "E" and evens carried on and circled at "B". Then we met and slotted back in, it was GENIUS. Then we did another exercise where we went down the centre line and odds went left and evens went right, changed the rein across the long diagonal at the same time, the went back up the centre line and were back in our order, but: the first time we did that I got it wrong and messed up the whole thing. Ohhh welll, life goes on.

Then we had a little jump. He was fulll off beansssss, we ended going up to tops. I am so pleased, everyone was saying it looked "super" even my instructorrr :D It felt it to, I am not so scared jumping that anymoreee :DD

But sadly it was not caught on camera :((

Then todayyyy, I went on a hack instead of my lesson. It was okayyyy, I lead :DDDD But yeaahh, we had a little spook cause Sam decided to stand on a metal rode? Thats all really.

Riding Sundayyy.

Byee

angelsss

Wow, I am proud of myself!! Writing this on the night of the ride!! 

Anywayyy, so got down and did the usual, mucked out. Well first I went and delivered some

 pictures to people. When I went to see Sam and introduce him to his new salt lick [which I don't think he likes] he was laying down, so cute. Then I mucked out, except I couldn't find a wheelbarrow [the only one left was the squeaky one] so I just went a started it off. Then I decided that I didn't want to muck out, so I went and watched some of the lesson that was going on, that was boring so I went to steal a wheelbarrow off and unsuspecting person. Got it and finished mucking out :) Then put Sam away and went to get Pollyanna in from the field with Rosie & Luke. Luke decided he was a horse so yeahh. Then we had to catch Luke in because he wanted to [he's 5 btw]. Then Rosie put Pollyanna away and I checked on Sam. He was happy, munching on his hay. So we went and had lunch.

 After lunch we brushed the ponieessss. Then went on our hack, was just a slow relaxing 1hr hack. Then got back and sorted them, then had to go to the jumping school to sort the jumps out for my lesson. EFFORT. So Rosie came with me and yeahhh, set them up. Went got Sam and had the lesson.

Was a gurrddd lesooonnnnnnn :DD

Highest was 85cm, a good hight imo. He flewwww, taking them really long, but that was my fault as I let him run away to much.

Video shall be up soon.

Byee

Sixty nine.

Sunday:

Went on a hack on my own, I was going to take out a friend but she went with someone else, so i went on my first hack by myself :) Sam was amazing. So calm and happyyyy. Not much else.

Monday:

Went to a show to take pictures. So sam went out in a field and had a day off :)

Tuesday:

Rode bareback for a few mins then took Chloe, Holly and Beaky on a hack, jumped some logs and he was fabbb!! He would be amazing at XC! <33

Wednesday: 

Went on a 2hr. Best hack ever. <33>

Thursday:

Went to school and then rode, as usual in the evening. Jumpedddd. Had a lesson with Sarah and Leon. Was amazing, we got the double amazing and I am just so happy!!

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Sorry this is so short, so much to do due to school. :(

Byee

Lack of filming-Not Impressed.

So it rained again Yesterday :/. I hate rain, its so...wet? But hey, we have to live with it. So it stopped raining at about 12? I joined the 2:45 lesson and we did the same exercise as I did last Saturday, but we added in no stirrups. Was kinda boring, as I had already done it. But it was okay, because I hummed in my head and looked around the yard as I passed it :P My filmer: Tessie. FAIL. Got my first two canters, then left and didn't come back. MISSED THE JUMPING, which was amazing, never felt so good, I mean we FLEWWWW. My leg was fine, I could feel it!! Ohhh welllll.

Byee

Rain, Oh what joy :)

Rightyho. 

So, my plan was:

Get down at 10ish, turn Apollo out for Tessie. Then muck out Sam, get him ready and take Holly out on a hack.

BUT.

That all changed. I got there at 10. The yard was being swept, and because I am at the top of the yard, my 'area' was already clean. So I didn't muck out. Turned Apollo out and almost got killed in the process. Then Luke, who is 5, came up to me and wanted me to help him get 'his pony' in. So I did, and his dad saw and asked if I would look after him. So we got 'his pony' wet hay and filled Sam's hay net. Happyyyy Ponieesss. Holly popped up at about 11, we got Buddy in and thatched him. As we were doing this, Natalia came up to me and asked if I would go about 20mins down the road to film a horse that was for sale. So I said yes. We were in the car and she then told me in was about TWO HOURS AWAY. Got there saw the horse, then found another and another :/. Left and got back about 3. Finished lunch and tacked up and went on the hack. Sam was FABBBBB!!! <3333333333333333333333333333>

Byee

"CATHERINE, DON'T RUN PEOPLE OVER!!"

Tuesday:

Went to a PC ShowJumping rally, he was fab. Fortunately it was at the same place as the day before so he had seen it. I was worried that it would be huge, but it wasn't. Instead we were jumping tyres and tarpaulins and that jazz. He was so so so so so good, I couldn't be happier. No nasty run outs whatsoever, I few looks, but nothing major. 

He was just so amazing, I can't get over it. <33333we>

Was good!!

He was also in a grackle. LOVE. heehee, unfortunately its not mine :( Just borrowing.

I am just so happy with him, I didn't know what to do!!

He was amazing going on the lorry and coming off <33.

Wednesday:

I went on a 1hr 30mins hack :) I was just a rear escort, it was a slow kids Easter hack. I then waited like the whole day, and as it was a late

 night I rode at about 6. I couldn't be bothered to put the saddle on, so I just did bareback. I am getting lots better!! lol. In the end I jumped 2'9ft. He was fab!! Then my friend Alex got on a was jumping a xpole and fell off. HAAAAAA.

I am so annoyed, but no footage!! :(

Thursday:

Today I joined the 'Improve Your Jumping' lesson. He was really good, again. I am gonna have to think of something to get him for his great behavoir.

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not much else really .

Byee

Pony Club :)

Saturday:

Had an hour group lesson with Steve on Saturday at 9:15am, almost killed me, so early X_X. Was a good lesson. Did a confusing exercise, can't even remember XD. Jumped 2'9ft at the highest, he took the first time long and my instructor put it up but I didn't want it up so I did the same hight again and he took it perfect, my legs were AWFUL, I feel it. I then rode him on a hour hack. He loved it :D. Then wayyy laterrrr, I rode in the 'Kids' group again as a lead file, wasn't anything hard.

[Also my mum and dad came down and set up a thing on his door!! :D A chain, so his door can be open. He lovessss itttt!!] 

Sorry no pics, lack of people to film :(

Sunday:

Rode in my usual 10:30 lesson. Was good. Did a double. I think it was a bit short for him, but he was amazing. Went up to 2'9ft again, and he FLEEWWWWW.

Then my friend, Tessie, and I did bareback for a little while. Omg, it is so strangeeeeeee :S. I did a bit, but not a lot.

I was terrible HAAA. I was like 'ahhhh. i am slipping.' Tessie, on the other hand, was sitting there like in was nothing. She also popped Apollo [her pony] over a few fences.

Then I let her get on Sam. She was like ' HE IS SO COMFY!!!!' haa. So then I asked her if she wanted to jump, she did. So I put up a little xpole and he was like 'thats an insult' so I put it up and he was FAB!! So was Tessie <3.>

 top in the end - FAB.

I am so jealous, why does she look so good -_-. She VERY kindly let me rid

e Apollo, well her mum did. I was so scared!! He is like uncontrolable. But I had a go :) He was LOVELY. SO COMFY <3>

Was amazing <3.

Today:

Went to a PC rally today, just like an introduction. He was amazing, considering that he can be spooky, we had a few spooks, but not HUGE. So yeahhh. Jumping at PC tomorrow :S.

Byee

Hacking and more Hacking :)

Sam has been living since Tuesday and I went on a hack with Sarah and Sam was fab!! It was a 2hr, so I was expecting squealing and bucking, but no. He was perfect, partly because he doesn't have as much energy :) Then today I was meant to have a 30min private lesson, but instead went on a 1hr hack. Was great!! Nothing much to say.

Riding tomorrow :)

Byee

Monday & Tuesday & Wednesday.

Monday:

Urrr. Well. i put him out in the sand school early and he had a good old roll. Brought him in and gave him a brush and then rode for a little while, just working on getting a really straight line, when going down the centre line.

Tuesday:

Righttttt, got down and mucked him out and then rode. Calmed him down and did no stirrups. Then did bareback, I got up my confidence and did canter. He was bonyyyyyyyy. Then I had a lesson with Alex and Liv. It was really good. Well. We were warming up and he was 'looking' at this book. He just wouldn't go past it, so my instructor moved it to make him happy and then he found something else to look at. Then he really spooked and I was told to turn him, so I did and I got my foot caught on one of the letters :S. Killed my foot. Instructor got on a he was fine, then he jumped him. Perfect. Got back on and he got me off again. Got back on and then he was fine, the jumps got big and he went crazyyy. I was scared and got off.

Wednesday:

Well he lived out in the field last night because of our little 'situation' yesterday. I had no idea what I was going to do today. Fortunately my instructor offered to take me on a hack. He was fab. Just amazing. Then on my way back I was taken into the school and he was FABULOUS. Took the strides amazingly!! Just wow, he really did it by himself tbh. :D. Then I gave him a bath, he was sweaty. Then rode again for about 20mins[?], just working on the outline and getting him off my leg :).

Byee