Playing Ponies....My journey

[newforest]

we are cutting them and burning them

Yep that too. Might do that with ours but don't have that many.

 

[Native Lover]

What a gorgeous day at the farm warm as a spring day.... De burred Melody yet again and Kira was pampered.

My OH tidied up a little burning some rubbish and old rotten hay.........then started de burring Belle....Its nice to see him enjoying looking after the place again after the last two years..... he is trying to catch up on all the jobs that needed doing i have to keep telling him that there is plenty of time now

Tomorrow they are in the winter paddocks till the spring... the fields will be chain harrowed and not grazed again till spring.

Spoke to Cathy she is going to come out in January to help me re getting Stormy ready for backing He will be in every day till she come out. being handled and worked in hand again,the dentist and farrier will see him before he's re bitted.

I really am dying to see this boy ridden its been a long time coming.


Shakira from today






Not amused now she is burr free lol

 

[Native Lover]

Today I got back on Melody seems like a long time since I last rode her... but we managed a nice sedately 30 min plod in the school.... I am going to be bringing her back into work slowly as she has had so much time off what with one thing and another... let the spring commence hairy ponies back into work.....yay.

I have a sharer for melody 3 days a week to help keep melody’s weight down with extra riding.

Eva is back and I have sharer for her starting later this week so looks like it could be a summer of fun ahead.

 

[Native Lover]

Sweep has gone on loan last week to a lovely lady to keep her grieving goat company..... and I am sharing Melody with a lady who rides her 30 mins every other day. I am getting Eva ready for driving by long reining her daily .

Still looking for a sharer for Lunan but hey ho cannot have everything.

I am just putting my box on the road then I can start having Cathy out to help me get storm ready for backing. It's going to be a busy summer ahead

 

[Native Lover]

Well it’s all change with Me I am now on a livery yard.... with my four ponies Eva, lunan, Melody and Stormy..... there all settled in a a working everyday stormy has been backed by Beth in walk with a tiny bit of trot. He is doing well bless him it is so busy a lot to take in for him ....

Shakira has now gone to a new home with friends 10 miles away so we can stay in touch and go see her when ever we want......

Savannah is currently for sale.... I have had a few people try her. But it seems a slow market x

 

[Native Lover]

I am cantering.... whooo hooohad my first ever canter lesson this week with NR Cathy Sirrett. And we are beginning our canter work....Melody is so fabulous...she will only go into canter when she feels I am balanced and slows into trot when I ask by sitting and voice commands.... I never stop saying it but I am so Lucky to own this pony.

 

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Melody and me having fun in the outdoor school we had fantastic evening trotting.

 

[newforest]

Looks a lovely size. Have they marked out the area and people can use the rest?

 

[Native Lover]

It fits about 4 x dressage arenas in this one maybe five..... yes people can use the rest x

 

[Native Lover]

Well where i am at.....
Savannah went to a lovely new home with a horsey family they absolutely love her.... she has a wonderful life with her new owners.....
Belle went over Rainbow bridge I said I wouldn’t put her through another winter and I meant it. She has been a lovely member of my herd for about 6 years now and will be missed by all who loved her.
Melody is doing fantastic at the livery yard enjoying every minute there she being such a wonderful pony and now we are cantering in the school. She has a young Sharer to in Layla’s.
Eva and her sharer Harry are working towards there first dressage test in about a months time.
Lunan and Beth are planning a season competing both show jumping, WHP and and Hunter Trials he’s already got his first 1st under his belt..... he coming back into work great.
Busy handling stormy and doing lots of ground work ready to start backing him this Autumn with the help of Beth and Riding Instructor. Looking forward to seeing how her takes to ridden life.

And my horsebox has been for a makeover and should be back on the road next week. After two years on the driveway...... yay !!!

 

[Native Lover]

We I am on my 4rd successful hack on Melody she has been fabulous so well behaved and sometimes leading the hacks .

Lunan is slowly recovering from being lame and had treatment from physio.

H and Eva are going from strength to Strength with there riding and planing there first drsssage test in Dec ... walk/Trot to get them used to it x

Stormy has been practising loading and I have been working with Garry Bosworth with groundwork and picking feet up.

Still loving my new yard.

Heres some photos.

 

[Native Lover]

The Photos

 

[Native Lover]

I haven’t updated since October last year.... stormy came into work properly in Jan and is now 8 weeks into being backed by Beth..... he is walk trot and starting to canter pops a small jump in trot is fabulous at trot poles.... and has been on his first ever riverside hack in company.... he is doing fantastic..

Shakira came back from her sale home and spend 3 to 4 weeks settling in and has now been a week back in work she is walk and trotting with a small amount of canter.... she is very fiery and does little protest bucks.... but I am sure she will get better with time under saddle.

Lunan is getting fit ready for a season competing with Beth at Hunter trials. He’s doing great.

Melody is being her fabulous self. Once a week lesson twice a week schooling and then trying to hack her out whenever I can in company with Eva. My riding is slowly improving and working towards showing and dressage.

Eva has a new sharer Harry and Livvy share her they make sure between them she is excercised most days. And getting ready to start a spring of showing and dressage ahead. Shock horror she has even started doing small jumps and seems to be enjoying it

 

[Native Lover]

Saturday I walked round the corner at the Livery yard. And one of the other liveries said I have just been talking about you. She mentioned about a small yard that was for rent less than two mins from my Livery yard... I got the number Sat night off another Livery ant texted the owner asking if it was for rent....

I was so nervous waiting for a reply ....The text came back 7 acres 5 stables and secure tack room. For 6 horses only and for one owner not multiple. It was half the price we were paying at the Livery yard.

I asked if we could meet and told him we had five native ponies and which Livery yard we were on. Monday we texted him to ask what time he was free he said 20 mins so we went to meet him. It’s not like the Livery yard but it’s nice in a rough diamond sort of way. It has water and three paddocks roughly fenced and needing re doing. It’s fairly flat and surrounded by hedges and trees so very sheltered. We went away to think about it Monday afternoon we payed a months rent. Whoop whoop it’s ours....

Tuesday we fenced off a medium sized paddock and made it secure.Wednesday morning I got up at 5 am had a cuppa then out the door to walk Eva and Summer Storm to the new field 15 mins walk from the old yard. It was stormys first time ever on the roads. One of the liveries came to give us a hand. He walked round like he did it every day such a good boy. We then went to put Melody in the box to box her too the new field. When we got there the top doors we locked shut and wouldn’t unlock so for the first time ever we used the emergency exit at the back of the box out the back door, it works lol phew finally went to get Kira and Lunan in the box they travelled like pros. All the ponies moved with one mishap

Our new yard

 

[Native Lover]

Thursday we lifted the old trodden in hay out of the paddock at the Livery yard. Friday moved and emptied 2 tack sheds and a feed room including 7 saddles. Umpteen rugs and saddle cloths. Saturday was removing the electric fencing from the Livery yard, barrows etc.

Then did some tidying at the new yard. It needs work but I love it it’s perfect for us. Sunday I took the new jumps and poles to the yard. And set them in the jump paddock Harry the sharer came to help he rode and jumped Eva then tidied a stable for Eva. I tacked up Melody for my first ride even though she had not been ridden for about 5 days she was great as usual. Harry gave her a canter she was fabulous as always. Harry is smitten. We got the winter hay feeders and some last minute bits and bobs. We’re moved I am shattered.

 

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More pics of my piece of heaven on Earth.

 

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We now have a grass dressage arena marked out, a jumping paddock and a few telegraph pole x country jumps at the new yard. It’s been all change Ella who was schooling Storm got a job in the Netherlands on a posh jumping yard... so stormy had two months chilling in the paddock till we found our new rider who has been schooling Stormy and helping get Shakira back into work for Steph helping Shakira transition from one rider to the other.

Now all is running smoothly 5 riders for five ponies allof them starting to hack out 200 yard in traffic to our bridles ways which is not to bad but scary for me as I hate traffic and horses.

Anyway we’re back now to share some of our adventures with you all. Some pics of the last few months....

 

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[Native Lover]

Yes I have converted Steph to Concours and had her a lovely emerald green outfit made to complement shakira when she is ready to wear a skirt.... till then we plan to Share Melody for Concours classes.