It’s never a dull moment with horses is it…..from patching up a small cut on Qantas to scything all the docks in the field, to finding the right tack, there is always something to do. But to tell you the truth that’s half the fun of having horses.
I love being outside doing proper jobs, manual, satisfying jobs in the fresh air. I’m too lazy to do anything without a purpose so having to do something because the horses or the land needs it makes me super happy.
Lately I have been trawling the local tack stores for chestnut shampoo, to complete me extensive coloured horse shampoo collection and I was so excited when we found some. I feel a herd bath time coming on!
On another note do you ever watch videos back of your riding and want to yell at yourself?! I do, like in this video ‘BEND YOUR ELBOWS!!’, ‘SOFTEN YOUR PELVIS’, ‘KEEP YOUR HANDS LEVEL’. It’s actually a really useful tool I find, I quite often film myself in the school, half way through my session have a little look through so I can change anything there and then.
I’m so hoping that we’ve got Q’s tack all set up perfectly for him now, please cross your fingers! Otherwise I think I might be forking out for a new saddle, doh! I’m really tempted by the Reactor Panel ones, they look lovely, I love a panel/adjustable saddle and it’s what he was backed in without any issues. Ideally I’d buy second hand, although there doesn’t seem to be many out there at the moment but another less logical, more whimsical part of me would love a custom made one. A girl can dream.
Beth Endurance 