Roll on this dry weather. Our grass is turning to dust and I can at last give my girl a bigger space. She is now out on a previously grazed area of about a thrid of an acre rather than her tiny space. I will restrict her again when the weather changes but in the mean time she seems to be enjoying her new found freedom. I rode out today boots on the front only and she was fine.
Rooster has just completed his first 80k endurance ride, he managed around 70k barefoot but I found that I needed to put his boots on all round for the last bit. There was a lot of roadwork, he was tiring and starting to drag his hind feet squaring his toes right back to the white line. Once booted he started to stride out again and completed the ride in fine style, passing the vet at the end. My feeling is that fitness is the key here, had he been that bit more fit then he wouldn't have dragged his toes and worn them. Ah, well he will have an easier time now for a while then I will have to get him mega fit for next season Rooster has done 635kms (nearly 400 miles) competively this year, both barefoot and booted - I am very proud of him
Fari http://www.performancebarefoot.co.uk/faripage7.html and yesterday he stormed round a fun ride and jumped over smaller jumps beautifully. I have a series of three fab pictures which I'll up load later. Hopefully he can get back his confidence jumping and I can get him fit enough to go out with the Cheshire Farmers in November.
Fox is still recovering from his tendon injury, walking out in hand and up to 1/2 hour and hopefully he can get back to light work after Xmas.
Jest ..... ye ha I think he has finally recovered two years later after septecaemia! Took him for a bit of rope twirling and he thought it all strange but enjoyed himself. God help me when I have four horses to ride.
Well done Helen, the boy did good Looks like we will both be doing some pole work and lots of fittening early on!!
Sarah,
you will be my size, although I think you are already when working four, key is to keep going and not stop inbetween!
One more ride of the season left for Abu and Saqr, the Red Ragon a lovely testing ride to end the season on. Saqr has achieved above and beyond what was expected this year, since arriving from living in a heard in Ciaro 20 months ago he has been broken in and sucessfully completed all 6 rides this year.
Abu continues to be his mentor riding along side him in competitions. Medraar finished the season on his first race ride, giving a credible ride at 16k/phr prior to me ritiring him at 75km due to a deteriration in his gut sounds.
Homework this winter is lots of schooling and lateral work as OH has told me it's like schooling planks when she gets on them in the school!!
Helen N well done to you and the boys !
Sarah - 4 horses eeek: Have you thought of popping to circus for some training tips: I have a picture of you exercising them circus-stylee: standing with one foot each on Morris and Jesta, and ponying Fari and Fox either side in circus-stylee formation ! May be time for sparkley outfit and possibly some pink Vibrams???
Jake has had two weeks off and already his hooves have grown out of his 'self trim'- big downer of taking time off and also having horse live on a non- abrasive surface like paddock. On the plus side he has spent lots of time doing groundwork and is becoming Mr. Bendy bless him.
Clay - improving all the time and moving better; Have walked him along smooth hard driveway to gate and back each day for bit now(its about 50 m drive) more just for some mental stimulation than anything. then Last week performed sound impromptu extended trot with Davis boot full of vinegar soak - sloshing vinegar as he went ). Previously he would pull up as it was too much. So, Friday I walked him out on the lane as trial - surface is not that lovely new smooth tarmac although no loose stones so it was suck it and see. Well I was pretty surprised as he didnt seem to notice the surface. Seemed very happy and rather forward . We've done this teeny walk 3 days now - taking things slow slow slow as its early days. Renegades on the way, so may be he can go bit further with those on. But I'm not planning much - one thing I learned with Jake and clay is just to listen to them. I'm also concious of not wanting to get too hooked on boots as I did Jake. _________________ X
SueH with Jake and Clay
Link did a 60cm fun jumping competition with my 12 year old daughter on Saturday and came 5th out of 6 - a bit of a problem with steering between the jumps - but they took the jumps well and even managed the combinations and didn't knock any down. Then had a jumping lesson Sunday (again my daughter, not me!) to try to work on the steering thing.
She's getting the bug, so I may have to buy a GP saddle!
Link seems to be generally sound - but there are just moments when I sense something is just not quite right - it is so so subtle indeed - almost I think I am imagining it at times.
Cob waddled over some jumps but frankly he just doesn't see the point in it, the first couple are fun, but from then on it's just hard work!
Here's him jumping the tiny course earlier this year.
More of the same for my 2 in September. Boy has been storming round xc courses (3rd in our last one),Tyler's been having lessons & both have been hacking hacking hacking. as it is the BEST! Did some knarly hills the other week, Boy was the better of the two on them, Ty just seemed more careful. But both cantered up rocks when asked so not too many problems there I'd say! Both had a bit of thrush but with this dry weather turning the paddock into a dust bath it has dried up. Tyler has chipped off the last few bits of not-so good growth, so both pones feet now looking pretty darn good
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Had another lovely ride on Mr Roobarb on Wednesday - had my first canter Unfortunately the path was about 40 miles too short for me to decide if I liked it or loved it so I'll just have to go back and do it again
He's still happy over most ground, just a bit picky over the really big sharp stones but moving forwards and not offering to go on the grass or anything.
Just got to get my head round the feeding side of stuff over winter as he'll be moving from an 8 acre field with loads of old, tough grass to a 4 acre field with less grass and almost ad-lib haylage.
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Rooster has done 635kms (nearly 400 miles) competively this year, both barefoot and booted - I am very proud of him 
Looks like we will both be doing some pole work and lots of fittening early on!!
- a bit of a problem with steering between the jumps - but they took the jumps well and even managed the combinations and didn't knock any down. Then had a jumping lesson Sunday (again my daughter, not me!) to try to work on the steering thing.
