B rode Squirt and did really well with him - gave him something to think about.
Instructor rode T-Jay and really worked him for half an hour in the field. He absolutely LOVED it and if you're on facebook, check out the pics - even instructor is grinning in the pics. Am so very pleased with him!
Was also secretly pleased that instructor also had to work to get round the bogey corner where there's a slope but hopefully by her showing T-Jay that he CAN do it, he'll believe me a bit more now :)
His medium trot - oh wow. He flew. Absolutely pinged across and covered the 60m arena in what seemed like 5 strides, I swear!
Tonight, I was going to hack until I got drenched whilst muck picking. Ugh.
Equissaged Squirt and found a sore bit between his front legs. Sore enough for him to politely tell me to "f off" from even just stroking him there so have left him in again tonight, which he is very pleased with given he's in T-Jay mahooosive stable. He's not impressed with M being on box rest in his stable though - keeps glaring at him through the bars LOL.
Didn't really know what to do with him. He's not lame, just a bit of a sore muscle I think. His field is hilly and slippy, no doubt he's been belting round it to cause the soreness and he has ripped his fly rug and it was midgey. So he's in but like I say, seems quite happy.
T-Jay's head is really manky :( He has loads of fly bites all over him but especially on his head. They don't look too bad but if the judges on Saturday touch his head, they're going to think he's got mange or something :( Cleaned them last night and have plastered his head in Power Phazer tonight. Not sure what I can do really? I can't leave his fly rug/mask on with the heavy rains we're getting but when it's not raining, it's really warm and there are obviously flies around. Ho hum.
Feeling very strange about Saturday. It's been ummmmm ....... 8 years since I did an inhand class with T-Jay LOL. Also feels very weird to not have a time, I'm going to time it all wrong I know I will. Why can't showing classes have set start times like you get in dressage?
Debating local show the week after. I think I may like to do the Ridden Hunter class but guess we'll see how stressful/boring Saturday is!
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T-Jay looked fantastic in his lesson last night, and N really looked like she was enjoying it!
ReplyDeleteYou won't get Saturday wrong at all, please text me when you're done so I can be updated :)hope his head and bitey bits sort themselves out sharpish.
Go for it next week as well, I want to come and watch/cheer you on!
Madly jealous of T-Jay's medium trot!
ReplyDeleteCould you try giving him Piriton or something to take the fly bites down?