2nd - 7th October. Zizzle arrives and puffy legs.

Finally back on board and schooling really well.
Physio usually says to hack him in straight lines for a while, but my time is limited due to getting home so late from work now and it getting dark quicker!

But I schooled him yesterday, did some simple lateral movements like counter bend and a little bit of quarter in, and he was perfect! So loose and supple and wasn't phased by the pressure. Then went for a little potter around the fields on the farm which was very vert chilled! Struggled to keep him going in fact.

He has also been clipped (although it seems to have warned up). Just did a trace for now, then will whip it all off when it's cold enough to put a heavier rug with a neck on him.

Only down side atm is that he's on rather good grass and it seems to be making his legs swell up. Which isn't so cool :( so bandaging him up at night, which I'm not sure is doing the job. I think it's the grass....although I have bought him some cider vinegar for his joints and it's making him gobble his food up! Usually isn't bothered by his feed at all!

His new friend kristal (zizzle for short) has arrived. So they are currently getting to know each other. She's conveniently just come into season so she's all over him like a rash :) but automatically he seems more relaxed for having a bit of company. Still being strict with exercise and having to leave each other...so far so good!

Meeting Zizzle for the first time!

 

 

 

  Ignore the large snake on the floor. I think its my beck strap?

 

Nakey turnout together for the first time :) 

 

Hair cut time! 

25th September - 2nd October. Settling in.

So hopefully things are going to improve a little, he had the physio out on Monday...was rather sore which would explain his funny turn a few week backs. Glad I haven't been riding him.

So all treated and ready to rumble, although my tack had gone mouldy so that needs a clean! Rode him briefly this evening with quite a few others in the school, I felt like I wad sat on a time bomb ready to explode. Few leaps in the air and he cracked on with the job eventually. Little terd. Love him all the same!

He's starting to settle into his new home better. Moved paddocks and has gone into his winter routine which seems to be suiting him better.

Some good news, Lisa, my other half, is getting a pony on loan. Lovely little 14hh chestnut mare who's done lots of hacking and had potential to improve in the school, quite a little mover! So Adam will now have something to hold his hoof through life. He needs confidence building with hacking again. I have no idea where I'm going down here, and the fords are not our strong point. Then the other bonus is, he will have someone to go out with and someone to come in with. Although it's getting darker and darker during our walk to the field, so some head torches need to be purchased I feel!

So fingers crossed for little zizzle to settle in and have some fun.

Our new school!

 

Pink nostrils! 

Adam schooling, Flying change

First dressage test video

8th July - 25th September. Dressage comp and new saddle.

So, I have been so so slack with updating my blog. I have recently got married and moved house, so as you can imagine i havent had huge amounts of time! But all over now so i can concentrate on life again!

Alot has happened in the past few months, we went to our first dressage competition and came first in our first class and 2nd in the other with marks in the early 70's. Never has he been so relaxed in a dressage test so I'm mega mega chuffed! Very different to how he used to behave back a few years back, we used to show the judge an awful lot of rein back and our belly button! It was never his fortae. He would get tense about being on his own, which i guess triggered the pain in his back and then he'd go nuts. So as you can probably imagine, i was very very nervous. But after finding out i'd won my first class, i just broke down into tears with happiness. Its been a long old year!!

Tried to upload a video but its massive, Ill do it another day :)

 

As i mentioned earlier, i have recently moved house which meant moving him again. Im now living in cornwall and I managed to reserve a space for him at a livery yard just 3 mins down the road from my new house.
It has a lovely indoor school, individual turnout, outdoor school, and beautiful hacking.

Since we have moved to Cornwall, I have finally managed to find him a new saddle. He's always had dressage saddles as i never ever jumped him due to his foul attitude towards it before his op. So had a fabulous master saddler out to see him (Ray Hinton) and he fitted a lovely brown GP to him. Which i might say myself, looks very very smart!!

 

Our first downfall though, he bucked on the lunge the other week and has tweaked his back, so we are now waiting for the physio so come (yet again) to fix him.
after a £100 vet bill. Nice one Ads...

Only a brief one, over and out x