I hadn't realised how long it has been since my last post. Due to the dark nights I haven't been able to ride Santana as much as I would have liked, I have managed about three times a week, but have had gaps of up to four days in between. This is obviously not good for Santana's training as he goes back a little if there is such a long gap. This last week hasn't been so bad though, and yesterday we even managed to get a little jumping practice in.
First of all we had a little whizz around the block. which was fine. Then we went into the cross country field and had a go at a couple of the smaller jumps. First of all he just trotted over it as if it wasn't there! Not the idea at all. So we followed my daughter on her pony, Catrin, and he managed to lift himself over it, woohoo!
Then we tried one a little bigger which I thought would leave him no choice but to jump. Bless him, he didn't really know what to do but he didn't try to refuse and went over.
That was enough for one day as he is still finding work really tiring. I was so pleased though, he is very honest.
First of all we had a little whizz around the block. which was fine. Then we went into the cross country field and had a go at a couple of the smaller jumps. First of all he just trotted over it as if it wasn't there! Not the idea at all. So we followed my daughter on her pony, Catrin, and he managed to lift himself over it, woohoo!
Then we tried one a little bigger which I thought would leave him no choice but to jump. Bless him, he didn't really know what to do but he didn't try to refuse and went over.
That was enough for one day as he is still finding work really tiring. I was so pleased though, he is very honest.
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