Not quite to plan
After a good first week (albeit with me falling off once) things unfortunately went down hill with Rosie. She continued to be good to catch and to handle, I did a bit of jumping in the arena, took her for a couple of hacks and rode her round the farm, but a week after first coming off her I hit the deck again. I'd ridden round the farm and had a canter, then headed into the arena to have a trot round before doing a bit of loose schooling. As I took my feet out of the stirrups to dismount she (...)
Rosie's first week
Equitatio has a new arrival. Having said goodbye to Maisie, I was left with a choice; do I look for another horse or do I concentrate solely on client horses. This question was answered when I was asked to hack out a cob mare so that the owner could video her to send to a prospective buyer. Despite having only met the horse once before for 5 minutes, I instantly felt safe on her. I could relax on her, she wasn't a ploddy cob but neither did she feel on edge or tense. I'd forgotten how much (...)
