Well, since my last update, we have been interrupted by the snow; making riding and turning out the horses impossible! The school has been frozen for about 12 days now, and the roads have been lethal! Not to mention the yard! We were very unlucky with the weather, having lots of rain before the sub zero temperatures which meant any water left from the downpours had frozen. After everything had turned solid, we had even more rain and the whole yard, (even up to the entrance of the stable block) was covered in inch thick ice! The poor horses have been so good, as they have had to stay in their boxes 24/7 for over a week now.
I am going to ride them both tomorrow, as the school was pretty much unfrozen later on this evening! YAY! No doubt they will both be EXTREEMLY fresh, so I will need my super-glue out, but I’m so excited to be riding again, and for the snow and ice to have cleared. I expect the boys will be looking forward to going out in the field again – definite boot up and only turned out after they’ve worked, as I expect they will want a bit of a buck!
I am competing with the pony club on the 29th with both of them, and after being prevented from riding for such a long time, I’m not expecting anything special from either of them. Under the circumstances, all I can ask is that they behave! Rocky is doing the 1.05m team and Radar is doing the 95cm team – originally we were doing it to make up the teams, but as they will both be fresh, I’m glad it’s not big, as I’m anticipating some very fresh, excitable horses!! There will be updates with results when we get back.
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