It's a ruddy good job hes pretty as today Rory really didn't have much else going for him. Id gone out for a hack with another horse and he wasnt being too bad until we started to come home through the village the other horse is 2 hands taller so was walking a lot faster which wound his majesty up so when I asked him not to jog he decided he wasnt going home. Seriously what horse naps to go in the opposite direction of home and company. I ended up planted in the middle of the road with him doing can't sharn't won't move towards home complete with rear spin manouver to go the other way. Finally got him going forwards by spinning him 360 then walking but it was very tense rest of the way home. 200yards from the stables he decided to pull out all the party pieces again. Im so disapointed and upset that he reared though as he's only threatened to do it since his young up and over experience. The other horse just left me and carried on back to the yard which really didn't help matters so I think Im going to have to restrict who Rory goes out with as he was brilliant out with M and Bex yesterday but once hes upset there is no reasoning with him at times.

feeling slightly more upbeat

*whispers very quietly* I think the splint is going down fingers crossed it goes completely. I have already been up and cold hosed, DMSO'd and put madames ice pack on. The thanks I got for this was feed spat in my hair and down my neck whilst cold hosing and the stable door shoved into me as I went to put the DMSO away. I love that pony at times.
Snuck out to top hay up for the girls until they are turned out at 8 and both boys were laid sparko together. They are so cute at times.
Last night had the saddler out as Pait's saddle arrangement was not fitting. Yorkshire saddlery repair came out and she is brill. She fitted the saddle originally so redid templates then asked if she could use them in a lecture on how much a horse can change shape in a year lol. The back is still mostly the same but the amount her shoulders and front end have gone out is amazing. She really is a little tank.
We decided to take off pads and use a very thin numnah and the saddle will be ok for now but she did warn me that any more bulk and it's new saddle time. Seeing as Pait is currently in a wide it'll be fun if she goes up more.
The saddle does get double use as it fits rory though. Think I need to keep an eye out for an albion selecta in the next width up as I do love that saddle.

Well still no shows so far this year! Between weather, wagons and unorganised organisers it just hasnt worked.
Pait decided last sun that I have too much money and too few grey hairs so came in not right with a massive splint. So this week I've been doing twice daily yard trips one at 6am pre-work to coldhose, ice and put some stuff from the vet on it. Fingers crossed its going down and after 3 days box rest I let her go back out in the field but she now has the new addition of tendon boots.
Having cancelled plans for showing today I took Rory out for a hack with another livery first thing. Got on and we trotted and spanish walked out (good start to a ride I thought) he wasn't too bad though we did fall in a field when we met another livery. The other option was a 10ft ditch so im glad he choose the field in retrospect.

Blehlick!

The weather today has been truely horrendous. Rory got ridden in the school and after a disbelieving look that yes I was getting on and going to ride in THAT weather he immediatly got down to work. Perfectly on the bit, listening to me and letting me have a contact without trying to pretend that I've barbed wire in his month and how dare I touch the reins as he currently has a drop noseband on. So a lovely quick session and I called it a day. He didn't want to stay in the stable though and rushed straight back to play reary games with Duke!
Got Pait in and tacked up and I waited and chatted with YM who I was meant to be going out hacking with and finally it died down for us to have a quick hack without getting soaked. Pait went splashing merrily through puddles after Mr smacky stick backed me up on the first one and we had an ace ride. Coming home we stopped to talk to another livery in the village and Pait stood in the middle of a huge puddle entertaining herself by spitting water at Will her hacking buddy. Not bad to say I had a 20 minute battle the quarry last week just to get her to dip in toes in the water!

Rory mac is back.
Poor pony gets the job of being my therapy- get fit pony. I had him in the plain myler snaffle with a drop noseband and he wasn't happy. A few little strops later and we'd settled down to do some decent walk work until we were joined by another livery and the world ended, after a few more minutes though we went back to relaxed (for Rory). Did some shoulder in, leg yeilding, rein backs and lots of circles.

Pait would like to return me for a fully crippled model!

I have started project topline and fitness and declared vacation over. She's had 2 days of being lunged with the pessoa on as I'm a mean mummy who doesnt think the majority of her muscle should be on the underside of her neck!
Yesterday we had a couple of strops and a bit of can't, sharn't, won't until Mr stick made an appearance. Today she knuckled straight down to work and we even had 3 continous laps of canter on each rein followed by DALES TROT TO THE MAX. As she had decided it was easier to behave give me effort then I'd call it a day.
Finished off todays work with a few treats and a strapping session in the stable.

Rory meanwhile was stood snickering over the fence with Duke as he is still living the life of Riley. This may change tomorrow when I ask my physio if I can start riding again!
All Dales got fly sprayed and all tried to tell me they had never seen a squirty bottle before (The amount of pig oil I get through I didnt believe them)
Rory also had his frogs disinfected as they smelt a bit the other day and combine that with eye drops for his runny eye he was feeling a tad picked on by the time I finished.

No P pics as hands full with lunge line but have 2 daft geldings having fun the other day.

Pait is not happy! I've finally lost my crutches (still not allowed to ride yet) so I thought it was time to start lunging again. Shes been ridden by M once a week/ fortnight when she has time so is rather unfit. Me asking her to lunge properly and use her @rse did not please her but she went well and even had a few trots over a pole to engage the stifles/ hocks.
Rory is still on vacation as I decided against trying to lead him through the foals on my own so he and Duke got a bit of time out on the extra front part of the paddock which has nice grass. They arent left on it as it ajoins the school and Rory will try to kill other horses encroaching on his field so I thought it best not to kill the other liveries whilst they ride so the boys only go on it when I can watch them.
Duke did come over and say hi to Pait (who amazingly said hi back and did scowl or try to maim him!)
Measured Pait and shes just over 14.2hh unshod. Weightaping at 425. lol.