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Last weekend was a training weekend with Uma. Loving the feeling of her picking up on things so quickly and getting more and more confident every week 🤩
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Getting in some flatwork training with Leanne Wall 🤩
Nettex Equine making perfect plaits so easy with their incredible grooming products 🤩
Slowly getting our mojo back with a double clear at Felbridge Show Ground on a second show back since our respective injuries. Looking forward to focusing on moving Uma up the levels during the second half of this year and getting my mental and physical fitness back to where it was!
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Uma and I picked up 🥈 at our first competition following our respective injuries 🤩
Thank you to Dodson & Horrell supplements and feeds for keeping her looking so well and healthy during her box rest. To Sussex Equine Hospital for putting her back together and aiding a very fast recovery, Albion Saddlemakers Co. Ltd for making such wonderful saddles that it’s easy and comfortable for me to ride following a broken back, and to Nettex Equine for the incredible grooming products that help Uma look so pretty 😍
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An awesome lesson yesterday with Leanne Wall. Both Uma and I were a little rusty (!) but good prep for our first show back next weekend 🐎
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I’m not the only one recovering from a nasty injury. Uma had her first jump today following her leg injury in March. Looking forward to getting us both up and running again with quite a bit of training and fitness work for us both over the next couple of months!
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After 3 months spent recovering from a spinal injury, I am finally back on a horse! A little stiff this morning but a positive step in my recovery. Uma was absolutely awesome and I’m looking forward to slowly getting back to normal over the next few months 🤩
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And so Uma’s 2024 jumping season begins. Two double clears at Felbridge Show Ground training show yesterday in preparation for Thursday’s affiliated show.
She’s had both her Albion Saddlemakers Co. Ltd saddles checked and reflocked by Penfolds Saddlery Limited ready for a busy jumping season as well as her 6 monthly visit by Nat Heal Equine Dentist
Uma is feeling and looking unbelievably good thanks to Dodson & Horrell, Clipperman and Nettex Equine
Here’s to a fun and exciting 2024 ahead of us 🤩
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Uma was on good form yesterday for her final show of the year. 5th and 3rd place for Uma at Hascombe Farm Equestrian Centre this weekend 🤩
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Double clear for 8th place for Uma at Felbridge Show Ground on Saturday 🤩
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A busy weekend for Uma. She jumped superbly at Felbridge Show Ground on Saturday but it was a sack-the-jockey day and I massively let her down. Onwards and upwards to the next show.
On Sunday we had an incredible dressage lesson and tested out our new Bombers Blue Bits UK bit, which proved to be a massive success as Uma does have a bit of a tricky mouth sometimes! Now to apply everything we’ve learned 🤩
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Getting our dressage training in 🙌
Super pleased with how Uma is progressing at the moment and looking forward to heading into a winter of competing with her 🤩
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Second place 🥈 for Uma in the BE100 Combined Training at Felbridge Show Ground yesterday 🤩🌟
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It’s been a busy August, getting back out competing with Uma. Highlights include a very wet but productive training session with Leanne Wall, a win at Felbridge and a lot of nice rounds jumped!
I also jumped my first show with Ginger who jumped a lovely double clear. It feels great to be back out competing again after a short break.
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Jenny is now ready for the summer competition season 🙂
Jenny’s jumping is coming along nicely now her canter is balanced and adjustable
Love this mare - she’s come on so well since being backed last year then turned away. Second time jumping a course.
Back out at Felbridge Show Ground today with Uma. A bit of lorry drama meant that we were in a serious rush to get her in the ring before the end of her first class so really pleased to have a her jump a double clear in her first class. An unlucky two poles in her second class as it was her first time at Discovery and she just went a little green. Hopefully she’s got the idea and settles into a better rhythm next weekend!
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First affiliated show of the year today. An annoying pole in both classes but the important thing was that Uma is feeling confident and ready to step back up a level after her winter break
(Also a sneaky picture of Hovis the puppy on lorry duty 🤩)
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Uma hasn’t seen a jump since Christmas Eve and hasn’t been to a show since November ’22 so not sure what I was expecting and was pleasantly surprised with two double clears at Felbridge Show Ground today.
It’s lovely to have our local venues hold training shows to allow us to get our horses back out jumping after a winter break before we reaffiliate for the new season. Looking forward to our first BSJA show of the year this Saturday!
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A busy few weeks with Uma - she’s recently stepped up to 1.00m with 3 out of 4 double clears with only one silly pole from a rider error. Our end of season plans have been cut short by this cold snap so Uma is now enjoying a quieter period before heading back out to some more shows at the start of next year - with the aim of stepping her up to 1.10m in January.
She’s been maturing nicely over the course of 2022 and now feels ready to step up and jump some bigger courses
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A long evening spent pampering Uma today. She had a quick lunge before the rain came. She then had her first full clip using a combination of my Clipperman Dragons and their Jewel trimmers - Clipperman clippers give the young horses such a lovely introduction to clipping, it meant Uma absolutely loved being clipped! After clipping, I always hot cloth them with Nettex Equine No Rinse Wash which cleans up any remaining little hairs and any grease, leaving a beautiful finish. Uma’s new Horseware turnout arrived - they always fit any horse so beautifully and I’m sure she’s going to appreciate the brilliant quality of her rugs in this weather!
An early and cold start this morning with Uma. It was definitely worth it though as she jumped two lovely double clears and picked up 6th place in the British Novice. She’s had a quiet couple of months on the jumping front so good to have her feeling so good after a break
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When your young horse jumps like this 🤩 and we mustn’t forget Meg who also jumped her socks off
It’s been a busy 3 days at Pyecombe Horse Shows with Meg and Uma. Uma jumped 3 out of 4 double clears with a really annoying early pole in her last class of the weekend - she was a little shell shocked in the Paris arena and it took her a few jumps to relax. Meg jumped well in the derby class to be placed (her inability to stand still for longer than 2 seconds made the prize giving a bit tricky 🤦♀️)
Both horses are feeling fantastic after a 3 week break and Uma managed to get her final 2 double clears to qualify directly for the National Am. Championship 🏅
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The Connemaras had their first go at working hunter today
A super busy weekend with the horses! We had 3 days at Pyecombe Horse Shows which weren’t the best on paper but very educational.
Friday - I whizzed down after work to give Meg a spin round the Newcomers as a warm up class, she jumped a nice double clear
Saturday - it was Uma’s turn - she was on fabulous form at Felbridge a couple of weeks ago but just had a green moment in her first class followed by a double clear in the 90cm Open. Saturday afternoon was spent on a hunt ride Firle Place with Maeve - some lovely views at the top of the South Downs!
Sunday - Meg jumped well but was lacking her mojo - we had a few unnecessary poles but both the Foxhunter and the Young Riders were meaty and influential tracks - I also managed to get back just in time to watch the F1 at Silverstone 🏎
Both Meg and Uma have their summer break from competing now - Meg is having her eye surgery and some WD40 on those old hock joints! Uma will have a quieter period with some training - she’s so close to accessing her full potential - we just need to get her to focus!
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Jack did 2 classes at the riding club qualifiers on Saturday and came second in both, which was a shock. The team won, and we’ve qualified for the nationals in Lincolnshire. What fun!
Meg and Uma both jumped at Felbridge Show Ground this weekend, despite the fact they were a little off form we still managed to get 3 out of 4 double clears 🙌 and Meg getting her final Newcomers double clear to qualify for the 2023 Second Rounds
Meg jumped in the Newcomers and Foxhunter on Saturday. Once or twice a year she can get a little nappy and lose her engine - she’s very sensitive when jumping and I cannot put my leg on or touch her mouth - I am essentially there to just guide her, this is normally fine as she has a massive engine but it does mean that when she’s a bit off her game it can make jumping her round a Foxhunter rather daunting!
Uma jumped this morning producing 2 steady double clears. She has now stopped rushing so now I need to work on putting the power in the right place otherwise she’ll struggle when she moves up a level.
Both mares were rather hormonal this weekend so hopefully that’s the only reason they were a bit sticky to jump.
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Quick trip to Pyecombe Horse Shows this morning with Uma for their training show.
After her upset at Coombelands a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to give her an opportunity to school round a couple of courses before going back out to an affiliated show. She also finds the Paris arena at Pyecombe very spooky, so a good opportunity for her to get used to it!
She jumped clear round her first class and jumped well for an unlucky pole in her second class where she was a little tired towards the end. She’s feeling good so now planning to take her to Felbridge next weekend for their 2 day show
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Jenny’s jumping is coming along nicely now her canter is balanced and adjustable
A really lovely session with Uma today. Only her third time doing gridwork - her positive and easy going attitude makes it all so easy. Uma has had a quiet couple of weeks after a busy March out at training shows. She’s now getting ready to start some affiliated shows with the aim of collecting all her second round qualifications for next year Bombers Blue Bits UK Joshua Jones UK Protexin Equine Premium Albion Saddlemakers Co. Ltd Dodson & Horrell Nettex Equine KEP Italia UK
This is why I love training shows for the young horses. Although Uma jumped a lovely clear today in the 90 she had a green moment when her tongue went over the bit heading towards the blue and white double and instead of having the pressure to continue into the combination (as I do when jumping affiliated) I was able to circle before the fence and represent so that her experience jumping the combination was a positive one. Uma is definitely a horse that lacks confidence at the moment so it’s vital to keep her happy and confident whilst gaining valuable ring experience. Thank you Caz Light for another great training show!
Maeve concentrating hard at the aqua treadmill #equineaquatraining
Mila jumping a lovely clear in the 1.10m
My 👸 in the 1.20m
A fun gridwork session for Uma today. As she turns 5 this year I’m starting to ask more from her. She has all the scope in the world so it’s more about confidence for her than height but is sometimes nice to put the jumps up and feel her scope! A couple more training sessions for her before she’ll be ready to start her 2022 competition season
First show of the year for Meg and Mila completed ✅ 4th place for Meg in the 1.00m arena eventing class at Pyecombe Horse Shows today.
7th place for Mila today in her first time jumping the 1.00m arena eventing class at Pyecombe Horse Shows. An unfortunate pole down but very pleased with how she jumped
Pyecombe ~ 17.10.2021
A very long day at South of England Showground with Meg and Mila yesterday! Mila jumped clear cross country to maintain her spotless xc record. Unfortunately, due to ground conditions in the showjumping Mila struggled a bit, showing her inexperience jumping on grass to have a couple of poles but otherwise extremely happy with how she finished today Meg had a bit of a disastrous day, a hot dressage test resulted in a 41 dressage and then two poles in the showjumping. She was brilliant cross country but unfortunately I completely messed up my line at the first combination and she ran past the fence resulting in 20 penalties - I’m kicking myself over that as without those penalties she would have finished in the top 10 The plan is to do Bovington with Mila and Bicton with Meg in October to wrap up our season but will all be weather dependent as we approach winter!
Last but not least, Mila had her first trip to the gallops today for some gentle canter work. My plan is to really focus on getting her to open up her stride over the next month so she learns to eat up the ground in preparation for her first Novice
A really annoying pole for Meg in the 1.10m today - we had a bit of a disagreement heading away from the lorry park which put us on a dud stride. Otherwise, she jumped a lovely round - hopefully she’ll be ready to move back up to Foxhunter this winter Bombers Blue Bits UK Nettex Equine KEP Italia UK Joshua Jones UK Protexin Equine Premium Albion Saddlemakers Co. Ltd Dodson & Horrell
Mila stepped up a level to 1.10m today - although she had a couple of green poles she really stepped up a gear to give me a nice strong ride at the end of the course. I think she will be much more confident next time she does a 1.10m class Bombers Blue Bits UK Nettex Equine KEP Italia UK Joshua Jones UK Protexin Equine Premium Albion Saddlemakers Co. Ltd Dodson & Horrell
Despite the absolutely dreadful weather this morning at Pyecombe Horse Shows, Uma behaved brilliantly, not only did we battle the elements but she stepped up a level. A really annoying fence down as I completely miscalculated my line to the fence but for her to come out and jump so well in these conditions just shows how quickly she’s gaining confidence. Uma now has a short break from competing to do some hacking and training. Looking forward to getting her back out in a few weeks Bombers Blue Bits UK Nettex Equine KEP Italia UK Joshua Jones UK Protexin Equine Premium Albion Saddlemakers Co. Ltd Dodson & Horrell
Double clear for Mila today in the 1.00m derby class at Pyecombe Horse Shows This is her first ever derby class and she took it on so well, I’m really impressed with how she jumped especially in wet conditions! Bombers Blue Bits UK Nettex Equine KEP Italia UK Joshua Jones UK Protexin Equine Premium Albion Saddlemakers Co. Ltd Dodson & Horrell
Double clear for Uma today at Pyecombe Horse Shows. She’s still so green but I’m so impressed with how quickly she’s picking it all up given this is only her third show Albion Saddlemakers Co. Ltd Bombers Blue Bits UK Nettex Equine KEP Italia UK Joshua Jones UK Protexin Equine Premium Dodson & Horrell
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