Niels is healing well! There's been absolutely no weeping or anything that I was expecting to happen, I need to get myself some of that tissue glue.
He is gradually losing some weight. We're measuring his girth and his widest, grass belly, points about once a week, and recording it. He's getting about 3 days of being ridden and then a day off. Two of those days doing dressage, and then the last day some jumping. Haven't been able to ride out because the ground's too hard, can't believe I'm actually praying for rain. Sacrilege!
We have a couple of competitions lined up before the Haflinger Show. Decided against going to Abbey Dressage, it's a bit too long a journey for his first show of the summer. We should be going to Swallowfield on the 10th July to do some unaffiliated dressage and clear round SJ. I've never done a SJ class in my life, so clear round is probably a good way to start. On the weekend after we'll be going to Solihull Riding Club to do combined training. So a bit more serious show jumping, the weekend before the Haflinger Show.
Busy, busy, busy!
Showing posts with label show jumping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label show jumping. Show all posts
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Guess who left her camera at her boyfriend's house 150 miles away? So no videos or photos for a couple of weeks unfortunately. I'm going to visit again on the 6th July, so I'll get my camera back then I think. I should be going to a show the weekend before though, I might be able to get a crappy quality video of my test using my parents' camera.
I'm planning to go to Abbey Dressage on the 4th July. It's a bit too posh for us really, but I need to get out and doing competitions before the haflinger show and it's the only one available on that weekend I can make.
Niels is doing great. We have an outdoor dressage arena now! It's just in a field, but there's some nice solid markers, and it's quite flat. Brilliant for Niels and I to practice on though, great for his head.
I had a lesson last week which went well. We worked on half halts and showing a distinction between the working trot/canter and the medium trot/canter mostly. I think we'll do ok at the haflinger show in a few weeks! Really excited about it. :)
We've started practicing jumping! I am absolutely appalling at it, I try to stay out of his way as much as possible, although, because of his nature he wants me to tell him what to do... but I don't know what I'm doing either! haha We're working on it. We jumped a 2ft 3" spread last night a couple of times, once very successfully, mostly not so though. :/ It's coming along though.
Niels has to have a cyst removed from his ear tomorrow, so we're traveling to the vets for that. Definitely counting that as one of his trips out! They say that the procedure will take literally 10 minutes, quite a lot of fuss for such a small thing.
We went to the Armscote Show on Sunday to watch and support some people from my yard, Willicote Equestrian Centre, and we saw another Normandy Cob! We were so shocked! He was in the side saddle class too, they looked gorgeous. I spoke to the family that owned him and they were convinced that they only had a 'cob', "just a cob" they kept saying! Hopefully they got back later in the day and googled it. It's funny how some people put cobs into one bracket, the breeds may not be as regimented, but you can still tell the difference between an english cob and an irish cob, so why not a normandy cob?
The horse at 7 seconds is like identical to Benny. Anyone speak french? I'd love a translation. lol
How could you say just a cob?
I'm planning to go to Abbey Dressage on the 4th July. It's a bit too posh for us really, but I need to get out and doing competitions before the haflinger show and it's the only one available on that weekend I can make.
Niels is doing great. We have an outdoor dressage arena now! It's just in a field, but there's some nice solid markers, and it's quite flat. Brilliant for Niels and I to practice on though, great for his head.
I had a lesson last week which went well. We worked on half halts and showing a distinction between the working trot/canter and the medium trot/canter mostly. I think we'll do ok at the haflinger show in a few weeks! Really excited about it. :)
We've started practicing jumping! I am absolutely appalling at it, I try to stay out of his way as much as possible, although, because of his nature he wants me to tell him what to do... but I don't know what I'm doing either! haha We're working on it. We jumped a 2ft 3" spread last night a couple of times, once very successfully, mostly not so though. :/ It's coming along though.
Niels has to have a cyst removed from his ear tomorrow, so we're traveling to the vets for that. Definitely counting that as one of his trips out! They say that the procedure will take literally 10 minutes, quite a lot of fuss for such a small thing.
We went to the Armscote Show on Sunday to watch and support some people from my yard, Willicote Equestrian Centre, and we saw another Normandy Cob! We were so shocked! He was in the side saddle class too, they looked gorgeous. I spoke to the family that owned him and they were convinced that they only had a 'cob', "just a cob" they kept saying! Hopefully they got back later in the day and googled it. It's funny how some people put cobs into one bracket, the breeds may not be as regimented, but you can still tell the difference between an english cob and an irish cob, so why not a normandy cob?
The horse at 7 seconds is like identical to Benny. Anyone speak french? I'd love a translation. lol
How could you say just a cob?
Monday, 12 April 2010
Quick post. I've been really busy and hardly seeing Niels because of university. I've got a couple of months left, then I'm home and job hunting.
Niels is being treated at the moment for a few sarcoids, luckily not in places that would be bothered by a saddle. The vet has reccommended that we ride him to keep him sane and healthy, so that's what we shall be doing!
Booked in for the Haflinger Show and he's going to be staying for a couple of nights there. I'm entering *deep breath*
Open Prelim Dressage
Open Novice Dressage and thinking about entering the Restricted Elementary...
The Novice Ridden Stallions/Geldings–21yrs & under
Intermediate Show Jumping (not to exceed 2'6")
The Accumulator Jumping class.
That's just what I'm entering though... My Brother's doing:
Restricted Prelim Dressage
Novice show jumping (not to exceed 2'3").
My Mum's doing Restricted Novice Dressage and her and my brother are entering the Family Pony class (one rider over 25 years, and the other between 14 and 18)
Then my Dad's doing two in hand classes. :S The novice handler and then the senior geldings.
I started practicing in hand with Niels over the weekend, he's not the easiest to control from the ground. He trots up so lovely though I'll try and get it on camera next time I'm home.
Can't wait to get back in the saddle!
Niels is being treated at the moment for a few sarcoids, luckily not in places that would be bothered by a saddle. The vet has reccommended that we ride him to keep him sane and healthy, so that's what we shall be doing!
Booked in for the Haflinger Show and he's going to be staying for a couple of nights there. I'm entering *deep breath*
Open Prelim Dressage
Open Novice Dressage and thinking about entering the Restricted Elementary...
The Novice Ridden Stallions/Geldings–21yrs & under
Intermediate Show Jumping (not to exceed 2'6")
The Accumulator Jumping class.
That's just what I'm entering though... My Brother's doing:
Restricted Prelim Dressage
Novice show jumping (not to exceed 2'3").
My Mum's doing Restricted Novice Dressage and her and my brother are entering the Family Pony class (one rider over 25 years, and the other between 14 and 18)
Then my Dad's doing two in hand classes. :S The novice handler and then the senior geldings.
I started practicing in hand with Niels over the weekend, he's not the easiest to control from the ground. He trots up so lovely though I'll try and get it on camera next time I'm home.
Can't wait to get back in the saddle!
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