Sunday is becoming gymnastics day!
Last week we utilised an exercise set up by another livery and this week I used an exercise I set up for lessons.
He's finding them tiring but not sweating lots so it's not too physically challenging but making him work his brain and listen!
So 1 hack in 8 days isn't enough to keep someone sane despite daily turn out! He had a busy weekend last week so I thought it wouldn't hurt to give him extra days off whilst I was busy and felt crap with my breathing... ummm - this was the tail end of the greeting I got when I went to catch him. It was followed by 5 mins rearing and prancing whilst I tried to get his headcollar on. He was spicy to turn out (he jumped though the gates) this morning. I did think he was bored last night. 🙈 Maybe I need some calmer before getting on tomorrow 🤣 it probably didn't help that it was starting to get dark - he doesn't like the dark!
Moley loved our Strictly Fancy Dress-age performance! One judge said he was almost too exuberant! And that he 'swaggered to the music'! The other judge loved it and gave very high marks!
He loves the big arena! Must better behaved than last year but still a but opinionated 🤣 he wouldn't stand still at all throughout the morning which made getting him ready hard work. 6th place (came 12th last year) with lovely and fair feedback from the judge too.
Straight off the lorry and head down for grass! #veteranhorsesocietychampionships
Motor rally in the field across the A38 with loud announcements... 0 F's given!
Today, we found the motorway very confusing...the cars were not moving! He kept looking back at them as well as looking across when we went along a road parallel to it! No spooking, just perplexed!
Not how likits are meant to be consumed!
We were not very happy that someone had hidden the grass today... although he did like rolling in it! Made a horse shaped snow angel! So he chose to come in early and sulk... until I gave him a Likit!
You know you have fully desensitised your horse when he loves playing with plastic bags 🤣 also climbs inside builder's sacks and has to be told daily to leave the rubbish bin alone (we also have a fascination with diggers, trains, lorries and pushchairs 🤣)
He wanted to be hand grazed for a second time yesterday - marched me around to the grass then proceeded to eat at this speed - he was starving! Maybe if he hadn't spent his day throwing hay around instead of eating, he wouldn't have been so hungry!
When mum is late to the yard because she had issues buying your food this morning and couldn't graze you til her lunch break, it's compulsory to throw a strop!
This video was after having a bucking and rearing tantrum. Then one leg kept going. He kept going til I got all the mud off that was put there because he rolled inhand 🤦♀️
He's feeling very well lately which is keeping me on my toes!
