Bella & Stormy – December 2024

Mon 2nd

I’m just doing what I can whilst avoiding any bad weather. Today it was very cold and windy but this afternoon was a bit milder and a bit of blue sky shone through SO I popped down to see S&B and snag a ride or two 😉

First off was a short ride on Stormy. He hasn’t been ridden for a while so didn’t want to do too much, just connect and enjoy moving about together 😉

THEN….a longer ride with Bella, who having been ridden not so long ago, was happy to oblige with some training. Kept in walk again so as not to sweat her up or slip as the ground was hard-ish in places 😉

S&B….I LOVE these two beauties <3

Tues 3rd

Great to have another riding session this morning, bareback and rope reins. Very cold so just walking but asked for motivated walk

Stormy: just wanted to make sure he was sound as yesterday he seemed a bit ‘off’. I think it was just the hard ground on his front feet which was causing some discomfort (he’s had a broken pedal bone as an 18 month old youngster so always making sure he’s comfortable). His weaving was fab, as was his sidepass

Lovely hairy polar bear of a horse….his winter coat is really thick and long 😉

So cosy to have a huggle with 😉

Bella: Neck rope riding has come along in leaps and bounds today…..I hardly used the reins at all, she was focused and listening to my very light cues of body weight and neck rope. Her circles off circles (without any markers) were so good, really pleased with our neck rope progress…and bareback too