Fly's lameness doesn't seem to be getting any worse, but nor does it seem to be getting better.
She is not terribly lame but it is noticeable.
So yet again we went walkies around the land and up the track. Silly Moo wanted to gallop along the track, she was so so desperate she kept turning round and giving me a look as if to say "please please, just a little gallop, have a bit of fun!" She even took the advantage of me bending down under a branch to zoom off. lol.
It was worming day today, so she stayed in and got to stuff her face with haylage all day and listen to the radio - back to old lazy habits!
I bandaged up her leggies and she was all set for the day and night. haha. Apart from her water as the taps were frozen and we had to wait until 3 before we could redo them...at this point she took the chance to escape from he stable and wonder off around the yard, she is a funny one. She was going back and forth wondering what she could eat I guess, then I attempted to lead her into her stable by her mane and she ran of and ended up in the big stable, which she was a rather happy to be in saying "Hi" to people with plastic bag noises (food?) out the window!
Eventually I managed to get her back into her own stable.
So I suppose we will have to see if her lameness is any better tomorrow, but will be just taking things slow as there is no need to rush her back into work.
Wednesday 31 December 2008
Tuesday 30 December 2008
Walky Walky
Mayfly seemed to be pretty good after yesterday's adventure, but still just kept today's exercising to a minimum. So we went for a relaxing (or not as Fly decided differently) walk around the land.
She started nice a easy but when I cleverly tried to stop her whilst I struggled to get my phone out of my pocket she got all fussy and begun to go backwards - sideways - forwards - any direction, apart from standing still so I got a little angry with her. Naughty Mare!
I spotted a interesting sight as I was gazing around us, a deer was lying down randomly next to a tree...wouldn't be surprised if it had been half traumatised by the pack of dogs. How pleasant. Ohh and a dead bird "sunbathing" on it's back. haha.
It was cold cold cold so rugged up Fly, bandages in all and gave her more bedding to keep her cosy for the night :o)
She started nice a easy but when I cleverly tried to stop her whilst I struggled to get my phone out of my pocket she got all fussy and begun to go backwards - sideways - forwards - any direction, apart from standing still so I got a little angry with her. Naughty Mare!
I spotted a interesting sight as I was gazing around us, a deer was lying down randomly next to a tree...wouldn't be surprised if it had been half traumatised by the pack of dogs. How pleasant. Ohh and a dead bird "sunbathing" on it's back. haha.
It was cold cold cold so rugged up Fly, bandages in all and gave her more bedding to keep her cosy for the night :o)
Monday 29 December 2008
Someones Feeling Better!
ahh Mayfly is a funny one :o)
Went for a walky/trot hack today with Catherine on Benjamin, as she is looking basically non-lame now.
She started very slow, dawdling along poor Ben couldn't actaully walk any slower. lol. However as soon as we turn towards home she was off!
I don't think I have ever seen a horse walk so fast, we were having marching races. haha. Then came the jogging...I felt it coming, and god it does annoy me when she jogs (got us onto the topic of Bluebell Ride which we will have to go on again in April as it was somewhat of a laugh even though the jogging did drive us mental!)
As the hack drew to an end Mayfly spiritally decided every few strided she would swish her tail and "jump" into and energetic trot...couldn't work out her reasons for this. Guessing she wasn't to impressed about and hours hack in walk and trot, and she seemed to be blaming it on Ben by attempting to kick him, despite the fact that she was the lame one.
The bandages are doing wonders on Fly's legs, they are looking great. This annoyingly means that she is going to be bandaged every night, but it makes the difference for her soo guess I have no choice.
Fingers crossed she will not have suffered from messing around today, we will try to take it easy tomorrow.
Went for a walky/trot hack today with Catherine on Benjamin, as she is looking basically non-lame now.
She started very slow, dawdling along poor Ben couldn't actaully walk any slower. lol. However as soon as we turn towards home she was off!
I don't think I have ever seen a horse walk so fast, we were having marching races. haha. Then came the jogging...I felt it coming, and god it does annoy me when she jogs (got us onto the topic of Bluebell Ride which we will have to go on again in April as it was somewhat of a laugh even though the jogging did drive us mental!)
As the hack drew to an end Mayfly spiritally decided every few strided she would swish her tail and "jump" into and energetic trot...couldn't work out her reasons for this. Guessing she wasn't to impressed about and hours hack in walk and trot, and she seemed to be blaming it on Ben by attempting to kick him, despite the fact that she was the lame one.
The bandages are doing wonders on Fly's legs, they are looking great. This annoyingly means that she is going to be bandaged every night, but it makes the difference for her soo guess I have no choice.
Fingers crossed she will not have suffered from messing around today, we will try to take it easy tomorrow.
Saturday 27 December 2008
Gentle Walk..or Not
Mayfly is looking a lot better, still a little lame but we decided that a walky stretch in as much as a straight line as possible would be good.
Just a gentle walk Fly...not some super speedy march. haha, she is such a dope.
The problem with her is she fails to realise that her body can't be coping with her wants to charge about the place. ah dear.
Wearing some new boots on her hind legs when riding, which have a nice fat hard protection to prevent her from brushing her windgalls, as there was evidence of that happening on the boots she went out in. I also popped the exercise sheet on as it was very chilly today and as we were suppose to be slowly tottering around I though she might get cold, we went around the fields and as we were going up the drive the lovely next door neighbours came out for a race around their track on their quad bikes screaming as they went, which was rather kind of them.
All I can say is a I dreading the moment after another week at least when we return to proper work!!
Give her tomorrow off as she may need it after today's naughtyness.
Just a gentle walk Fly...not some super speedy march. haha, she is such a dope.
The problem with her is she fails to realise that her body can't be coping with her wants to charge about the place. ah dear.
Wearing some new boots on her hind legs when riding, which have a nice fat hard protection to prevent her from brushing her windgalls, as there was evidence of that happening on the boots she went out in. I also popped the exercise sheet on as it was very chilly today and as we were suppose to be slowly tottering around I though she might get cold, we went around the fields and as we were going up the drive the lovely next door neighbours came out for a race around their track on their quad bikes screaming as they went, which was rather kind of them.
All I can say is a I dreading the moment after another week at least when we return to proper work!!
Give her tomorrow off as she may need it after today's naughtyness.
Friday 26 December 2008
Fingers Crossed
Mayfly's on the mend.Trotted her up again today, she is still lame but looking a lot lot better.
So Today was another pamper for her!
hehe The Lip >>
Gave her main a pull as it was getting rather long, now she looks very smart...apart from the belly that she has been acquiring whilst off work. lol.
Yet again she had some of my lunch (bullied it off me!) but I did make her do some stretches for it.
I had the joys of bandaging her legggies for the night.
She is also wearing support boots for turn out as her windgalls are so big she may be catching then, which wouldn't be a surprise as she brushes a lot.
I crazily decided to ride Delami today as I am being deprived from riding muchly. haha.
He was a very good boy considering it has been a good few months since he was ridden and about 1 - 2months he has just been living out! So I may have been mad just jumping aboard the little git, but ahh well he is good fun. :D
Hope to start the fun of walking on Fly in as straight lines as possible soon, could be fun as I know she will be wanting to go quite a few gears faster! haha.
Wednesday 24 December 2008
Bad News..No Christmas Hack
Look At poor Mayfly's Windgalls!Windgalls are caused by build of fluid in the fetlock joint, and also excess fluid in the sheath - so close to the tendons.
She has had them for many years, but they're bigger than usual, and we are thinking that maybe they are causing her lameness.
So Mayfly had yesturday to rest and when she is in her stable her legs are being bandaged up to help relieve the pressure off her legs.
Trotted her up again today and she is still lame... so that meant no christmas eve hack :o(
She will have another day of rest tomorrow and I will go and see her on boxing day. My fingers are crossed that rest will be all she needs, but we are not doing box rest as that is a nightmare and imagine the size that Mayfly will end up!!! haha.
Anyway today I gave her some love and attention.
She had a lovely long groom and massage with the rubber curry comb, which she loves.
Of course she also ate a lot, including my lunch..........
naughty mare. lol.
Of course she also ate a lot, including my lunch..........
naughty mare. lol.
Then had the joys of leg bandaging, gets me some good practice I guess.
Ooo and I finally got round to cleaning my mud covered tack, well done me.
Some-one needs to brush their teeth>>> haha.
Merry Christmas from Fly and I.
Ooo and I finally got round to cleaning my mud covered tack, well done me.
Some-one needs to brush their teeth>>> haha.
Merry Christmas from Fly and I.
Monday 22 December 2008
Lame Hobbler :(
Poor Mrs. Fly!
Went down early this morning, helped muck out which I haven't done in a longggg time (was actually quite ok).
Mayfly's lip was wobbling as per usual!
Weather wasn't it's lovely self soo I had no excuse not to go in the arena and do some schooling...well to start with anyway.
Tacked The Fly up and started by letting her stretch on a long rein, then when we began to trot, and we discovered she was a little lame. :o(
She was dragging her near hind (the leg that she is usually stiff on).
So I continued to walk her on a long rein so she could stretch and losen it up a bit, and that was it for the day.
I checked her over and there is no heat on the leg or obvious injury, so hopefully she will be ok asap, otherwise there will be no christmas eve hack!!
Silly marey.
Went down early this morning, helped muck out which I haven't done in a longggg time (was actually quite ok).
Mayfly's lip was wobbling as per usual!
Weather wasn't it's lovely self soo I had no excuse not to go in the arena and do some schooling...well to start with anyway.
Tacked The Fly up and started by letting her stretch on a long rein, then when we began to trot, and we discovered she was a little lame. :o(
She was dragging her near hind (the leg that she is usually stiff on).
So I continued to walk her on a long rein so she could stretch and losen it up a bit, and that was it for the day.
I checked her over and there is no heat on the leg or obvious injury, so hopefully she will be ok asap, otherwise there will be no christmas eve hack!!
Silly marey.
Sunday 21 December 2008
Don't need the Hunt to go Hunting!
Fabulous weather, perfect for some hacking...or should I call it hunting?!
Who needs the hunt..
For the hounds and fellow horses - I've got the squirrels and deer.
For the horn - the bird scarers.
For the jumps - the puddles/water filled dips.
And I definitely have the mud, but I can choose not to go gallivanting through it!
hehe
The hack started rather interestingly...
we came along some building work - loud noises and scary vehicles. The one thing that Mayfly can't cope with it clashy noisy vehicles, so this wasn't to fun to start. Luckily the kind men stopped work and turned off the engines once they realised I was there :o)
Next some dear sprung themselves upon us. lol. We were wandering along when a deer shot out about 1 metre in front of us, Fly wasn't too bothered until she and I realised that standing literally next to us in the bushes was yet another deer. After much shouting from me it shot across the track to join the other, then they both shot back again, then three of them shot across again! I trotted on assuming they were well and truely gone (singing as I went) and then up the track the three of them shot across again!!!
We found another new hack..Fly kept attempting to turn around as I think she though we were lost and she would do the honors of taking us both home. haha
Actually was a pleasant hack, discovered some lovely gallop tracks :D
Also raced a squirrel - something rather new and interesting!
There is one problemo which may mean my happy hacking might have to go on hold..Mayfly usually gets shod every 4 weeks, but for some reason she isn't booked to be shod for 6 weeks. Lets hope either the farrier can come soon or the shoes stay put. lol
Who needs the hunt..
For the hounds and fellow horses - I've got the squirrels and deer.
For the horn - the bird scarers.
For the jumps - the puddles/water filled dips.
And I definitely have the mud, but I can choose not to go gallivanting through it!
hehe
The hack started rather interestingly...
we came along some building work - loud noises and scary vehicles. The one thing that Mayfly can't cope with it clashy noisy vehicles, so this wasn't to fun to start. Luckily the kind men stopped work and turned off the engines once they realised I was there :o)
Next some dear sprung themselves upon us. lol. We were wandering along when a deer shot out about 1 metre in front of us, Fly wasn't too bothered until she and I realised that standing literally next to us in the bushes was yet another deer. After much shouting from me it shot across the track to join the other, then they both shot back again, then three of them shot across again! I trotted on assuming they were well and truely gone (singing as I went) and then up the track the three of them shot across again!!!
We found another new hack..Fly kept attempting to turn around as I think she though we were lost and she would do the honors of taking us both home. haha
Actually was a pleasant hack, discovered some lovely gallop tracks :D
Also raced a squirrel - something rather new and interesting!
There is one problemo which may mean my happy hacking might have to go on hold..Mayfly usually gets shod every 4 weeks, but for some reason she isn't booked to be shod for 6 weeks. Lets hope either the farrier can come soon or the shoes stay put. lol
Saturday 20 December 2008
Near Death...For a Squirrel
Woo, did some superb exploring today.
Discovered a whole new hack - took about 1 1/2 hours.
Mayfly loves finding new routes, she becomes all excited and "looky" does make me laugh! hehe
Found some beautiful canter tracks and went through a some what odd village and sort of farm.
I took some food with me as I did not know how long I was going to be gone for but it actually went successfully and I managed to not get lost :D
Yet again we came upon some cows, which shocked me with their MOO!
Towards the end of the hack is when the near "murder" happened, we were trotting along when suddenly out popped a squirrel it slid under Fly's legs and was just capable of scrambling up a near-by tree. Mine and Mayfly's poor hearts skipped a beat, I thought it was dead. haha. Then later, another one rustled around in the bushes making Fly all jumpy, and when doing a zooming trot that is rather uncomfortable. Gosh I do hate squirrels!
Also to add to the moaning, Quad bikes! One went buzzing past with no cares for anyone else who may be near...can't complain about them too much though as they are pretty fun...they could be a little more considerate though!
ahh well good hack overall, I am turning into a happy hacker. hehe
Discovered a whole new hack - took about 1 1/2 hours.
Mayfly loves finding new routes, she becomes all excited and "looky" does make me laugh! hehe
Found some beautiful canter tracks and went through a some what odd village and sort of farm.
I took some food with me as I did not know how long I was going to be gone for but it actually went successfully and I managed to not get lost :D
Yet again we came upon some cows, which shocked me with their MOO!
Towards the end of the hack is when the near "murder" happened, we were trotting along when suddenly out popped a squirrel it slid under Fly's legs and was just capable of scrambling up a near-by tree. Mine and Mayfly's poor hearts skipped a beat, I thought it was dead. haha. Then later, another one rustled around in the bushes making Fly all jumpy, and when doing a zooming trot that is rather uncomfortable. Gosh I do hate squirrels!
Also to add to the moaning, Quad bikes! One went buzzing past with no cares for anyone else who may be near...can't complain about them too much though as they are pretty fun...they could be a little more considerate though!
ahh well good hack overall, I am turning into a happy hacker. hehe
Friday 19 December 2008
Poo, Moo, Boo, WooHoo!
I am back, and Mayfly seemed somewhat happy to see me :D
I was extremely happy to see her, and she has been clipped YAY.
She looks very smart, and hoping that will be her last clip...
Went for a good 2 hour hack as it was a beautiful day.
so to quickly explain the title:
Poo - Fly did 5 poos on the hack! lol
Moo - Said "Hi" to some surprise cows.
Boo - There were many unexpected moments along the way.
WooHoo - It was a good'un and I am happy to be back in the saddle. haha
Mayfly started reluctantly due to all the horrible sludgy mud on the first bridleway, and to add to it the nasty jack russel was waiting to attck us...but she was soon full of herself as per usual.
There seems to be many spooky bird scarers in the fields which scare not only the birds but Mayfly too. lol
I was unprepared for the jumping of the water crossing, and then the galloping off after it - naughty Fly! And we acquired some jogging, not to my surprise.
She also attempted to canter up the steep road, hmmm not a good idea. lol
ooo then came the cows, we were casually strolling along the road when suddenly Mayfly jumped in the air, I had no idea what it was over until I looked to me left and literally 2metres away were the henchest cows I think I have ever seen! haha
I must say, I could of been going on a XC course for some of the hack, we went cantering through a extremely big puddle - basically a river, and little "ditches" filled with water which Mayfly insisted on jumping, She was really enjoying herself, bless her!
She had a scrummy apple to finish on, I think she was happy enough anyway as she didn't get forced into her field. lol
I was extremely happy to see her, and she has been clipped YAY.
She looks very smart, and hoping that will be her last clip...
Went for a good 2 hour hack as it was a beautiful day.
so to quickly explain the title:
Poo - Fly did 5 poos on the hack! lol
Moo - Said "Hi" to some surprise cows.
Boo - There were many unexpected moments along the way.
WooHoo - It was a good'un and I am happy to be back in the saddle. haha
Mayfly started reluctantly due to all the horrible sludgy mud on the first bridleway, and to add to it the nasty jack russel was waiting to attck us...but she was soon full of herself as per usual.
There seems to be many spooky bird scarers in the fields which scare not only the birds but Mayfly too. lol
I was unprepared for the jumping of the water crossing, and then the galloping off after it - naughty Fly! And we acquired some jogging, not to my surprise.
She also attempted to canter up the steep road, hmmm not a good idea. lol
ooo then came the cows, we were casually strolling along the road when suddenly Mayfly jumped in the air, I had no idea what it was over until I looked to me left and literally 2metres away were the henchest cows I think I have ever seen! haha
I must say, I could of been going on a XC course for some of the hack, we went cantering through a extremely big puddle - basically a river, and little "ditches" filled with water which Mayfly insisted on jumping, She was really enjoying herself, bless her!
She had a scrummy apple to finish on, I think she was happy enough anyway as she didn't get forced into her field. lol
Tuesday 9 December 2008
The Last Day...
My last time seeing Fly for 8 days as I am going Skiing tomorrow...She had lots of love and "fun riding" today.
You know the days when you need to be reasonably quick, but everythign seems to be preventing that from happening?
Well today I had to be quick as I need to pack for skiing and going out for dinner soo ofcourse Mayfly was the filthiest she has been in a long time meaning it took me ages to groom her and then many other problems kept arising! lol
She was looney tunes again today, but that is just becoming normal now. haha.
its the same old jog, jog and she even gives of a feeling of a rear coming at time.. but she would never do that.
Well hopefully I will come back to a chilled, and lovely clipped Mayfly.
Fingers crossed! :o)
You know the days when you need to be reasonably quick, but everythign seems to be preventing that from happening?
Well today I had to be quick as I need to pack for skiing and going out for dinner soo ofcourse Mayfly was the filthiest she has been in a long time meaning it took me ages to groom her and then many other problems kept arising! lol
She was looney tunes again today, but that is just becoming normal now. haha.
its the same old jog, jog and she even gives of a feeling of a rear coming at time.. but she would never do that.
Well hopefully I will come back to a chilled, and lovely clipped Mayfly.
Fingers crossed! :o)
Monday 8 December 2008
CRAZZYY Horsey!
I have now come to the decision that giving Mayfly a day off when she is only having like 1 hour turn-out a day and spending the rest of her day inhaling haylige and standing still is, well not a clever idea.
I was left with a very sweaty, jiggy mare and a hot tried me by the end of today's session!
However, she did not fail to make me happy...
Our Leg yielding is close to perfect, today instead of shoulders falling outwards there was actually bum driving outwards - WOW
me thinks she was too excited today to managed medium trot I just got canter, but I did get some very collected trot...passage next (or not).
Also managed counter counter quite well... it's just the change back that she struggles with. lol
And our half pirouette to canter is wonderful, and canter to halt...well, she is like one of those western horses when is comes to that, as she slams on the breaks. lol
Ended with some ground work, she has got the idea of following me around a circle and following me in general. I am now onto teaching her to go back easily.
And she makes me laugh when I run she throws her head around and comes trotting after me. hehe
Yet again dinner was awaiting her...silly me thought the stable door was bolted so took her bridle off and she rushed to it and pulled the door open, she is too clever for her own good! She does have to realise that her dinner is not going to grow legs and run away. haha
I was left with a very sweaty, jiggy mare and a hot tried me by the end of today's session!
However, she did not fail to make me happy...
Our Leg yielding is close to perfect, today instead of shoulders falling outwards there was actually bum driving outwards - WOW
me thinks she was too excited today to managed medium trot I just got canter, but I did get some very collected trot...passage next (or not).
Also managed counter counter quite well... it's just the change back that she struggles with. lol
And our half pirouette to canter is wonderful, and canter to halt...well, she is like one of those western horses when is comes to that, as she slams on the breaks. lol
Ended with some ground work, she has got the idea of following me around a circle and following me in general. I am now onto teaching her to go back easily.
And she makes me laugh when I run she throws her head around and comes trotting after me. hehe
Yet again dinner was awaiting her...silly me thought the stable door was bolted so took her bridle off and she rushed to it and pulled the door open, she is too clever for her own good! She does have to realise that her dinner is not going to grow legs and run away. haha
Saturday 6 December 2008
Angled Doubles..ooo :D
Haven't jumped it two weeks so I guessed it was time for another super cool jumping exercise!
It consisted of 3 angles jumps - two uprights and a spread - which were also jumpable as two different doubles.
She was jumping so well :D
It is aimed to help with accuracy, and straightness when Mayfly jumps...I think it worked. I was practicing not look at the jumps and keeping my bottom leg sturdy + toes tucked in! lol
At one point she got soo full of her self I had to turn her away from the jump as she was going back to her "run at the jump" ways, also she mucked up her striding at one point bless her and I thought I was going right over her head, luckily as she is so honest she jumped it which pushed me back into the saddle!
To finish off we went for a walk up the drive, and then she had a couple of carrots for a treat for being so good, and yes the lip was wiggling!
She only went out for 1/2 hour today as she got bored...hmmm spoilt mare. lol
Friday 5 December 2008
Lalala..Bareback
I do Love my Fly!
Recently I have come to realise the bond that we have together, and since it has become even stronger.
She is one super mare...everyone deserves their own Mayfly.
Anyways today I rode bareback as I hope to jump tomorrow so I would like Mayfly to be a little "fresh".
Was good fun, she was being a good girl. We practice our half pirouettes as haven't done much on them lately. Also ended with some leg yield...she is really getting the hang of it now which makes me very smiley!
Managed to get her to stand still whilst I sat on her sideways and the slid off, to finish on a happy happy note I ran from the far end on the arena to the gate and Fly came trotting after then I stopped and she slammed on the brakes too :o) she is a sweetie.
Ohh and she now has a nice clean rug on, her yukky one has finally gone to be cleaned. lol.
But she is still is desperate need of clipping!!!
Recently I have come to realise the bond that we have together, and since it has become even stronger.
She is one super mare...everyone deserves their own Mayfly.
Anyways today I rode bareback as I hope to jump tomorrow so I would like Mayfly to be a little "fresh".
Was good fun, she was being a good girl. We practice our half pirouettes as haven't done much on them lately. Also ended with some leg yield...she is really getting the hang of it now which makes me very smiley!
Managed to get her to stand still whilst I sat on her sideways and the slid off, to finish on a happy happy note I ran from the far end on the arena to the gate and Fly came trotting after then I stopped and she slammed on the brakes too :o) she is a sweetie.
Ohh and she now has a nice clean rug on, her yukky one has finally gone to be cleaned. lol.
But she is still is desperate need of clipping!!!
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Another "Bum Lifting" Moment
With Mayfly staying in when the weather is horrible - like today, she is chilling out stuffing her face with scrummy haylige and listening to radio 2 all day.
We have run out of "Bedmax" so for now Mayfly is on a mixture of her left over "Bedmax" along with some "Megasorb", however that is running out too so we best get a delivery soon!
On the plus side, I have decided that I do quite like skiping out on "Megasorb". lol
When it came to riding Mayfly she was her normal self to start.
The arena was still slightly crispy from the cold night and day!
After cleverly asking for some medium trot across the diagonal Mayfly chirped up and went into her tight necked jolly ways! which is always some fun :D
we did some centre line finalés, consisting of turning down the centre line picking up the trot and halting a G - immobility...practicing for any Dressage tests if any are upcoming. To be fair they were rather EXCELLENT!
Then did some changing of canter lead, as I have decided that I really should get Mayfly doing flying changes correctly - without ending up disunited, as well to be quite honest we can do most other things so this is next in the list of things to learn.
This is what caused another slight bum lift (the closest she'll ever get to bucking) ahhh she does make me giggle.
Fly had a bit of a hissy fit when we returned to the barn as yet again her dinner was in her stable waiting for her but I restrained her from getting to it! Ha She is such a funny one!
We have run out of "Bedmax" so for now Mayfly is on a mixture of her left over "Bedmax" along with some "Megasorb", however that is running out too so we best get a delivery soon!
On the plus side, I have decided that I do quite like skiping out on "Megasorb". lol
When it came to riding Mayfly she was her normal self to start.
The arena was still slightly crispy from the cold night and day!
After cleverly asking for some medium trot across the diagonal Mayfly chirped up and went into her tight necked jolly ways! which is always some fun :D
we did some centre line finalés, consisting of turning down the centre line picking up the trot and halting a G - immobility...practicing for any Dressage tests if any are upcoming. To be fair they were rather EXCELLENT!
Then did some changing of canter lead, as I have decided that I really should get Mayfly doing flying changes correctly - without ending up disunited, as well to be quite honest we can do most other things so this is next in the list of things to learn.
This is what caused another slight bum lift (the closest she'll ever get to bucking) ahhh she does make me giggle.
Fly had a bit of a hissy fit when we returned to the barn as yet again her dinner was in her stable waiting for her but I restrained her from getting to it! Ha She is such a funny one!
Monday 1 December 2008
uhoh, Close Call...
I really can't understand Mayfly at the moment, she is in good work sometime even twice a day so why oh why is she so raring to go...suppose I can't really complain though!
I randomly got a nicker from her when I arrived today though..which is veryveryvery unlike her! lol
So to the riding, some general lateral work for 45mins in the arena.
Yet again she was doing some lovely medium trot maybe a little speedy but ahhh well can't be perfect (yet anyway :P)
The we moved on to doing some leg yield. To prepare you there were some jumps set up in the arena already. So Began to progress to doing some leg yield in trot and silly Fly locked onto the 3ft3 jump :O luckily managed to stop her as her front legs were literally about to lift! Her intention to jump anything and everything really can be dangerous! then she got worried so started cantering on the spot ready to shot off quickly. hehe
I felt sorry for her.
The rest of the session went successfully :o)
Once finished Mayfly shot of into the barn to attack Bonnie, but quickly realised that her dinner was waiting in her stable, so she spun around at high speed! Luckily I managed to grab her and she had to wait very impatiently to be un-tacked. lol Didn't even get a chance to rug her up, as soon and the tack was off she ran in her stable...greedy mare! and she inhaled her dinner super fast tooo!
Ohh and for anyone interested, Penny Pony goes on trial tomorrow.
I randomly got a nicker from her when I arrived today though..which is veryveryvery unlike her! lol
So to the riding, some general lateral work for 45mins in the arena.
Yet again she was doing some lovely medium trot maybe a little speedy but ahhh well can't be perfect (yet anyway :P)
The we moved on to doing some leg yield. To prepare you there were some jumps set up in the arena already. So Began to progress to doing some leg yield in trot and silly Fly locked onto the 3ft3 jump :O luckily managed to stop her as her front legs were literally about to lift! Her intention to jump anything and everything really can be dangerous! then she got worried so started cantering on the spot ready to shot off quickly. hehe
I felt sorry for her.
The rest of the session went successfully :o)
Once finished Mayfly shot of into the barn to attack Bonnie, but quickly realised that her dinner was waiting in her stable, so she spun around at high speed! Luckily I managed to grab her and she had to wait very impatiently to be un-tacked. lol Didn't even get a chance to rug her up, as soon and the tack was off she ran in her stable...greedy mare! and she inhaled her dinner super fast tooo!
Ohh and for anyone interested, Penny Pony goes on trial tomorrow.
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