Jumping on the beach

[punxmafia]

Moved yards a while ago so no arena, can't jump in the field to wet so what do you do? Make us of your resources, our new arena!

Ted and I my little star!
http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h38/punxmafia/?action=view&current=tedbeach.jpg

My star to be, were getting there - Tilly
http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h38/punxmafia/?action=view&current=DSC00947.jpg

My best friend and her horse, Eurnos
http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h38/punxmafia/?action=view&current=DSC00951.jpg

 

[sonnet]

Great pics and lovely arena- just remember not to jump too much on sand

 

[PonyGirlAsh]

Ooh looks like fun!! Pretty horses too! Nice improv

 

[Rips]

Looks like fun - who dragged the wings all the way out there though!!?

 

[coss]

who set the jumps up? great improvisation.

 

[Laura+Phantom]

You're mad! Showjumps on the beach! How far away is the yard? Looks like great fun

 

[x.fat-pony.x]

7 simple words:

'Where there's a will, there's a way!'

Loving the improvisation

 

[punxmafia]

Admittedly our field is just about 3 min away, but as you can see there are alot of stones to take them up and down, also very hot day. But sooooo worth it!

 

[Waikato Valuta]

WOW!!! Thats fantastic. What Fun!

 

[caraid_alba]

looks like your are haveing so much fun..........

 

[BeachRiding]

Great pics and lovely arena- just remember not to jump too much on sand

But when you use an arena most are sand. What's the difference?

OP-lovely pics!

 

[Gracie]

Great pictures.
Geeze you people who live near beaches sure know how to make me jealous with envy! Just joking.
Beautiful horses!

 

[entreat]

awesome!! I'm hugely jealous!!

And I wanna know about the sand too? The only thing I can think of about that sand is that when it's wet like that, it can be very hard.

 

[sonnet]

But when you use an arena most are sand. What's the difference?

OP-lovely pics!

It's the wetness and the depth, arenas should never be deep (one I ride in is a bit deep at one end and that corner is where all the problems happen, it's harder to get a good grip and it's harder for the horse, think of that and wetness and it's very hard going on the legs, particularly when jumping.

 

[iloveshearer]

Yeeeeyyy looks so much fun Wouldn't fancy falling off there though Great piccies!

 

[Gothika]

I took Lacey to the beach yesterday (2 hour drive for us tho) and we were gonna make a massive heap of sand and jump it..But we didn't. xD

 

[Forever Fern]

It's the wetness and the depth, arenas should never be deep (one I ride in is a bit deep at one end and that corner is where all the problems happen, it's harder to get a good grip and it's harder for the horse, think of that and wetness and it's very hard going on the legs, particularly when jumping.

My friend galloped her horse on the beach and she pulled her fromt tendons and was on alot of rest. The sand is very deep and hard going for the horses to work on.
You looked like you had great fun though, and lovely pony
xXx

 

[kt_luvs_smartie]

i saw you pony's ad in Horse and Rider have you had any offers yet?

 

[rianne21]

yea i agree with the people about the sand.... (have to admit though i am a self confessed beach gallop fanatic only ever done it whilst on me hols though in cornwall i think )

oh did you have people watching you? wow! fun fun fun

 

[*toHorse&Away*]

Wow! That looks great - those jumps look huge and you all make them look so easy!!!