Rode in the field tonight. He was a happy boy which means I am a happy girl.
Didn't do a fat lot, was just nice to be back on him. Fy rug definitely works - am a huge fan of it! It's a bit tight on T-Jay, think he could do with a bigger one but that's the biggest they do. Squirt's however fits like a glove.
We tiggered round the field a bit. We did some walk-canter. We did some rein back. We did some medium canter. Some medium trot. Blah blah. Was fun!
Beth rode Squirt :hail: and worked on his canter. I forgot to tell her he's not cantered since he's been back in work so I don't think he's cantered under saddle since December. Face : bovvered? He looked fab going round :)
And apparently I cannot count. It may be that I can compete on Saturday after all. Show organiser is checking for me so fingers crossed :biggrin:
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Arse Hole
feel better for saying that.
Arse arse arse arse arse ARRRRRRRRSE!
Rah!
I don't in any way shape or form begrudge T-Jay having to have bute on Sunday. No way, no how.
However, I really really wish he'd have needed it Saturday.
Spoke to vets today, even though deep down I knew anyway but rang them as a long shot. Bute withdrawal is 7 days. I am supposed to be competing Saturday. That's only 6 days.
Arse arse arse.
Knew I should have entered Swallowfield.
Arse arse arse.
On the plus side though, Sunday afternoon his eye was much much improved. Yesterday, still a bit puffy but about 90% normal. Today absolutely fine. Gave him tonight off still though and hopefully tomorrow it'll still be fine and I will ride tomorrow.
Signed the contract on the flat, paid the deposit. We are officially moving in - eeeeeeek!
Have bought pretty much everything now bar washer (in progress), iron, ironing board, cleaning products and food.
I think that's pretty damned good going???
Arse arse arse arse arse ARRRRRRRRSE!
Rah!
I don't in any way shape or form begrudge T-Jay having to have bute on Sunday. No way, no how.
However, I really really wish he'd have needed it Saturday.
Spoke to vets today, even though deep down I knew anyway but rang them as a long shot. Bute withdrawal is 7 days. I am supposed to be competing Saturday. That's only 6 days.
Arse arse arse.
Knew I should have entered Swallowfield.
Arse arse arse.
On the plus side though, Sunday afternoon his eye was much much improved. Yesterday, still a bit puffy but about 90% normal. Today absolutely fine. Gave him tonight off still though and hopefully tomorrow it'll still be fine and I will ride tomorrow.
Signed the contract on the flat, paid the deposit. We are officially moving in - eeeeeeek!
Have bought pretty much everything now bar washer (in progress), iron, ironing board, cleaning products and food.
I think that's pretty damned good going???
Sunday, 9 August 2009
Joined the popeye club
Went down to ride early today and T-Jay has no left eye, just a mass of swelling tut.
Rather large lump on top lid - wasp sting? - but all surrounding areas very swollen.
Called vet and he's had 2 bute this morning, got to have 2 more later on and if, once it's open, the eye is milky, the membrane bright pink or the discharge becomes coloured, she'll come straight out.
He's feeling a bit meepy and was very affectionate "Look mum, poorly eye ... do something" but hasn't lost his appetite and is happy enough being in out of the heat & flies.
Typical eh?
Rather large lump on top lid - wasp sting? - but all surrounding areas very swollen.
Called vet and he's had 2 bute this morning, got to have 2 more later on and if, once it's open, the eye is milky, the membrane bright pink or the discharge becomes coloured, she'll come straight out.
He's feeling a bit meepy and was very affectionate "Look mum, poorly eye ... do something" but hasn't lost his appetite and is happy enough being in out of the heat & flies.
Typical eh?
Saturday, 8 August 2009
Flat flat flat flat flat
Things are going full steam ahead. We went today to take measurements, look at boring things like light bulbs ie push in or screw in ones, measure for fridge and just generally have a nosey.
My parents came with us and were dead impressed. They love the flat so am very relieved and really excited now.
We are paying the deposit and signing contracts on Monday. The landlord is fitting an alarm next week so that's good. We have a single lady in the flat underneath us and both flats in the building next door are unoccupied as the landlord is apparently quite choosy about his tenants - he is looking for tenants who will cause no problems with neighbours etc and no damage and is more interested in getting tenants like that than filling them asap - good sign?
What else? Went round the block last night with A which was a nice little tootle :) Ride on fly rug is quite cool. Think I need to have a play with fitting it though, it slipped back a little bit on T-Jay and I think by attaching it to his bridle meant he couldn't put his head down quite as far as he wanted to (we were only mooching) but he was happy enough to canter up the drive in it. If nothing else, it'll be ideal for at a show when I don't want to fling my dirty fly rug over his nice clean saddle.
Went on foot to spotty show today too which was interesting :)
Then me & mum were supposed to go tootling but ummmm we got waylaid with cleaning out stables, disinfecting stables and just generally a clean fest but we both feel tonnes better for having done that :)
Off now to see what OH has bought today - he's def bought a microwave but I wonder what else?!
My parents came with us and were dead impressed. They love the flat so am very relieved and really excited now.
We are paying the deposit and signing contracts on Monday. The landlord is fitting an alarm next week so that's good. We have a single lady in the flat underneath us and both flats in the building next door are unoccupied as the landlord is apparently quite choosy about his tenants - he is looking for tenants who will cause no problems with neighbours etc and no damage and is more interested in getting tenants like that than filling them asap - good sign?
What else? Went round the block last night with A which was a nice little tootle :) Ride on fly rug is quite cool. Think I need to have a play with fitting it though, it slipped back a little bit on T-Jay and I think by attaching it to his bridle meant he couldn't put his head down quite as far as he wanted to (we were only mooching) but he was happy enough to canter up the drive in it. If nothing else, it'll be ideal for at a show when I don't want to fling my dirty fly rug over his nice clean saddle.
Went on foot to spotty show today too which was interesting :)
Then me & mum were supposed to go tootling but ummmm we got waylaid with cleaning out stables, disinfecting stables and just generally a clean fest but we both feel tonnes better for having done that :)
Off now to see what OH has bought today - he's def bought a microwave but I wonder what else?!
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Lesson Reports
Cor I keep putting 2 entries a day! Gobby or what?
Firstly, I am amazed. I have today bought 3 rugs. EVERY one fits - whoooooooooooo! The IV fly rug fits Squirt a treat and looks fab. The riding fly rugs (which are made by matchy-matchy company HKM or whatever it is) fit really well too.
Nice material, not shiny or plasticky like a lot of fly rugs, taper up by rider's legs and down on horse's back legs, also a velcro strap for on the headpiece and fastens nicely round throat too. Very impressed, especialyl for the money!
Right then. Lessons. We equissaged Squirt for 15-20 mins before his lesson and WOW what a difference!!!
5 mins into mum's lesson, I walked round and he was really striding out, neck relaxed, tracking up, chilled, happy, smiley. Wow. Then 20 mins later I headed round for my lesson to see Squirt absolutely FLYING round the school! I actually thought it was a canter transition gone wrong but no, it was a proper trot! And he trotted a circuit and a half of the school before he walked. Fab!
Mum's on cloud 9, had a really good lesson. Then I went in a bit flat and deflated and meep. Went through toe saga and what have you and explained how I'd done something a bit silly (am booked into stressage next weekend) so we did some work on rein back.
That also led onto transition work. Trot-halt-trot. Trot-halt-rein back-trot. Towards the end he was really swinging through the transitions. I don't make life easy for him - must remember to halt from stomach, not from reins. Use fingers and hands on the reins, not whole arms and actually push hands forwards and keep them down through transitions. Don't give away contact when doing upwards transitions. Dont' be afraid to tap him with the whip going into the halt transition. Need to ride it.
Halt, make sure it's square, ask him to soften, count to two or three then ask for rein back. Legs to move in diagonal pairs, only need one or two strides at this stage then GO GO GO GO GO trot trot trot. Change the rein, anything but get him going forwards.
Snappy transitions. Don't chuck contact at him.
Then we did some medium trot and I SAT IT. YEYYYYYY :) Be happy and accept the 3 or 4 strides of really nice stuff he gives me, don't go after more as he loses his balance. He'll offer more when he's stronger.
N also made me feel tonnes better about having not really done anything with him since the first toe incident on 4th July, said it's never ever hurt T-Jay to have a few weeks off and he's always come back bigger, better and stronger after a break, for whatever reason so to look on it positively.
Also said to stop faffing and pannicking, he'll be absolutely fine next week to go out and do N22 - and I know deep down that he will. Who needs preparation LOL
Going to equissage him lots too, I really should have done him before I rode tonight. Going to charge battery overnight and try and get into the habit of doing them both before I ride, even if just for 5 mins - they really do love it so if nothing else it'd put them in a good mood :)
Flat news .... MOVING IN ON 29th. Waaaaaaaaah!
Firstly, I am amazed. I have today bought 3 rugs. EVERY one fits - whoooooooooooo! The IV fly rug fits Squirt a treat and looks fab. The riding fly rugs (which are made by matchy-matchy company HKM or whatever it is) fit really well too.
Nice material, not shiny or plasticky like a lot of fly rugs, taper up by rider's legs and down on horse's back legs, also a velcro strap for on the headpiece and fastens nicely round throat too. Very impressed, especialyl for the money!
Right then. Lessons. We equissaged Squirt for 15-20 mins before his lesson and WOW what a difference!!!
5 mins into mum's lesson, I walked round and he was really striding out, neck relaxed, tracking up, chilled, happy, smiley. Wow. Then 20 mins later I headed round for my lesson to see Squirt absolutely FLYING round the school! I actually thought it was a canter transition gone wrong but no, it was a proper trot! And he trotted a circuit and a half of the school before he walked. Fab!
Mum's on cloud 9, had a really good lesson. Then I went in a bit flat and deflated and meep. Went through toe saga and what have you and explained how I'd done something a bit silly (am booked into stressage next weekend) so we did some work on rein back.
That also led onto transition work. Trot-halt-trot. Trot-halt-rein back-trot. Towards the end he was really swinging through the transitions. I don't make life easy for him - must remember to halt from stomach, not from reins. Use fingers and hands on the reins, not whole arms and actually push hands forwards and keep them down through transitions. Don't give away contact when doing upwards transitions. Dont' be afraid to tap him with the whip going into the halt transition. Need to ride it.
Halt, make sure it's square, ask him to soften, count to two or three then ask for rein back. Legs to move in diagonal pairs, only need one or two strides at this stage then GO GO GO GO GO trot trot trot. Change the rein, anything but get him going forwards.
Snappy transitions. Don't chuck contact at him.
Then we did some medium trot and I SAT IT. YEYYYYYY :) Be happy and accept the 3 or 4 strides of really nice stuff he gives me, don't go after more as he loses his balance. He'll offer more when he's stronger.
N also made me feel tonnes better about having not really done anything with him since the first toe incident on 4th July, said it's never ever hurt T-Jay to have a few weeks off and he's always come back bigger, better and stronger after a break, for whatever reason so to look on it positively.
Also said to stop faffing and pannicking, he'll be absolutely fine next week to go out and do N22 - and I know deep down that he will. Who needs preparation LOL
Going to equissage him lots too, I really should have done him before I rode tonight. Going to charge battery overnight and try and get into the habit of doing them both before I ride, even if just for 5 mins - they really do love it so if nothing else it'd put them in a good mood :)
Flat news .... MOVING IN ON 29th. Waaaaaaaaah!
About to combust...
All falling into place.
OH's dad has given us a wad of cash which has helped ENORMOUSLY and means we can buy everything we need to, get some one off things out of the way to help monthly ie TV licence & contents insurance and still have enough left over to create a "buffer" in a joint account.
Found out today, credit checks are A-OK, moving in date has been agreed verbally as 29th August (waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah) so we've just got to get up there to sign agreements and pay deposit and pick up keys!!!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Been to Burwarton today. I do love that show. It's just "nice". Bought two ride on fly rugs for £15 each!! Snapped THOSE up! I have seen the Rambo ones and came very close to buying rambo ones but they are £60 and couldn't quite justify that much but at £15 can't go wrong really can I?
T-Jay really does hate flies so this'll mean I have to buy very little/no fly spray as he wears a fly rug in the field when it's flie-y. Squirt has one too obviously because of his sweet itch.
Then I found IV Horse fly rug for £25 rather than £47 so mum's got Squirt one of those as a spare for when his proper sweet itch once is being washed/repaired. Hope it fits though.
Also got long lead ropes for them and as they were £2 each or 3 for £5, bought B one for orange pony - B if you read this, you don't have to have it but thought it might save your head being bashed from the two you've got tied together! lol
Mum also bought shoes and crocs. I think that was all I bought. Not bad, although really shouldn't have spent anything as I am seriously skint already this month having had car serviced and paid for the flat application.
Had BD Champ tickets come through today - yey. Looking forward to that.
Am also going to a massage demo thing next week with riding club, should be interesting.
OMG am moving into my own place with OH.
EEEEEEEEEEK!
OH's dad has given us a wad of cash which has helped ENORMOUSLY and means we can buy everything we need to, get some one off things out of the way to help monthly ie TV licence & contents insurance and still have enough left over to create a "buffer" in a joint account.
Found out today, credit checks are A-OK, moving in date has been agreed verbally as 29th August (waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah) so we've just got to get up there to sign agreements and pay deposit and pick up keys!!!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Been to Burwarton today. I do love that show. It's just "nice". Bought two ride on fly rugs for £15 each!! Snapped THOSE up! I have seen the Rambo ones and came very close to buying rambo ones but they are £60 and couldn't quite justify that much but at £15 can't go wrong really can I?
T-Jay really does hate flies so this'll mean I have to buy very little/no fly spray as he wears a fly rug in the field when it's flie-y. Squirt has one too obviously because of his sweet itch.
Then I found IV Horse fly rug for £25 rather than £47 so mum's got Squirt one of those as a spare for when his proper sweet itch once is being washed/repaired. Hope it fits though.
Also got long lead ropes for them and as they were £2 each or 3 for £5, bought B one for orange pony - B if you read this, you don't have to have it but thought it might save your head being bashed from the two you've got tied together! lol
Mum also bought shoes and crocs. I think that was all I bought. Not bad, although really shouldn't have spent anything as I am seriously skint already this month having had car serviced and paid for the flat application.
Had BD Champ tickets come through today - yey. Looking forward to that.
Am also going to a massage demo thing next week with riding club, should be interesting.
OMG am moving into my own place with OH.
EEEEEEEEEEK!
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