I've had Bobby for 3 months now and I absolutely adore him. He's such a lovely easy to deal with pony and a heap of fun to ride!! :biggrin:
Basic background for anyone that doesn't know...Bobby is a 14.2hh cob x trotter who started his life as a driving pony. His owner then decided to break him to ride as she does with all of her horses and found that he's really good under saddle and that he loved being ridden. However she mostly drives due to a riding accident so made the hard decision to sell him. He's now just turned 5 and has been broken in for about 10 months (with a 6 month turned away period during this time) and is coming on really well. He'd not seen an arena or been ridden with other horses or jumped more than a single fence when I bought him but I liked his attitude. I have since found that he loves jumping, he hasn't a clue what he's doing but he loves it :bounce:
So yesterday me and Bobs attended our first show together. A Small local show jumping competition, just to school round the fences as we've never jumped a course either :unsure:
I couldn't be more proud!! :biggrin:
He loaded onto a trailer (previously only travelled in a wagon) with an unknown horse, travelled perfectly, unloaded and stood to be tacked up with minimal dancing around and then warmed up in a torrential downpour!! We were very wet and I'm afraid Bobby's legs went rather black from the outdoor surface,yuk!
We entered the first small class (45cm ish) and he just popped round. He had a little look at the planks but a pony club kick and we were over and the last line was off a tight bend away from the gate so he was reluctant and needed a good bit of leg then too but otherwise he was a star!! And we went double clear and we placed 4th :dance:
Then we entered the second class (55cm ish) and he popped round that too, a little better off my leg this time too. The jump off was horrible. The first fence was at a bad angle so my approach was awful, Bobby wasn't sure what we were jumping but the little angel did it, it wasn't pretty but he did it. We went double clear...we placed 3rd!! :dance: :dance:
I couldn't be more proud!! :wub:
This was my first show in 3 and a half years plus I think and Bobby's first ever (actually he did go to an outdoor inhand show with his old owner when he was a baby so not entirely true). Photos now and...videos to come so you can laugh at my riding :wink:
Not sure which class or order these are in, sorry
Fence one
Fence five
First time over the planks...giving them plenty of air haha
Trotting around
Fence six (away from the gate so lots of leg needed)
Fence five in the jump off
Waiting for his rosette (Im on my phone so can't turn this around, sorry)
The rosettes!!
Basic background for anyone that doesn't know...Bobby is a 14.2hh cob x trotter who started his life as a driving pony. His owner then decided to break him to ride as she does with all of her horses and found that he's really good under saddle and that he loved being ridden. However she mostly drives due to a riding accident so made the hard decision to sell him. He's now just turned 5 and has been broken in for about 10 months (with a 6 month turned away period during this time) and is coming on really well. He'd not seen an arena or been ridden with other horses or jumped more than a single fence when I bought him but I liked his attitude. I have since found that he loves jumping, he hasn't a clue what he's doing but he loves it :bounce:
So yesterday me and Bobs attended our first show together. A Small local show jumping competition, just to school round the fences as we've never jumped a course either :unsure:
I couldn't be more proud!! :biggrin:
He loaded onto a trailer (previously only travelled in a wagon) with an unknown horse, travelled perfectly, unloaded and stood to be tacked up with minimal dancing around and then warmed up in a torrential downpour!! We were very wet and I'm afraid Bobby's legs went rather black from the outdoor surface,yuk!
We entered the first small class (45cm ish) and he just popped round. He had a little look at the planks but a pony club kick and we were over and the last line was off a tight bend away from the gate so he was reluctant and needed a good bit of leg then too but otherwise he was a star!! And we went double clear and we placed 4th :dance:
Then we entered the second class (55cm ish) and he popped round that too, a little better off my leg this time too. The jump off was horrible. The first fence was at a bad angle so my approach was awful, Bobby wasn't sure what we were jumping but the little angel did it, it wasn't pretty but he did it. We went double clear...we placed 3rd!! :dance: :dance:
I couldn't be more proud!! :wub:
This was my first show in 3 and a half years plus I think and Bobby's first ever (actually he did go to an outdoor inhand show with his old owner when he was a baby so not entirely true). Photos now and...videos to come so you can laugh at my riding :wink:
Not sure which class or order these are in, sorry
Fence one
Fence five
First time over the planks...giving them plenty of air haha
Trotting around
Fence six (away from the gate so lots of leg needed)
Fence five in the jump off
Waiting for his rosette (Im on my phone so can't turn this around, sorry)
The rosettes!!
