Spring as Sprung!

[ktk]

Ooooh dear what a disaster yesterday nearly turned into!

Me and Mum decided to go riding yesterday- just a little potter as she has had an awful week. Ebony was playing up and been an absolute terror and Bailey was standing like a little gem (aww bless). So we decide that Mum will have Bail and ill have Ebony.

On we get. Ebony a little demon as we walk down the field. "OH MY GOD THERES A BIRD AND ITS IS GOING TO KILL ME".. that sort of thing every 5 paces. He eventually settles and starts working really well. Bailey however started off like a little angel and then decided to be the horse from hell. Mum wont ride him through his strops as he is awful (she had her knee replacement a couple years ago at 45 so isnt wanting it broken!) so we swopped.

Bounce. Bounce. Buck. Bouncy Rear. Buck. Bounce. Bounce. Spook. ARRRRGGGHHHH

This is a horse who is usually so laid back hes horizontal. Vertical seemed to be the favourite yesterday. After 20mins of been a little demon he started work in a nice outline in trot and canter. By this point he was a little bit tired and had gone back to lovely Bailey.

I nearly had a nervous breakdown once I got off but managed to get him through his evil horse phaze better than I usually do. Once I had been on for a minute and just had to concentrate on breathing (and singing some horrible song!) I wasnt nervous atall and he went well.

The two little terrors..

[Casper]

Look at them - both have got a "butter wouldn't melt..." look on their faces! Well done for riding through what sounds like a pretty eventful ride KtK! It is amazing the difference the breathing makes isn't it?

Hope your next ride is perhaps just a little bit calmer... And that your mum is okay too.

[em&ed]

I would have siad "no" at the first sign of playing up - lol - so well done for was sounds like a very testing ride indeed

I must say, lovely ponies, they do look incredibly innocent...!!

[wozzer]

What a pair of little angels they look in that pic! xx