showjumperalex
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Don't look at the ground... you'll end up there!
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Post by showjumperalex on Jan 2, 2006 21:40:09 GMT 1
Well, here's my report on my first ever endurance, and my horse's as well I think. We got driven there in our friend's trailer and then I took Autumn Sky out and walked around a bit with her ona the leadrope with her tack on. It was getting pretty rainy and I didn't have a rug or anything so I decided to cover the saddle with my butt and did so. We walked around a bit, then I was paired up with my good friend Sophie. We were both just doing the seven mile for today because it was our first time. We set off about eleven and trotted down the path. Autumn was being very forward going and fizzy, completely unlike her usual self because Sophie's pony was extremely forward going. Autumn loves to be in front. After a while we had a canter and stuff and it was going pretty okay. We went down a really steep hill and Autumn got a bit OTT and attempted to trot down it, which was a nightmare. Then we reached the bottom of the hill to my relief and had to go up a really steep one. After a whiel we got to a bit where we could canter and did that and I can not explain the feeling of cantering out onto the top of a mountain from the woods and looking around you and there's an extremely steep drop beside you into a massive wooded valley... it was amazing. So anyway we finished the ride with ym horse in an unbelievable sweat but I truly enjoyed it even if we were fifteen minutes over time and it was fantastic for a first outing on my horse.
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Oranges
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Post by Oranges on Jan 2, 2006 21:46:01 GMT 1
well done ......which ride was it?
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Post by Ryan&Dizzy on Jan 2, 2006 23:51:12 GMT 1
well dun!
we used to do endurance but havent done any this year glad you enjoyed it! and hee hee hee otto is unbelieably lazy norrmally but used to fly round on endurance rides he loves them!
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showjumperalex
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Post by showjumperalex on Jan 3, 2006 11:20:28 GMT 1
It was like called um... Kestrel ride or something... it was towards a pony club award of some sort.
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Post by +*+*Holly4Horses+*+* on Jan 3, 2006 13:30:36 GMT 1
well dun
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Post by horselady on Jan 5, 2006 20:17:37 GMT 1
sounds as if you had fun, I like endurance rides, our TB/X likes to be up front to, and mare likes to sit behind.
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berylsmum
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Post by berylsmum on Jan 5, 2006 20:58:29 GMT 1
Congratulations, sounds like great fun.
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Post by Louise C on Jan 5, 2006 21:33:31 GMT 1
Well done!! Onwards and further next time:-)
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